The Auburn Tigers are a highly analytical player in the 2024 Men’s NCAA Tournament. Despite being the No. 4 seed in March Madness, the Tigers were rated the No. 4 team in the nation by KenPom’s model after their first-round game against No. 13 seed Yale.
Junior wing Chad Baker-Mazara is one of the reasons Auburn is doing so well. The 6-foot-7 swingman shot 41.8 percent from 3-point range while playing solid defense. His 61.3 percent shooting percentage ranks second on the team behind regular rotation players.
Baker-Mazara’s father I surprised him by showing up before the game.. Unfortunately, his father could not watch over him for long. Baker-Mazara was ejected early in the first half for elbowing a Yale player near the head. As the announcer pointed out, it wasn’t a basketball-related move, so that’s why he got the boot taken. Watch the play here:
Baker-Mazara sprinted to the locker room. Minutes later, he was tweeting about his exit.
The Auburn wing posted this and deleted it minutes later while the first half was still going on.
A few minutes later, he tweeted something a little more positive.
I believe my boys earned it!!
— Chad Baker Mazara (@ChadBaker2700) March 22, 2024
Does Baker-Mazara deserve to be sent off? Either way, we’ll see if the Tigers can advance without him.
