Auburn basketball fans have had an eventful Wednesday.
The day started with the commitment of International forward Filip Jovic, and continued with the news of star guard Tahaad Pettiford announcing his return to Auburn after testing the NBA draft waters.
Pettiford returns to Auburn after averaging 11.6 points, 3.0 assists, and 2.2 rebounds per game in 34 games with one start. His return all but ensures that he will be the Tigers’ starting point guard in a starting five that will feature five new faces including Mississippi State transfer Keshawn Murphy and UCF transfer Keyshawn Hall.
As expected, Auburn fans took to social media to share their excitement. Here is a look at the best social media reactions to Tahaad Pettiford’s return to Auburn.
The announcement
BREAKING: Tahad Pettiford is returning to Auburn for his sophomore season!
YEAR 2 BIG GAME HAAD 🔥 pic.twitter.com/D6Efuynn1P
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) May 28, 2025
Bruce Pearl chimes in
We havin us a pretty good day! Boom 🔥
— Bruce Pearl (@coachbrucepearl) May 28, 2025
Huge news for Auburn basketball
CALL HAAD! HE’S BACK!pic.twitter.com/NME7VFkiCI
— TorresOnAuburn 🥶 (@TorresOnAuburn) May 28, 2025
More of this is what we are looking forward to seeing
Pettiford is back. Just going to go watch this on repeat until next season pic.twitter.com/5FwQgmgAo1
— Graham Carr (@grahamcarr2) May 28, 2025
A full season of Tahaad Pettiford starting will be fun
Can’t believe we get another year of Tahaad Pettiford in college.
Easily the most electric player in the sport. Super excited to see how his sophomore season turns out. https://t.co/Z934civGfZ
— Andy Thompson (@andythompson610) May 28, 2025
An extra year of development will make him a star in the NBA
Tahaad Pettiford returns to Auburn. Last season he was one of the most versatile shooters in college basketball, a major threat to pull up off the dribble any time he crossed the half court line. Pettiford is also exceptional at bailing out broken posessions with his shooting…
— Sheed on the Hawks (@SheedinATL) May 28, 2025
Who will win the race?
The Tahaad Pettiford-Keyshawn Hall race for SEC POY is going to be crazy
— Carter Byrd (@CarterByrd13) May 28, 2025
Is an All-American honor coming?
Tahaad Pettiford is an electrifying bucket-getter. Him coming back to school & not going through with the draft is a big W for College Basketball
Going to have the keys to the Auburn offense next season. Potential to be an All-American, I’m so excited for Year 2 Tahaad 😁 pic.twitter.com/BJ4uDilkHu
— Jacob Rhymer (@Rhymetime05) May 28, 2025
Tahaad Pettiford’s return is good for the sport
College Basketball needed a full year of Tahaad Pettiford as a lead guard
— Malibu (@The_Barnyard0) May 28, 2025
Is Auburn a top-10 team with Pettiford?
Tahaad Pettiford is back for his sophomore season at Auburn! Huge news for the tigers. Preseason top 10 team??
— Saturday’s Best (@saturdaysbest_) May 28, 2025
Another year of memes incoming
OUR GOAT IS STAYING @tahaadpettifordpic.twitter.com/cvMxrDObek
— Jacob Spraggins 🦅🐅🪓🤙🧡💙 (@JRSpraggins26) May 28, 2025
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