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AUBURN — Tahaad Pettiford, the lone returnee from Auburn basketball‘s latest Final Four squad, has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to the Lee County Sherriff’s Office.
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Pettiford, 19, was booked at midnight Saturday and has been released on a $1,000 bond, according to the sherriff’s office arrest database. According to Alabama state law, persons under the age of 21 with a blood alcohol concentration of .02% or higher can be charged with DUI.
“We are aware of the situation, and we will handle internally with Tahaad and his family,” Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement Saturday morning. “We take these matters seriously and will learn and grow from it moving forward.”
A rising sophomore, Pettiford shined in his first season on the Plains as the Tigers’ third-leading scorer, averaging 11.6 points and 3.0 assists per game. During Auburn’s run to the Final Four, he was vital, averaging 17.3 points between the Round of 64 and Elite Eight. He scored 23 and 20 points, respectively, in Auburn’s NCAA Tournament wins over Creighton and Michigan.
This offseason, Pettiford entered the NBA Draft process, but ultimately withdrew his name May 28, despite an NBA Combine invitation and a handful of first-round projections.
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Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter. To support Adam’s work, please subscribe to the Montgomery Advertiser.
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