Auburn guard Chad Baker-Mazara entered the transfer portal, instantly making him one of the most productive players available before the college basketball portal closes next week.
Baker-Mazara, who turned 25 in January, started 34 games and was the Tigers’ second-leading scorer last season, averaging a career-high 12.3 points during their run to the Final Four. He has one year of eligibility left because of a temporary waiver giving student-athletes who previously competed at a non-NCAA school a fourth season at an NCAA school in 2025-26.
Baker-Mazara played two seasons at Auburn after a season at Northwest Florida State. He played his sophomore season at San Diego State and as a freshman at Duquesne; that year did not count toward eligibility because of a COVID-19 waiver.
All-American and leading scorer Johni Broome, Denver Jones, Dylan Cardwell and Miles Kelly have used up their college eligibility, so Auburn coach Bruce Pearl now has lost his entire starting five from last season’s No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament.
