AUBURN, Ala. – Auburn men’s basketball has added a veteran leader to next year’s roster in transfer Kevin Overton.
The 6-foot-5, 200-pound combo guard played his sophomore season at Texas Tech and freshman season at Drake. Overton was a member of the Red Raiders’ NCAA Elite Eight run averaging 7.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. He registered 11 double-figure scoring games including a season-high tying 20 points against Arizona in the semifinals of the Big 12 Conference Tournament.
“Kevin Overton is a winner,” head coach Bruce Pearl said. “He has been a part of two great teams at Drake and Texas Tech with two outstanding coaching staffs. The way he plays, flat out impacts winning. He has always been known as a tough, physical defender and a 3 and D guy. Kevin will have the opportunity to expand his game at Auburn. Graduating Denver Jones, Miles Kelly and Chris Moore, we needed a veteran leader to call our young backcourt. The character, toughness and work ethic that Kevin brings will add to our culture and rebuild our roster.”
During his first collegiate season at Drake, he was a four-time MVC Freshman of the Week selection and earned a spot on the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team. Overton averaged 11.3 points and 3.3 rebounds for the Bulldogs leading them to a MVC Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament berth.
Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he played one postgraduate year at Sunrise Christian Academy in Bel Aire, Kansas. Overton was rated the No. 7 overall prospect in the state of Kansas.
A former three-star recruit, he previously played at Midwest City (Okla.) High School and Norman (Okla.) North High School.