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Horace Spencer Season 2015-16

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Horace Spencer Season 2015-16

PositionF
Weight220 lbs
Height6-9
ClassFreshman
HometownPhiladelphia, Pa.

2018-19 (Senior): Named to NABC Give Back Team and SEC Community Service Team … averaged 4.2 points, 4.0 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 0.9 steals in 15.6 minutes per game … played in all 40 games and started two, including in Elite Eight matchup against Kentucky … finished career with third-most blocks in program history with 170 swats … tied for second-most rebounds on the team … led the team in blocks 12 times, rebounding six times, steals five times and assists once … secured two double-doubles, tied for second-most on the team … first double-double came against Mississippi College on Nov. 14 when he scored 14 points and pulled down 17 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards – just one shy of tying the program record for offensive rebounds in a game … also had 11 points and 10 rebounds in the first round of the SEC Tournament against Missouri on March 14 … knocked down first career 3-pointer against North Florida on Dec. 29 and totaled three on the season … averaged 4.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.8 blocks and 0.7 steals during SEC play … earned the Iron Tigers Award and Rising Waters Academic Award at the end-of-season team banquet.

2017-18 (Junior): Averaged 4.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 blocks, 1.1 steals and 0.8 assists per game in 17.3 minutes per game ... played in all 34 games, starting 13 ... was team's most improved free throw shooter at 72.1 percent ... improved over 22 percent from a season ago ... moved into sixth on the program's all-time blocks list ... led team in blocks in 12 games and rebounds in 5 games ... team was 7-2 when he knocked down at least 3 free throws ... averaged 6.4 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game as a starter in the last 7 games of the season ... was 14th in the SEC in total blocks with 21 ... averaged 4.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in non-conference play ... tied for 2nd on the team with 38 steals ... swatted a season-high 4 shots in season-opener vs. Norfolk State ... produced SportsCenter Top 10 alley-oop in win at Tennessee ... had three-game stretch against UConn, Cornell and Tennessee (all wins) where he shot 59 percent (13-of-22) and averaged 10.3 points and 9.3 rebounds ... set season-high in points vs. Cornell with 12 ... matched it 2 games later against Ole Miss ... was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor with 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks at Alabama ... hit 2 clutch free throws with 10 seconds remaining to tie the game against Texas A&M ... rejoined the starting lineup vs. Alabama and stayed as the starting center for the final 7 games ... touted 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and a block in SEC title-clinching win against South Carolina.

August 2017 Italy Tour:  Averaged 7.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks, 1.5 assists and 0.5 steals in two games on the four-game Italy Tour ... shot 60 percent (6-of-10) from the field ... nine points, eight rebounds, four blocks, two assists and a steal vs. Veneto Select while making 4-of-5 shots from the field ... five points, seven rebounds, a block and an assist vs. Lithuania’s B.C. Silute. 

2016-17 (Sophomore):  Averaged 4.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 blocks 0.7 steals and 0.5 assists in 16.3 minutes ... played in 19 games, starting 12 ... shot 56.1 percent from the field and 50.0 percent from the foul line ... hurt his shoulder against Tennessee on Jan. 31 and was out for the year ... had successful surgery on Feb. 16 ... 12 points (5-of-7 fgs) and 4 rebounds with an ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 dunk vs. Georgia State ... 10 points (4-of-4 fts), 7 rebounds and 3 blocks vs. LSU on Jan. 18 since his first start since Dec. 12 vs. Boston College ... 10 points (5-of-5 fgs), 5 rebounds and 3 blocks at Missouri in 24 minutes ... 9 points, 4 rebounds and a steal vs. Texas Tech in the Cancun Challenge ... 7 points, a season-high 6 blocks, 4 rebounds and a career-high 4 steals vs. Boston College in the Under Armour Reunion in New York’s Madison Square Garden ... 7 points and 4 rebounds vs. USC Upstate ... 6 points, 3 rebounds and a block in 11 minutes vs. Georgia ... 4 points and 4 rebounds at #6 Kentucky ... 4 points, a season-high 8 rebounds and a block in 19 minutes vs. Eastern Kentucky.

2015-16 (Freshman):  Averaged 5.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and ranked third in the SEC with 2.1 blocks in 18.1 minutes ... played in all 31 games, starting 18 ... shot 42.0 percent from the field and 48.5 percent from the foul line ... led all freshman in the SEC with 2.1 blocks ... his 65 blocks were the fifth-most in a single-season in Auburn history ... in the final six games of the season, averaged 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.7 blocks ... career-high 7 blocks to go along with 6 points and 5 rebounds in Auburn's win at Arkansas ... career-high 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists and a steal at Mississippi State ... career-high 11 rebounds, 6 points and 6 blocks vs. Oklahoma State in the Big 12/SEC Challenge ... first Auburn freshman to record at least five blocks in a game four times in the same season since Kyle Davis in 2003-04 ... had the game-saving block in Auburn's season-opening 75-74 win over UAB, blocking Chris Cokley's shot in the paint with 1.8 seconds left ... it was the first game-winning block of his life ... 5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks vs. UAB ... back-to-back then career-high points, 10 pts (5-8 fgs) at Alabama and 9 points, 8 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals in the win vs. Georgia ... 8 points (3-3 fgs), 6 rebounds and 3 blocks at Missouri ... 8 points, 5 rebounds vs. Alabama ... 8 points, 8 rebounds and a block vs. Colorado ... 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in his first career start vs. New Mexico in the Diamond Head Classic ... 6 points and 5 rebounds in 13 minutes vs. Northwestern State ... 6 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 assists and a steal in 14 minutes vs. Georgia Southern ... 2 points and 7 rebounds vs. Mercer ... 2 points, 5 rebounds and a block at Hawai'i in the Diamond Head Classic ... the block at Hawai'i was the No. 2 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 ... 6 rebounds in 12 minutes at Coastal Carolina ... High level athlete ... plays big for 6-foot-9 ... great wing span ... great motor ... big-time defender of the rim ... very good shot blocker ... very active and bouncy ... has a 36-inch vertical jump ... great rebounder ... has a soft touch ... good hands and great feet ... received both the Most Improved Player and the Outstanding Defensive Player awards at the year end Auburn Basketball Awards Banquet.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-star recruit who was ranked 48th nationally by 247Sports, 61st by ESPN, 71st by Rivals.com and 78th by Scout.com ... averaged 10.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.2 blocks and 1.2 steals in only 19.5 minutes per game for loaded Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., to a 29-3 record and a No. 4 national ranking as a senior in 2014-15 under coach Andy Johnson ... helped lead the Pilots to the Final Four of the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National Tournament in 2015 ... averaged 6 points, 5 rebounds and a school record 2.8 blocks per game while shooting 62 percent from the field helping lead Findlay Prep to a 31-5 record as a junior in 2013-14 under coach Jerome Williams ... the Pilots advanced to the Dick’s Sporting Goods National High School Tournament Final Four ... went to William Tennent High in Warminster, Pa., as a freshman and sophomore where he played under coach Robert Mulville ... averaged 20 points and 7 rebounds as a sophomore in 2012-13 and 10 points and 8 rebounds as a freshman ... full name is Horace Gilbert Spencer III ... son of Horace Spencer Jr. and Cindy Watts ... studying in College of Liberal Arts ... signed national letter of intent on April 15, 2015.