Auburn Basketball Star Tahaad Pettiford Jailed On Dui Charge In Alabama

College basketball prima Tahaad Pettiford was jailed successful Alabama successful nan early-morning hours connected Saturday, jailhouse records showed.

The Auburn basketball defender was yet released from custody connected nan aforesaid day, ESPN reported. As of Saturday afternoon, Pettiford's sanction was nary longer connected nan database of inmates connected nan jail's log.

Auburn caput coach Bruce Pearl acknowledged nan superior quality of Pettiford's circumstances.

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Tahaad Pettiford, #0 of nan Auburn Tigers, looks backmost during nan crippled against nan Creighton Bluejays successful nan NCAA men's hoops tourney Second Round astatine Rupp Arena connected March 22, 2025, successful Lexington, Kentucky. (Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

"We are alert of nan situation, and we will grip it internally pinch Tahaad and his family," Pearl said successful a statement to ESPN. "We return these matters earnestly and will study and turn from it moving forward."

Pettiford's ineligible troubles came soon aft he decided to retreat his sanction from nan NBA Draft. The 19-year-old defender averaged 11.6 points per crippled during his productive freshman season. 

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Pettiford said he had reached nan determination to return to nan assemblage hoops ranks because it presented a much perfect business for him astatine nan time.

Florida Gators guardant Alex Condon attempts to artifact a changeable by Auburn Tigers defender Tahaad Pettiford (0) successful nan semifinals of nan men's Final Four of nan 2025 NCAA Tournament astatine nan Alamodome.  (Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images)

"I was happy to spell done nan process, getting feedback from NBA teams," Pettiford told ESPN soon aft he withdrew from nan draft. 

"Going backmost to Auburn is simply a amended business for me. I spot myself being a higher prime adjacent year. It wasn't 100% this year, truthful I didn't want to return that chance."

Tahaad Pettiford, #0 of nan Auburn Tigers, dribbles against nan Houston Cougars during nan first half of nan Mattress Firm Battleground 2k24 astatine Toyota Center connected November 9, 2024, successful Houston, Texas. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Pettiford was a cardinal portion of nan Tigers squad that earned nan apical wide seed successful this year's NCAA Division I men's hoops tournament. Auburn's March Madness tally ended erstwhile they suffered a 79-73 nonaccomplishment to their SEC rival Florida successful nan Final Four.

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Pettiford averaged 15.2 points per crippled during nan NCAA tournament.

He is mostly viewed arsenic nan program's adjacent bedrock subordinate of nan Tigers' adjacent section aft Johni Broome, nan SEC Player of nan Year for 2024-25, made nan jump to nan NBA. The Philadelphia 76ers selected Broome successful nan 2nd information of past month's draft. 

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