Auburn basketball star Tahaad Pettiford arrested on DUI charge
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Auburn basketball star Tahaad Pettiford arrested on DUI charge
Auburn basketball star Tahaad Pettiford was arrested early Saturday morning in Alabama on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. The 19-year-old was booked into the Lee County Jail at 12 a.m. on Saturday before being released on a $1,000 bond. The 6-foot-1 point guard averaged 11.6 points and 3.0 assists as a freshman.
Pettiford, 19, was booked into the Lee County Jail at 12 a.m. on Saturday before being released on a $1,000 bond.
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“We are aware of the situation, and we will handle internally with Tahaad and his family,” Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement to Yahoo Sports. “We take these matters seriously and will learn and grow from it moving forward.”
Pettiford’s arrest comes less than two months after he announced he was withdrawing from the NBA draft and returning to Auburn for his sophomore season. The 6-foot-1 point guard averaged 11.6 points and 3.0 assists as a freshman, helping lead the Tigers to an SEC regular season title, a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and a Final Four appearance.
Had Pettiford remained in the 2025 NBA Draft, he was projected to be selected somewhere in the late first or second round. He instead returned to Auburn in hopes of solidifying himself as a 2026 first-round pick while capitalizing on college basketball’s soaring NIL market.
“I was happy to go through the process, getting feedback from NBA teams,” Pettiford told ESPN in late May. “Going back to Auburn is a better situation for me. I see myself being a higher pick next year. It wasn’t 100% this year, so I didn’t want to take that chance.”
Auburn star guard Tahaad Pettiford arrested on DUI charge
Tahaad Pettiford, Auburn’s star point guard, was arrested early Saturday morning on a DUI charge in Lee County, AL. He was booked at 12:00 a.m. ET before being released on a $1,000 bond.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office recent arrests database, Pettiford, 19, was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. He was booked at 12:00 a.m. ET before being released on a $1,000 bond.
Auburn sophomore Tahaad Pettiford was arrested last night on DUI charges in Lee County, per records. pic.twitter.com/P6ifDJiFPf — James Fletcher III (@jdfletch3) July 12, 2025
Pettiford is a rising sophomore for the Tigers, having help lead Auburn to the Final Four this past season as a true freshman. He averaged 11.6 points and three assists in 22.9 minutes per game on shooting splits of 42.1/36.6/80.4 as Bruce Pearl‘s sixth man. The New Jersey native went through the NBA Draft Combine earlier this summer before electing to return to college. Pettiford is the only returning player from last season’s Auburn team.
Auburn basketball star Tahaad Pettiford arrested on DUI charge
Auburn star basketball player Tahaad Pettiford has been arrested and charged with DUI in Lee County. The 19-year-old is considered the cornerstone of Auburn’s next chapter after the departure of star Johni Broome.
Auburn star basketball player Tahaad Pettiford has been arrested and charged with DUI in Lee County.
According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office website, Pettiford has posted a $1,000 bond. His booking time was listed as midnight. Other details haven’t been released.
ESPN reports that “We are aware of the situation, and we will handle it internally with Tahaad and his family,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said in a statement to ESPN on Saturday. “We take these matters seriously and will learn and grow from it moving forward.”
Pettiford, who is 19, comes weeks after he withdrew from the NBA draft. ESPN reports that Pettiford, who averaged 11.6 points per game in his freshman season for an Auburn team that reached the Final Four in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, is considered the cornerstone of Auburn’s next chapter after the departure of star Johni Broome.