'College basketball stories can’t get much more wholesome than [Lior] Berman’s journey from walking on at Auburn to the beginning of this NCAA Tournament in the same arena where he won all those state titles,' columnist JoeGoodmanJr writes.
Long day of basketball. Long road for Berman that winds up all the way back at home where it started.
Not Berman, though. Not the Rudy of Auburn basketball. Auburn has operated under scholarship reductions over the last two years due to past NCAA transgressions. Berman has taken one for the team, paying his own way the last two years. Bruce, hook Berman up with some NIL money or something because he’s earned it.
Berman dunked again on Senior Night this season in a victory against Tennessee that guaranteed the Tigers would receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Basically, whenever Berman dunks in a game, that means the party is officially starting. If Berman throws down against Iowa, the structural integrity of Legacy Arena’s roof will be put to the test.
Players have to make shots in practice before they make shots in a game. That’s one of Pearl’s coaching axioms. For Berman, all he knew was the practice court for two years. He had to prove himself again and again and again just to get an opportunity. That’s the way it goes for walk-ons. “Last year, he got the respect of everybody in the summer just playing,” Green said. “A lot of walk-ons shy away from being on the court, but he was forcing the issue. Like, ‘I got next. Y’all aren’t going to overlook me.’It didn’t come easy. Berman could have played D-II or D-III ball out of high school, but he had to develop his body before he could compete for playing time at Auburn. He loved the challenge, though, and he loved Auburn, so he put in the work.
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