Auburn’s Chad Baker-Mazara entering transfer portal with 1 season of eligibility remaining

Auburn forward Chad Baker-Mazara announced on Thursday that he is entering the transfer portal.

The 6-foot-7 wing has one more year of eligibility resulting from the NCAA’s temporary waiver granting a fourth season to athletes who played at a junior college or NAIA school. He played the 2022-23 season at Northwest Florida State College between transferring from San Diego State and then going to Auburn.

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Baker-Mazara, 25, announced his decision on social media.

“I wanna thank God for blessing me with the opportunity to do what I love,” he wrote. “But I wanna thank my teammates, coaching staff and the Auburn Family for the incredible support for this past two years! With this been said I would be entering the transfer portal. Gracias Auburn!”

This past season, Baker-Mazara was the Tigers’ second-leading scorer, averaging 12.3 points per game and shooting 38% on 3-pointers in 38 games (34 starts). Auburn finished 32-6 overall, earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Final Four before losing to SEC rival Florida. Baker-Mazara scored 18 points in that defeat.

In two seasons at Auburn, he averaged 11.2 points and shot 39% on 3s, while also demonstrating that he could defend a variety of positions at his size.