Social-media users are in a tizzy after Auburn men’s basketball’s cheerleaders were shown on screen on Sunday, with them getting plenty of attention since.
The unidentified cheerleaders, due to their looks, have kept the attention of the internet more than 24 hours after the Tigers secured their place in the Final Four.
The cheerleaders were shown during Auburn’s Elite Eight win over Michigan State, sending the overall No 1 seed to the Final Four for the first time since 2019.
All No 1 seeds made the Final Four for only the second time in NCAA Tournament history, with the other time being in 2008.
Yet, paired with Auburn’s win over the Spartans was those wishing CBS showed more of the cheerleaders.
A picture of them went viral on X captioned, ‘If I saw them cheering for me I would drop 50’ with with hundreds of replies.
Social-media users are in a tizzy after Auburn men’s basketball’s cheerleaders were shown
The cheerleaders were shown during Auburn’s Elite Eight win over Michigan State on Sunday
‘Yea im droppin a triple double off the bench,’ one college basketball fan said.
‘I would miss 10 half court shots trying to impress them and have 20 turnovers before being benched,’ another sports fan stated.
‘Put on a performance that get my name in the rafters,’ a third added.
‘I’d play like [Johni] Broome if I saw this,’ a fourth concluded, referencing the SEC Player of the Year and Auburn leader.
Broome, the top-seeded Tigers’ leading scorer and rebounder and an Associated Press All-American, suffered an injury in the Elite Eight matchup against Michigan State.
The 22-year-old went up high attempting to block a drive to the basket by Michigan State’s Frankie Fidler.
Fidler missed the shot, and Broome’s elbow bent at an ugly angle when he put down his right hand trying to brace his fall.
Broome stayed on the court, holding his elbow, while a Spartans trainer signaled for the Auburn staff to check on the player.
A collection of social-media messages about Auburn’s cheerleaders appearing on camera
Broome held his injured right arm through most of Auburn’s Elite Eight postgame celebration.
That didn’t keep the star forward from climbing a ladder to cut down the net he then wore around his neck.
Broome had 25 points and 14 rebounds and Auburn took command with 17 unanswered points in the first half to beat Michigan State 70-64 on Sunday and complete a sweep of No 1 seeds advancing to the Final Four.
‘You talk about delivering again at the biggest moments,’ Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said of Broome.
Auburn (32-5) is headed to San Antonio, while Michigan State (30-7) fell short in its bid to send coach Tom Izzo to his ninth national semifinal.
