Auburn Basketball: Looking back at the Tigers career of Tahj Shamsid-Deen

A talented two-way player who appeared in 58 career games during his time with the Tigers, here is a look back at the Auburn basketball career of guard Tahj Shamsid-Deen.

Looking back at the Auburn Basketball career of Tahj Shamsid-Deen

Shamsid-Deen originally came to Auburn as a member of the Tigers 2013 recruiting class, ranked as a three-star point guard out of Decatur High School in Georgia.

Once on the Plains, Shamsid-Deen would go on to make an immediate impact with the Tigers as a freshman, starting in all 30 games during the 2013-14 season. A season that was likely Shamsid-Deen’s best in an Auburn uniform, the former three-star would average 9.5 PPG, 1.5 RPG, and 2.9 APG as the Tigers starting point guard, shooting 33.1% from three, as well as 75.8% from the free throw line.

As a sophomore during the 2014-15 campaign, Shamsid-Deen would go on to start in 15-of-23 games for the Tigers, while also missing time due to injury. Across those 23 games that season, Shamsid-Deen would average a combined 6.1 PPG, 1.1 RPG, and 1.5 APG for the Tigers.

Shamsid-Deen would go on to appear in only five games during the 2015-16 season due to injury as a junior, averaging 2.6 PPG, 1.2 RPG, and 1.6 APG off the Tigers bench. This season would also mark the final time Shamsid-Deen would suite up for the Tigers, bringing an end to his Auburn basketball career.

For his time overall at Auburn, Shamsid-Deen would start in 45-of-58 career games across his three seasons with the Tigers. During that span, the former three-star prospect would average a combined 7.5 PPG, 1.3 RPG, and 2.2 APG while at Auburn, while also holding a 38.6% shooting mark from the field for his career.

As mentioned previously, the 2015-16 season would mark the last time that Shamsid-Deen has played in a game at either the collegiate or professional levels.