{"id":434507,"date":"2024-11-06T17:43:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=434507"},"modified":"2024-11-06T17:44:11","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T22:44:11","slug":"sonny-smith-auburn-basketball-radio-analyst-announces-retirement","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/auburn-football\/sonny-smith-auburn-basketball-radio-analyst-announces-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Sonny Smith, Auburn basketball radio analyst, announces retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sonny Smith is retiring from his role as Auburn basketball&#8217;s radio analyst, effective immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Smith has served in that role since 2012. His connection with the Auburn basketball program dates back decades, as he was the Tigers&#8217; head coach from 1978-89. He led Auburn to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance back in 1984.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A legendary coach and radio personality.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being with us all these years. \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf0: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O1vLalrxgl\">https:\/\/t.co\/O1vLalrxgl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Auburn Basketball (@AuburnMBB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AuburnMBB\/status\/1854271605188292814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter years courtside as both a coach and a broadcaster, it is time to pass the mic and reflect,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/auburntigers.com\/news\/2024\/11\/6\/sonny-smith-retiring-from-auburn-mens-basketball-radio-analyst-position\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smith said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cThat front row seat was more than a job; it was love for the game. As the color commentator, I had the privilege of bringing the game to life, going beyond the stats and scores by adding a little extra color to the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll forever be grateful for the time I worked with Jim Fyffe, Rod Bramblett, and Andy Burcham, along with everyone at the Auburn Sports Network,\u201d Smith said. \u201cIt was a chance to stay close to the sport I love and to share the excitement, passion, and spirit of Auburn Basketball with all of the Auburn Family. I may have turned off my mic for now, but don\u2019t worry-I\u2019ll still be the loudest person yelling at the refs from the stands, so you haven\u2019t heard the last of me yet!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Auburn says it will honor Smith for his contributions to the program prior to the men&#8217;s game on Dec. 8 against Richmond.<\/p>\n<p>Randall Dickey is set to take over as the full-time game analyst for Auburn&#8217;s radio broadcasts this season. Auburn will face Vermont in its season-opener on Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sonny Smith is retiring from his role as Auburn radio&#8217;s game analyst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356456,"featured_media":434508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","tags":[],"class_list":["post-434507","article","type-article","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_types-news","series_tags-hoops","teams-auburn-football"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/434507"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/356456"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434507"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/434508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saturdaydownsouth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}