Auburn's Austin Wiley, Danjel Purifoy Out After Chuck Person Federal Complaint

Auburn announced Thursday that men's basketball players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy are out indefinitely due to their alleged connection to suspended assistant coach Chuck Person. 

In a statement, Auburn said the following regarding the status of Wiley and Purifoy, according to James Crepea of AL.com: "To avoid any potential eligibility issues, Auburn Athletics has decided to hold men's basketball players Austin Wiley and Danjel Purifoy out indefinitely. Because this is related to an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment further at this time."

Person is currently suspended after he was one of 10 people arrested in connection with an FBI investigation into bribery in college basketball.

Per Crepea, the complaint stated that Person received $91,500 in bribes and that he gave $11,000 to the mother of "Player-1" and $7,500 to the mother of "Player-2."

Both Wiley and Purifoy are sophomores who were key in the Tigers' improvement from 11-20 in 2015-16 to 18-14 last season under head coach Bruce Pearl.

Wiley is a 6'11" center who averaged 8.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game during his freshman campaign.

The 6'7" Purifoy was second on the team with 11.5 points per game last season, and he added 4.7 rebounds per contest as well.

Per Michael Niziolek of 247Sports, Wiley was a 5-star prospect who ranked as the No. 24 overall prospect in the 2016 class, while Purifoy was a 4-star recruit who was the No. 65 player in 2015 before red-shirting as a freshman.

If the absence of Wiley and Purifoy lasts into the regular season, the likes of Anfernee McLemore and Horace Spencer will be among those expected to step up in the frontcourt.

Auburn's season will begin on Nov. 10 when it faces Norfolk State.