Jeff Lebo is out as Auburn’s head basketball coach, a source close to the team confirmed to the Opelika-Auburn News.

Lebo went 96-93 overall, 35-61 against the SEC during the regular season and 2-6 in the conference tournament. The Tigers never made the NCAA Tournament under his watch and only made the postseason once. That happened last year, when Auburn advanced to the NIT quarterfinals after winning 24 games, which tied for second-most in program history.

Auburn’s administration, though, wasn’t exactly impressed, as it neglected to roll over Lebo’s contract another year. That contract was supposed to run through 2013 and it paid him $785,000 annually, which ranked at the bottom of the SEC.

Auburn will owe Lebo about $1.5 million to buy out his contract.

Jay Jacobs said:
“I want to thank Coach Lebo for all that he has done for Auburn University over the past six years,” Jacobs said. “Coach Lebo has worked hard and has always represented Auburn with character, class and integrity. However, we feel like the time has come for Auburn basketball to move in a new direction. We deeply appreciate all that he and his staff have done for Auburn, and we wish each of them and their families nothing but the best.“