AUBURN, Ala — Malik Dunbar didn't wait long to make it official.

The 6-foot-6, 230-pounder out of the College of Central Florida signed with Auburn less than 48 hours after verbally committing to the school Saturday night. Dunbar averaged 15.6 points and 6.4 rebounds as a sophomore starting in all 28 of the his team's games.

Auburn coach Bruce Pearl sees Dunbar filling an important role on the team in the fall.

“One of our biggest weaknesses last season was defense, rebounding and physical play,” said Pearl in a statement. “Malik brings a toughness and a winning attitude to Auburn. He didn’t spend years out on the AAU circuit as a younger player and developed into a dominant player under Tim Ryan at Central Florida. Malik comes from a large family where there is a lot of love, and I think the opportunity of a program that stresses family was really desirable to him.”

Dunbar comes to Auburn with two years of eligibility left and doesn't have to sit out. He joins Auburn's 2017 signing class that includes four-star point Davion Mitchell and four-star Georgia Mr. Basketball Chuma Okeke.

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