Bruce Pearl spoke of his desire earlier this week to add “one or two more” players to Auburn’s roster for the 2019-20 season. On Friday, Pearl got his wish.

Auburn picked up a commit from junior college small forward Javon Franklin on Friday afternoon, Franklin announced on Twitter. Franklin, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Holmes Community College in Little Rock, Ark., gives the Tigers 12 scholarship players set for next season, leaving one open roster spot.

Franklin appeared in just one games for Holmes CC last season, missing most of the year due to injury. As a freshman in 2017-18, however, he averaged 10.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, two assists, 2.5 blocks and one steal per game. He will have three years of eligibility remaining at Auburn.

Auburn has a void to fill at forward after losing starters Malik Dunbar and Chuma Okeke from last year’s team, the former exhausting his eligibility and the latter declaring early for the NBA Draft following his breakthrough sophomore season. In all, Auburn must replace five major contributors from last season’s Final Four roster, with Jared Harper, Bryce Brown and Horace Spencer also gone.

The Tigers return six scholarship players from last season -- guards J’Von McCormick and Samir Doughty, forward Danjel Purifoy, centers Austin Wiley and Anfernee McLemore, as well as guard Jamal Johnson, who sat out the year due to NCAA transfer rules. Johnson played at Spain Park in Hoover and signed with Memphis before transferring to Auburn.

Auburn also added five more 2019 signees, not including Franklin: four-star prospects Isaac Okoro, Jaylin Williams and Tyrell Jones, and three-star recruits Babatunde Akingbola and Allen Flanigan.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.