Auburn's Johni Broome, who's arguably been the best player in the country through the first half of the college basketball season, will not require surgery on his sprained left ankle, a school source told CBS Sports.

Auburn standout Johni Broome will not require surgery on his sprained left ankle, the school said in a statement Sunday.

An MRI revealed that Auburn men’s basketball’s All-American center, Johni Broome, suffered a non-surgical ankle sprain in Auburn’s 66-63 win over South Carolina on Saturday, according to a release from the university.