1978–79 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1978–79 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 13–16 5–13 Sonny Smith 1st Herbert Greene Mack McCarthy Herman Williams Bubba Price Rich Valavicius Memorial Coliseum Big Sun Tournament champions The 1978–79 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1978–79 college basketball season. Auburn began the year with newly-hired Paul Lambert as head coach, but Lambert died in a hotel fire in Columbus, Georgia on June 6, 1978 before ever coaching a game. Sonny Smith from East Tennessee State was hired as coach. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–16, 5–13 in SEC play. They defeated Vanderbilt and Georgia to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1979-schedule.html 1978-79 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 18 April 2019 Roster 1978 Auburn Tigers y yes Taylor Hart 3 G 6 2 180 Fr Eufaula, AL Eufaula High School Lewis Card 4 G 6 3 195 Fr Auburn, AL Auburn High School Mark Barnhizer 11 G 6 2 190 Sr Lapel, IN Lapel High School Roy McGrew 14 F 6 5 185 Fr Fairfield, AL Fairfield High School Bubba Price 21 G 6 3 175 Jr Birmingham, AL Carver High School Eric Stringer 22 G 6 1 185 Jr Hobson City, AL Oxford High School Kirk Powers 25 G 6 0 178 Sr Auburn, AL Auburn High School Benny Anthony 41 F 6 7 215 Jr Bainbridge, GA Bainbridge High School Rich Valavicius 42 F 6 5 220 Jr Hammond, IN Hammond High School Earl Banks 44 F 6 7 220 So Birmingham, AL Holy Family High School Bobby Cattage 45 C 6 9 250 So y Huntsville, AL J.O. Johnson High School Jeff Adams 54 C 6 9 240 Sr Weirsville, AL Lake Weir High School Sonny Smith Herbert Greene Mack McCarthy Herman Williams 1979 Southeastern Conference tournament program March 1979 References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers