1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1999–2000 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC West 24 24–10 9–7 Cliff Ellis 6th Doc Robinson Chris Porter Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum San Juan Shootout champions NCAA tournament second round The 1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24–10, 9–7 in SEC play. They defeated Florida and South Carolina to advance to the SEC tournament championship game where they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Creighton to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Iowa State.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/2000-schedule.html 1999-2000 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 8 December 2016 The Tigers began the season with high hopes, being ranked #4 in the Associated Press pre-season polls. They stayed in the Top 10 for most of the season until, after Auburn's 68-64 loss on February 22, 2000 to Alabama, it was discovered star forward Chris Porter had accepted money from an agent.Associated Press 2000-02-29 COLLEGES: MEN'S BASKETBALL; Porter Has Admitted Agent Gave Him Money en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2000/02/29/sports/colleges-men-s-basketball-porter-has-admitted-agent-gave-him-money.html 2023-03-29 0362-4331 Porter was suspended for the remainder of the regular season, the SEC tournament, and the NCAA tournament. Previous season The Tigers finished the 1998–99 season 29–4, 14–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. As the top seed out of the West division in the SEC tournament, the Tigers defeated Alabama to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 1 seed for the first time in program history. They defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the program's first Sweet Sixteen since 1986, where they lost to Ohio State.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1999-schedule.html 1998-99 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 8 December 2016 Roster 1999 Auburn Tigers y yes Marquis Daniels 3 G 6 6 190 Fr Mount Zion Christian Academy Orlando, Florida y Chris Porter 4 F 6 7 218 Sr Chipola JC Abbeville, Alabama y basketball Scott Pohlman 10 G 6 2 170 Jr Roswell Roswell, Georgia Reggie Sharp 11 G 6 1 185 Jr West Georgia Shannon, Mississippi Daymeon Fishback 23 G 6 5 218 Sr Greenwood Bowling Green, Kentucky y Mack McGadney 31 F 6 7 245 So LeFlore Mobile, Alabama Mamadou N'Diaye 34 C 7 0 245 Sr Maine Central Institute Dakar, Senegal y basketball, born 1975 Doc Robinson 50 G 6 2 185 Sr Selma Selma, Alabama Cliff Ellis https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster Auburn University Athletics July 11, 2021https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/2000.html 1999–00 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 8, 2021 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Exhibition November 2, 1999 yes 4 Next Level Sports Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 80–62 – Fishback 23 Robinson 10 Robinson 5 November 11, 1999 yes 4 Global Sports All-Stars Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 82–62 – Porter 21 Porter 10 Sharp 5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Regular season November 19, 1999 yes 3 UAB Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Rivalry FSS 65–59 1–0 Tied 11 N'diaye 14 Robinson 5 November 21, 1999 yes 3 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 100–44 2–0 N'diaye 21 N'diaye 18 Robinson 11 November 27, 1999 yes yes 2 Stanford 9 Arrowhead Pond Anaheim, CA John R. Wooden Classic K-CAL 9 58–67 2–1 Pohlman 21 N'diaye 8 Robinson 6 14,179 December 1, 1999 yes 7 Belmont Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 65–56 3–1 McGadney 15 Porter 12 Robinson 7 December 5, 1999 yes 7 Florida State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL FSS 55–54 4–1 Robinson 17 Fishback 9 Robinson 5 December 11, 1999 yes yes 8 Penn BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL Arby's Hardwood Classic ESPN 77–70 5–1 Tied 16 N'diaye 10 Robinson 6 13,141 December 13, 1999 yes 6 Coppin State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 63–35 6–1 Pohlman 14 McGadney 8 Brewer 6 December 16, 1999 yes yes 6 Bradley Mitchell Center Mobile, AL Coors Classic CSN 78–64 7–1 Fishback 18 Porter 10 Brewer 6 7,340 December 20, 1999 yes yes 7 Puerto Rico–Mayagüez Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, P.R. San Juan Shootout 109–52 8–1 Daniels 16 McGadney 9 Tied 5 300 December 21, 1999 yes yes 7 Virginia Tech Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, P.R. San Juan Shootout 73–63 9–1 Porter 17 Porter 10 Tied 3 250 December 22, 1999 yes yes 7 Pepperdine Mario Morales Coliseum Guaynabo, P.R. San Juan Shootout 87–76 10–1 Porter 19 N'diaye 10 Robinson 5 275 December 30, 1999 yes 4 Southern Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 56–50 11–1 Porter 13 N'diaye 11 Tied 5 January 2, 2000 yes 4 Stony Brook Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 100–45 12–1 Porter 15 Tied 7 Robinson 8 January 8, 2000 4 Georgia Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP 67–52 13–1 1–0 Pohlman 14 N'diaye 10 Tied 3 January 11, 2000 4 20 Kentucky Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL ESPN 66–63 14–1 2–0 Porter 22 Porter 13 Robinson 9 January 16, 2000 yes 4 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS JP 51–45 15–1 3–0 Robinson 14 N'diaye 8 Fishback 4 7,562 January 19, 2000 4 South Carolina Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 65–61 16–1 4–0 Pohlman 19 N'diaye 8 Robinson 8 January 22, 2000 yes 4 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS JP 77–79 OT 16–2 4–1 Pohlman 19 Porter 8 Robinson 7 6,881 January 25, 2000 yes 7 11 Tennessee Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN ESPN 76–105 16–3 4–2 Porter 25 Tied 6 Robinson 8 19,405 January 29, 2000 7 Mississippi State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP 73–57 17–3 5–2 Porter 20 Hamilton 6 Robinson 6 February 2, 2000 10 Alabama Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Rivalry CSS 73–58 18–3 6–2 Porter 22 N'diaye 13 Robinson 7 February 5, 2000 10 Arkansas Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP 73–55 19–3 7–2 Pohlman 21 Tied 7 Robinson 4 February 9, 2000 yes 9 25 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 68–83 19–4 7–3 McGadney 19 McGadney 8 Robinson 5 February 16, 2000 yes 12 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 86–80 20–4 8–3 Tied 15 Porter 8 Robinson 5 February 19, 2000 12 Ole Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL FSS 75–72 21–4 9–3 Pohlman 19 N'diaye 8 Robinson 7 February 22, 2000 yes 11 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Rivalry ESPN 64–68 21–5 9–4 Porter 21 Porter 12 Robinson 5 February 27, 1999 yes 11 9 Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL CBS 59–88 21–6 9–5 Robinson 21 N'diaye 8 Tied 3 March 1, 2000 19 12 LSU Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP 53–55 21–7 9–6 McGadney 17 Robinson 6 Robinson 5 March 5, 2000 yes 19 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR CBS 55–64 21–8 9–7 McGadney 19 N'diaye 10 N'diaye 2 19,842 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | SEC tournament March 10, 2000 yes W2 Florida 11 E3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals JP 78–70 22–8 Fishback 21 Fishback 14 Tied 2 24,447 March 11, 2000 yes W2 South Carolina E5 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Semifinals JP 77–72 OT 23–8 Pohlman 15 N'diaye 10 Robinson 5 21,216 March 12, 2000 yes W2 Arkansas W3 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Championship CBS 67–75 23–9 Tied 15 McGadney 15 Robinson 3 19,427 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | NCAA tournament March 16, 2000 yes yes 24 7 Creighton 10 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN First Round CBS 72–69 24–9 Fishback 16 N'diaye 11 Robinson 6 20,013 March 18, 2000 yes yes 24 7 Iowa State 6 2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, MN Second Round CBS 60–79 24–10 Tied 12 Daniels 7 Tied 3 26,328 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References 2 Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn