1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 Auburn Tigers Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference SEC West 7 4 29–4 14–2 Cliff Ellis 5th Bryant Smith Doc Robinson Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum SEC regular season championsUnited Airlines Tip-off Classic champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 29–4, 14–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They 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 where they defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen 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 Previous season The Tigers finished the 1997–98 season 16–14, 7–9 in SEC play. They lost to Florida in the first round of the SEC tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Southern Miss to advance to the second round where they lost to Marquette.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1998-schedule.html 1997–98 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results 19 December 2016 Roster 1998 Auburn Tigers y yes Reggie Sharp 3 G 6 1 170 So West Georgia Shannon, Mississippi Chris Porter 4 F 6 7 218 Jr Chipola JC Abbeville, Alabama y basketball Scott Pohlman 10 G 6 2 170 So Roswell Roswell, Georgia Bryant Smith 13 G 6 5 195 Sr Butler Huntsville, Alabama Daymeon Fishback 23 G 6 5 218 Jr Greenwood Bowling Green, Kentucky y Mack McGadney 31 F 6 7 245 Fr LeFlore Mobile, Alabama Mamadou N'Diaye 34 C 7 0 245 Jr Maine Central Institute Dakar, Senegal y basketball, born 1975 Doc Robinson 50 G 6 2 185 Jr Selma Selma, Alabama Cliff Ellis https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster Auburn University Athletics July 11, 2021https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1999.html 1998–99 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 11, 2021 Schedule and results yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Regular season November 13, 1998 yes Southeastern Louisiana Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 114–60 1–0             November 16, 1998 yes Florida A&M Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 94–47 2–0             November 19, 1998 yes UCF Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 77–42 3–0             November 23, 1998 yes BYU Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 62–43 4–0             November 27, 1998 yes yes Rutgers Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI United Airlines Tip-off Classic 70–55 5–0             November 29, 1998 yes yes Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI United Airlines Tip-off Classic KFVE-TV 84–57 6–0             December 3, 1998 yes UNC Asheville Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 91–60 7–0             December 6, 1998 yes yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL FSS 80–68 8–0             December 12, 1998 yes yes UAB BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL Arby's Hardwood ClassicRivalry 77–64 9–0             December 15, 1998 yes 19 Wofford Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 79–51 10–0             December 19, 1998 yes yes 19 Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD Foxnet 88–70 11–0             December 29, 1998 yes 17 Bethune–Cookman Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 99–46 12–0             January 2, 1999 17 Tennessee Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 90–62 13–0 1–0             January 6, 1999 14 19 Arkansas Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL JP 83–66 14–0 2–0             January 9, 1999 yes 14 LSU Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA 73–70 15–0 3–0             January 13, 1999 yes 8 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS 74–59 16–0 4–0             January 16, 1999 8 Florida Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CBS 88–69 17–0 5–0             January 20, 1999 yes 6 7 Kentucky Rupp Arena Lexington, KY JP 62–72 17–1 5–1             January 23, 1999 yes 6 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL Rivalry CSS 73–58 18–1 6–1             January 27, 1999 7 Mississippi State Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL CSS 64–54 19–1 7–1             January 30, 1999 yes 7 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA JP 85–74 20–1 8–1             February 3, 1999 yes 6 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC 76–48 21–1 9–1             February 6, 1999 6 LSU Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL FSS 80–54 22–1 10–1             February 9, 1999 3 Ole Miss Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL ESPN 95–66 23–1 11–1             February 13, 1999 3 Alabama Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL Rivalry CSS 102–61 24–1 12–1             February 17, 1999 3 Vanderbilt Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL 81–63 25–1 13–1             February 24, 1999 yes 2 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR JP 88–104 25–2 13–2             February 27, 1999 yes 2 Mississippi State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS 76–73 26–2 14–2             |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | SEC tournament March 5, 1999 yes 4 W1 Alabama W5 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Quarterfinals JP 93–61 27–2             March 6, 1999 yes 4 W1 Kentucky 14 E2 Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Semifinals JP 57–69 27–3             |- !colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | NCAA tournament March 11, 1999 yes yes 4 1 Winthrop 16 RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN First Round CBS 80–41 28–3 Tied 14 N'diaye 10 Tied 4 27,184 March 13, 1999 yes yes 4 1 Oklahoma State 9 RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN Second Round CBS 81–74 29–3 Pohlman 28 Porter 10 Robinson 3 30,318 March 18, 1999 yes yes 4 1 Ohio State 14 4 Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN Sweet Sixteen CBS 64–72 29–4 Porter 15 Tied 11 Robinson 6 23,898 AP Poll Central Time Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1075–1076 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 AP 0 17 NR NR NR NR NR 19 18 17 14 8 6 7 6 3 3 2 4 4 Coaches 0 18 NR NR* NR NR 24 18 17 15 14 9 6 7 7 3 3 2 4 4 7 *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings. Awards and honors Chris Porter – SEC Men's Player of the Year References 2 Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn