1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1997–98 Auburn Tigers Basketball Auburn Tigers logo.svg 125 Southeastern Conference West SEC 16–14 7–9 Cliff Ellis 4th Franklin Williams Doc Robinson Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum NIT Second Round The 1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1997–98 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his fourth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the 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 1997 Auburn Tigers y yes Scott Pohlman 10 G 6 2 170 Fr Roswell Roswell, Georgia Bryant Smith 13 G 6 5 195 Jr Butler Huntsville, Alabama Daymeon Fishback 23 G 6 5 218 So Greenwood Bowling Green, Kentucky y Mamadou N'Diaye 34 C 7 0 245 So Maine Central Institute Dakar, Senegal y basketball, born 1975 Doc Robinson 50 G 6 2 185 So Selma Selma, Alabama Cliff Ellis https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 https://auburntigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1997-98 1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster Auburn University Athletics July 11, 2021https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/auburn/1998.html 1997–98 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 11, 2021 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Auburn Tigers| Exhibition November 1, 1997 yes Next Level Sports 79–63 – Robinson 15 N'diaye 12 Tied 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 2,000 Auburn, AL November 4, 1997 yes Marathon 78–65 – N'diaye 14 N'diaye 11 Robinson 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 1,500 Auburn, AL |- !colspan=12 style=Auburn Tigers| Regular season November 11, 1997 FSS yes yes 24 Temple NABC Classic 42–68 0–1 Pohlman 14 Tied 7 Robinson 4 University Arena 17,112 Albuquerque, NM November 14, 1997 yes yes Central Florida 70–63 1–1 Pohlman 20 Hughes 9 Robinson 6 UCF Arena 3,814 Orlando, FL November 17, 1997 yes Nicholls State 96–75 2–1 Tied 18 Smith 11 Robinson 8 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 2,250 Auburn, AL November 21, 1997 yes Southern Miss 83–70 3–1 Tied 21 N'diaye 9 Robinson 6 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 5,433 Auburn, AL November 25, 1997 yes Wofford 68–51 4–1 Smith 26 Smith 13 Tied 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 1,817 Auburn, AL December 6, 1997 yes Florida A&M 79–69 5–1 Robinson 17 Smith 13 Robinson 5 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 1,206 Auburn, AL December 12, 1997 yes yes Pepperdine Cougar Classic 55–62 5–2 Smith 14 Hughes 9 Robinson 7 Marriott Center 1,253 Provo, UT December 13, 1997 yes yes Weber State Cougar Classic 63–58 6–2 Tied 12 Tied 9 Robinson 4 Marriott Center 1,510 Provo, UT December 16, 1997 yes Jacksonville State 89–61 7–2 Hughes 13 N'diaye 9 Pohlman 5 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 3,163 Auburn, AL December 20, 1997 yes yes UAB Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic 65–71 7–3 Smith 25 Smith 9 Robinson 4 BJCC Coliseum 12,684 Birmingham, AL December 30, 1997 yes Navy 70–54 8–3 Tied 11 Tied 9 Tied 3 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 4,126 Auburn, AL January 3, 1998 Georgia 73–62 9–3 (1–0) Tied 19 Smith 11 Robinson 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 5,641 Auburn, AL January 7, 1998 yes Tennessee 74–69 10–3 (2–0) Smith 16 Tied 10 Smith 8 Thompson–Boling Arena 13,221 Knoxville, TN January 14, 1997 yes LSU 54–59 10–4 (2–1) Robinson 14 N'diaye 8 Robinson 6 Maravich Assembly Center 7,142 Baton Rouge, LA January 18, 1998 JP SportsJefferson Pilot Sports Southeastern Conference Basketball – 1998 Television Schedule http://jpsports.com/sec_sch.htm https://web.archive.org/web/19980216153759/http://jpsports.com/sec_sch.htm February 16, 1998 Jefferson Pilot Sports September 28, 2023 Alabama 94–40 11–4 (3–1) Smith 16 N'diaye 11 Tied 3 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 10,108 Auburn, AL January 21, 1998 18 Arkansas 65–79 11–5 (3–2) Robinson 20 N'diaye 9 Tied 3 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 7,238 Auburn, AL January 24, 1998 JP Sports 14 South Carolina 56–61 11–6 (3–3) Smith 20 N'diaye 6 Tied 2 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 6,931 Auburn, AL January 28, 1998 yes Mississippi State 69–66 OT 12–6 (4–3) Robinson 16 Tied 9 Robinson 4 Humphrey Coliseum 6,734 Starkville, MS January 31, 1998 FSS 12 Ole Miss 68–67 13–6 (5–3) Robinson 18 N'diaye 9 Tied 3 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 6,935 Auburn, AL February 4, 1998 yes Alabama 62–76 13–7 (5–4) Smith 21 Hughes 13 Robinson 4 Coleman Coliseum 9,452 Tuscaloosa, AL February 7, 1998 JP Sports Mississippi State 68–66 OT 14–7 (6–4) Tied 15 Tied 7 Robinson 5 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 6,289 Auburn, AL February 11, 1998 Sun yes Florida 64–81 14–8 (6–5) Robinson 18 Tied 8 Tied 3 O'Connell Center 7,610 Gainesville, FL February 14, 1998 LSU 66–44 15–8 (7–5) Tied 13 Robinson 9 Smith 4 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 6,537 Auburn, AL February 18, 1998 yes Vanderbilt 66–82 15–9 (7–6) Hughes 14 N'diaye 6 Robinson 4 Memorial Gymnasium 14,641 Nashville, TN February 21, 1998 JP Sports yes 16 Arkansas 83–107 15–10 (7–7) Fishback 24 N'diaye 9 Robinson 5 Bud Walton Arena 22,242 Fayetteville, AR February 25, 1998 JP Sports 7 Kentucky 58–83 15–11 (7–8) Robinson 15 Smith 6 Robinson 5 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 9,644 Auburn, AL February 28, 1998 yes 13 Ole Miss 67–74 15–12 (7–9) Fishback 14 N'diaye 9 Robinson 5 Tad Smith Coliseum 8,217 Oxford, MS |- !colspan=12 style=Auburn Tigers| SEC Tournament March 5, 1998 JP W3 yes E6 Florida First Round 64–68 15–13 Pohlman 18 N'diaye 10 Robinson 5 Georgia Dome 13,855 Atlanta, GA |- !colspan=12 style=Auburn Tigers| National Invitational Tournament March 11, 1998 CBS Southern Miss First Round 77–62 16–13 N'diaye 19 Chilliest 12 Robinson 6 Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 5,191 Auburn, AL March 16, 1998 CBS yes Marquette Second Round 60–75 OT 16–14 Pohlman 19 Chilliest 7 Fishback 5 Bradley Center 8,692 Milwaukee, WI AP Poll Central References Category:Auburn Tigers men's basketball seasons Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn