1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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.[2]

1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC regular season champions
United Airlines Tip-off Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 4
1998–99 record29–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bryant Smith (1st year)
  • Doc Robinson (2nd year)
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee12–4 .750  21–9  .700
No. 8 Kentucky †11–5 .688  28–9  .757
No. 23 Florida10–6 .625  22–9  .710
Georgia6–10 .375  15–15  .500
Vanderbilt5–11 .313  14–15  .483
South Carolina3–13 .188  8–21  .276
West
No. 4 Auburn14–2 .875  29–4  .879
No. 17 Arkansas9–7 .563  23–11  .676
Ole Miss8–8 .500  20–13  .606
Mississippi State8–8 .500  20–13  .606
Alabama6–10 .375  17–15  .531
LSU4–12 .250  12–15  .444
† 1999 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

References

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