The 1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented
Auburn University
Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
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.
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
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
, where they defeated
Southern Miss to advance to the second round where they lost to
Marquette.
Roster
Schedule and results
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SEC tournament
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NCAA tournament
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Awards and honors
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Chris Porter –
SEC Men's Player of the Year
References
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Auburn
Auburn may refer to:
Places Australia
* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
*Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region
*Auburn, South Australia
*Auburn, Tasmania
*Aub ...
Auburn
Auburn may refer to:
Places Australia
* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
*Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region
*Auburn, South Australia
*Auburn, Tasmania
*Aub ...
Auburn
Auburn may refer to:
Places Australia
* Auburn, New South Wales
* City of Auburn, the local government area
*Electoral district of Auburn
*Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region
*Auburn, South Australia
*Auburn, Tasmania
*Aub ...