The 1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented

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in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The team's head coach was

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, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at

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. They finished the season 29–4, 14–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. They defeated

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to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Winthrop and

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to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to

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Previous season

The

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finished the 1997–98 season 16–14, 7–9 in SEC play. They lost to

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in the first round of the SEC tournament. They received an invitation to the

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, where they defeated

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to advance to the second round where they lost to Marquette.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

* Chris Porter – SEC Men's Player of the Year

References

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