The 2018–19 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented

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during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the

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. The team's head coach was

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in his 5th season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in

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. They finished the season 30–10, 11–7 in SEC play. They defeated

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, and

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to win the SEC tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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, and

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to advance to their first Final Four in school history where they lost 63–62 to the eventual champions

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Previous season

Auburn finished the 2017–18 season 26–8, 13–5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Clemson.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

Bryce Brown

*Jerry West Award Preseason Watch List *Preseason Media Second Team All-SEC *Preseason Coaches' Second Team All-SEC *Coaches' Second Team All-SEC *SEC All-Tournament Team *SEC Tournament MVP

Jared Harper

*Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List *Preseason Media Second Team All-SEC *Preseason Coaches' Second Team All-SEC *Maui Jim Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team *AP Second Team All-SEC *Coaches' Second Team All-SEC *SEC All-Tournament Team *NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team *NCAA Midwest Regional MVP

Chuma Okeke

*SEC All-Tournament Team *NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team

Austin Wiley

*Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Preseason Watch List

References

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