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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
DivisionWest
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 4
Record29–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Bryant Smith (1st year)
  • Doc Robinson (2nd year)
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee12–4 .75021–9 .700
No. 8 Kentucky †11–5 .68828–9 .757
No. 23 Florida10–6 .62522–9 .710
Georgia6–10 .37515–15 .500
Vanderbilt5–11 .31314–15 .483
South Carolina3–13 .1888–21 .276
West
No. 4 Auburn14–2 .87529–4 .879
No. 17 Arkansas9–7 .56323–11 .676
Ole Miss8–8 .50020–13 .606
Mississippi State8–8 .50020–13 .606
Alabama6–10 .37517–15 .531
LSU4–12 .25012–15 .444
† 1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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, where they defeated Southern Miss to advance to the second round where they lost to Marquette.[3]

Roster

1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Reggie Sharp6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoWest GeorgiaShannon, Mississippi
F4Chris Porter6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)218 lb (99 kg)JrChipola JCAbbeville, Alabama
G10Scott Pohlman6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoRoswellRoswell, Georgia
G13Bryant Smith6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)SrButlerHuntsville, Alabama
G23Daymeon Fishback6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg)JrGreenwoodBowling Green, Kentucky
F31Mack McGadney6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg)FrLeFloreMobile, Alabama
C34Mamadou N'Diaye7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg)JrMaine Central InstituteDakar, Senegal
G50Doc Robinson6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)JrSelmaSelma, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

[4][5]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 13, 1998*
 Southeastern LouisianaW 114–60 1–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 16, 1998*
 Florida A&MW 94–47 2–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 19, 1998*
 UCFW 77–42 3–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 23, 1998*
 BYUW 62–43 4–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 27, 1998*
 vs. Rutgers
United Airlines Tip-off Classic		W 70–55 5–0
   –      –      –   Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 29, 1998*
 KFVE-TV		 at Hawaii
United Airlines Tip-off Classic		W 84–57 6–0
   –      –      –   Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 3, 1998*
 UNC AshevilleW 91–60 7–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 6, 1998*
 FSS		 at Florida StateW 80–68 8–0
   –      –      –   Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
December 12, 1998*
 vs. UAB
Arby's Hardwood Classic
Rivalry		W 77–64 9–0
   –      –      –   BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
December 15, 1998*
 CSS		 No. 19 WoffordW 79–51 10–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 19, 1998*
 Foxnet		 No. 19 at NavyW 88–70 11–0
   –      –      –   Alumni Hall 
Annapolis, MD
December 29, 1998*
 CSS		 No. 17 Bethune–CookmanW 99–46 12–0
   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 2, 1999
 CSS		 No. 17 TennesseeW 90–62 13–0
(1–0)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 6, 1999
 JP		 No. 14 No. 19 ArkansasW 83–66 14–0
(2–0)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 9, 1999
 No. 14 at LSUW 73–70 15–0
(3–0)		   –      –      –   Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 1999
 No. 8 at Ole MissW 74–59 16–0
(4–0)		   –      –      –   Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 16, 1999
 CBS		 No. 8 FloridaW 88–69 17–0
(5–0)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 20, 1999
 JP		 No. 6 at No. 7 KentuckyL 62–72 17–1
(5–1)		   –      –      –   Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 23, 1999
 CSS		 No. 6 at Alabama
Rivalry		W 73–58 18–1
(6–1)		   –      –      –   Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 1999
 CSS		 No. 7 Mississippi StateW 64–54 19–1
(7–1)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 30, 1999
 JP		 No. 7 at GeorgiaW 85–74 20–1
(8–1)		   –      –      –   Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
February 3, 1999
 No. 6 at South CarolinaW 76–48 21–1
(9–1)		   –      –      –   Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 6, 1999
 FSS		 No. 6 LSUW 80–54 22–1
(10–1)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 9, 1999
 ESPN		 No. 3 Ole MissW 95–66 23–1
(11–1)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 13, 1999
 CSS		 No. 3 Alabama
Rivalry		W 102–61 24–1
(12–1)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 17, 1999
 No. 3 VanderbiltW 81–63 25–1
(13–1)		   –      –      –   Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 24, 1999
 JP		 No. 2 at ArkansasL 88–104 25–2
(13–2)		   –      –      –   Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 1999
 No. 2 at Mississippi StateW 76–73 26–2
(14–2)		   –      –      –   Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 5, 1999
 JP		(W1) No. 4 vs. (W5) Alabama
Quarterfinals		W 93–61 27–2
   –      –      –   Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 6, 1999
 JP		(W1) No. 4 vs. (E2) No. 14 Kentucky
Semifinals		L 57–69 27–3
   –      –      –   Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 11, 1999*
 CBS		(1) No. 4 vs. (16) Winthrop
First Round		W 80–41 28–3
 14 – Tied  10 – N'diaye  4 – Tied RCA Dome (27,184)
Indianapolis, IN
March 13, 1999*
 CBS		(1) No. 4 vs. (9) Oklahoma State
Second Round		W 81–74 29–3
 28 – Pohlman  10 – Porter  3 – Robinson RCA Dome (30,318)
Indianapolis, IN
March 18, 1999*
 CBS		(1) No. 4 vs. (4) No. 14 Ohio State
Sweet Sixteen		L 64–72 29–4
 15 – Porter  11 – Tied  6 – Robinson Thompson–Boling Arena (23,898)
Knoxville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

[6]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP—————19181714867633244Not released
Coaches——*——24181715149677332447

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

References

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