1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC regular season champions United Airlines Tip-off Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 4
Record	29–4 (14–2 SEC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (5th season)
Captains	Bryant Smith (1st year) Doc Robinson (2nd year)
Home arena	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
No. 8 Kentucky †	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
No. 23 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Georgia	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
South Carolina	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
West
No. 4 Auburn	14	–	2		.875			29	–	4		.879
No. 17 Arkansas	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Mississippi State	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
LSU	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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]

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Reggie Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So West Georgia Shannon, Mississippi F 4 Chris Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Chipola JC Abbeville, Alabama G 10 Scott Pohlman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Roswell Roswell, Georgia G 13 Bryant Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Butler Huntsville, Alabama G 23 Daymeon Fishback 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Greenwood Bowling Green, Kentucky F 31 Mack McGadney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr LeFlore Mobile, Alabama C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Maine Central Institute Dakar, Senegal G 50 Doc Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Selma Selma, Alabama	Head coach Cliff Ellis Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 13, 1998*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 114–60	1–0	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
November 16, 1998*		Florida A&M	W 94–47	2–0	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
November 19, 1998*		UCF	W 77–42	3–0	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
November 23, 1998*		BYU	W 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 Asheville	W 91–60	7–0	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
December 6, 1998*  FSS		at Florida State	W 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	Wofford	W 79–51	10–0	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
December 19, 1998*  Foxnet	No. 19	at Navy	W 88–70	11–0	–	–	–	Alumni Hall  Annapolis, MD
December 29, 1998*  CSS	No. 17	Bethune–Cookman	W 99–46	12–0	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 2, 1999  CSS	No. 17	Tennessee	W 90–62	13–0 (1–0)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 6, 1999  JP	No. 14	No. 19 Arkansas	W 83–66	14–0 (2–0)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 9, 1999	No. 14	at LSU	W 73–70	15–0 (3–0)	–	–	–	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 13, 1999	No. 8	at Ole Miss	W 74–59	16–0 (4–0)	–	–	–	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
January 16, 1999  CBS	No. 8	Florida	W 88–69	17–0 (5–0)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 20, 1999  JP	No. 6	at No. 7 Kentucky	L 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 State	W 64–54	19–1 (7–1)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
January 30, 1999  JP	No. 7	at Georgia	W 85–74	20–1 (8–1)	–	–	–	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
February 3, 1999	No. 6	at South Carolina	W 76–48	21–1 (9–1)	–	–	–	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
February 6, 1999  FSS	No. 6	LSU	W 80–54	22–1 (10–1)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
February 9, 1999  ESPN	No. 3	Ole Miss	W 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	Vanderbilt	W 81–63	25–1 (13–1)	–	–	–	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
February 24, 1999  JP	No. 2	at Arkansas	L 88–104	25–2 (13–2)	–	–	–	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, AR
February 27, 1999	No. 2	at Mississippi State	W 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

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	19	18	17	14	8	6	7	6	3	3	2	4	4	Not released
Coaches	—	—*	—	—	24	18	17	15	14	9	6	7	7	3	3	2	4	4	7

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Awards and honors

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

References

1. sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1998-99 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "1997–98 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 19, 2016.
4. "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
5. "1998–99 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
6. ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.