1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
SEC regular season champions; United Airlines Tip-off Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	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
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

^[4]^[5]

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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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[edit]

Chris Porter – SEC Men's Player of the Year

References[edit]

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

[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.

[ESPN-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.

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