1978–79 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1978–79 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1978–79 college basketball season.

1978–79 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Big Sun Tournament champions
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record13–16 (5–13 SEC)
Head coach
  • Sonny Smith (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Herbert Greene
  • Mack McCarthy
  • Herman Williams
Captains
  • Bubba Price (1st year)
  • Rich Valavicius (1st year)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1978–79 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 LSU144 .778236  .793
Tennessee126 .6672112  .636
Vanderbilt117 .611189  .667
Alabama117 .6112211  .667
Mississippi State117 .611199  .679
Kentucky108 .5561912  .613
Georgia711 .3891414  .500
Ole Miss612 .3331116  .407
Auburn513 .2781316  .448
Florida315 .167819  .296
1979 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Auburn began the year with newly-hired Paul Lambert as head coach, but Lambert died in a hotel fire in Columbus, Georgia on June 6, 1978 before ever coaching a game. Sonny Smith from East Tennessee State was hired as coach.

The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–16, 5–13 in SEC play. They defeated Vanderbilt and Georgia to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Tennessee.

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