1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1983–84 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 20–11, 12–6 in SEC play. They defeated Vanderbilt and Tennessee to advance to the championship game of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost to Richmond in the first round.

1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record20–11 (12–6 SEC)
Head coach
  • Sonny Smith (6th season)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1983–84 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Kentucky144 .778295  .853
Auburn126 .6672011  .645
Florida117 .6111613  .552
LSU117 .6111811  .621
Alabama108 .5561812  .600
Tennessee99 .5002114  .600
Vanderbilt810 .4441415  .483
Georgia810 .4441713  .567
Mississippi State414 .222919  .321
Ole Miss315 .167820  .286
1984 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Notable freshman signees were guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, along with junior college transfers Vern Strickland and Carey Holland for frontcourt help. Junior Charles Barkley suffered a back injury in the very first game of the season and missed time, but returned for a January 13 home date with then #1-ranked Kentucky. Auburn upset the Wildcats 82-63, their first victory ever over a #1-ranked team.

After the first-round NCAA loss to Richmond, Barkley left Auburn and entered the NBA draft.

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