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.

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
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee124 .750219  .700
No. 8 Kentucky115 .688289  .757
No. 23 Florida106 .625229  .710
Georgia610 .3751515  .500
Vanderbilt511 .3131415  .483
South Carolina313 .188821  .276
West
No. 4 Auburn142 .875294  .879
No. 17 Arkansas97 .5632311  .676
Ole Miss88 .5002013  .606
Mississippi State88 .5002013  .606
Alabama610 .3751715  .531
LSU412 .2501215  .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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