1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1998 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
1997–98 record	16–14 (7–9 SEC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (4th season);
Captains	(1st year); (1st year);
Home arena	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1997–98 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his fourth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 16–14, 7–9 in SEC play. They lost to in the first round of the SEC Tournament. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated to advance to the second round where they lost to .^[2]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Scott Pohlman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Roswell	Roswell, Georgia
G	13	Bryant Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Butler	Huntsville, Alabama
G	23	Daymeon Fishback	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	So	Greenwood	Bowling Green, Kentucky
C	34	Mamadou N'Diaye	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Maine Central Institute	Dakar, Senegal
G	50	Doc Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Selma	Selma, Alabama

1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 5 Kentucky †	14	–	2	.875	35	–	4	.897
No. 14 South Carolina	11	–	5	.688	23	–	8	.742
Tennessee	9	–	7	.563	20	–	9	.690
Georgia	7	–	9	.438	20	–	15	.571
Vanderbilt	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Florida	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
West
No. 13 Ole Miss	12	–	4	.750	22	–	7	.759
No. 17 Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	24	–	9	.727
Auburn	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Mississippi State	4	–	12	.250	15	–	15	.500
LSU	2	–	14	.125	9	–	18	.333

† 1998 SEC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

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