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[1]

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	Franklin Williams (1st year); Doc Robinson (1st year);
Home arena	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum

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 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.[2]

Roster

1997–98 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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

Head coach

Cliff Ellis

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

[3][4]

References

sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"1997–98 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 19 December 2016.
"1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
"1997–98 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1997-98 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1997–98 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved 19 December 2016.

[3] "1997-98 Men's Basketball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

[4] "1997–98 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 11, 2021.

Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Venues	The Gymnasium (1906–1916) Alumni Gymnasium (1916–1946) Auburn Sports Arena (1946–1969) Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (1969–2010) Auburn Arena (2010–present)
Rivalries	Alabama UAB
Culture & lore	Aubie The Jungle
People	Head coaches All-Americans NBA Draft picks Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1997–98 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	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]