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
SEC Tournament
1999 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
1998–99 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team