2017 – 18 Auburn Tigers men 's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference . The team 's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his fourth season at Auburn . The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn , Alabama . They finished the season 26 – 8 , 13 – 5 in SEC play to win a share of the SEC regular season championship . They lost to Alabama in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated College of Charleston to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Clemson
SEC Tournament
2018 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team