1983 – 84 Auburn Tigers men 's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1983 – 84 college basketball season . The team 's head coach was Sonny Smith , who was in his sixth season at Auburn . The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn , Alabama . They finished the season 20 – 11 , 12 – 6 in SEC play . They defeated Vanderbilt and Tennessee to advance to the championship game of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Kentucky . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost to Richmond in the First Round
SEC Tournament
1984 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
1983–84 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team