2008 – 09 Auburn Tigers men 's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 2008 – 09 college basketball season . The team 's head coach was Jeff Lebo , 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 24 – 12 , 10 – 6 in SEC play . They defeated Florida to advance to the semifinals of the SEC Tournament where they lost to Tennessee . They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament , where they defeated UT Martin and Tulsa to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Baylor
SEC Tournament
2009 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament
2008–09 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team