Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Year Seed Round Location Opponent Result
1993 - First Round Clemson , SC Clemson L 72-84
1995 - First Round Auburn , AL Marquette L 61-68
1996 - First Round Auburn , AL Tulane L 73-87
1998 - First Round Second Round Auburn , AL Milwaukee , WI Southern Miss Marquette W 77-62 L 60-75
2001 - First Round Second Round Auburn , AL West Lafayette , IN Miami ( FL ) Purdue W 60-58 L 60-90
2009 1 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Auburn , AL Auburn , AL Auburn , AL 8 UT Martin 4 Tulsa 3 Baylor W 87-82 W 74-55 L 72-74
Championships and postseason -- NIT
Auburn has appeared in the National Invitation Tournament ( NIT ) 6 times . Their combined record is 4–6 .
The Auburn Tigers men's basketball team is the intercollegiate men's basketball program that represents Auburn University. The school competes in the Southeastern Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Tigers play their home games at Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama on the university campus. The program began in 1906, and is currently coached by Bruce Pearl. Auburn has won four conference regular season championships and two SEC Tournament championships. Auburn has appeared in the NCAA Tournament ten times, making it as far as the Final Four in 2019. 11 Auburn players have been named All-Americans and Auburn has had 92 All-SEC selections. Auburn has produced 30 NBA Draft picks, including Chuck Person (1986) and Chris Morris (1988), both of whom were selected with the fourth overall pick, the highest in Auburn history. Two Auburn players have been named SEC Player of the Year: Charles Barkley in 1984 and Chris Porter in 1999. Auburn has had five head coaches selected as SEC Coach of the Year a total of seven times, and former Auburn head coach Cliff Ellis was named National Coach of the Year by multiple outlets in 1999. Former Auburn player Charles Barkley was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.