1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
San Juan Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest
Ranking
APNo. 24
Record24–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaBeard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 13 Florida 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784
No. 11 Tennessee 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 19 Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
West
No. 10 LSU 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824
No. 24 Auburn 9 – 7   .563 24 – 10   .706
Arkansas † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Ole Miss 5 – 11   .313 19 – 14   .576
Mississippi State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467
† 2000 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Cliff Ellis, who was in his sixth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 24–10, 9–7 in SEC play. They defeated Florida and South Carolina to advance to the SEC tournament championship game where they lost to Arkansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Creighton to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Iowa State.[1]

The Tigers began the season with high hopes, being ranked #4 in the Associated Press pre-season polls. They stayed in the Top 10 for most of the season until, after Auburn's 68-64 loss on February 22, 2000 to Alabama, it was discovered star forward Chris Porter had accepted money from an agent.[2] Porter was suspended for the remainder of the regular season, the SEC tournament, and the NCAA tournament.

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 1998–99 season 29–4, 14–2 in SEC play to win the SEC regular season championship. As the top seed out of the West division in the SEC tournament, the Tigers 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 as a 1 seed for the first time in program history. They defeated Winthrop and Oklahoma State to advance to the program's first Sweet Sixteen since 1986, where they lost to Ohio State.[3]

Roster

1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Marquis Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mount Zion Christian Academy Orlando, Florida
F 4 Chris Porter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Chipola JC Abbeville, Alabama
G 10 Scott Pohlman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Roswell Roswell, Georgia
G 11 Reggie Sharp 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr West Georgia Shannon, Mississippi
G 23 Daymeon Fishback 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Greenwood Bowling Green, Kentucky
F 31 Mack McGadney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So LeFlore Mobile, Alabama
C 34 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Maine Central Institute Dakar, Senegal
G 50 Doc Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Selma Selma, Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 1999*
 No. 4 Next Level Sports W 80–62  –
  23 – Fishback   10 – Robinson   5 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 11, 1999*
 No. 4 Global Sports All-Stars W 82–62  –
  21 – Porter   10 – Porter   5 – Sharp  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Regular season
November 19, 1999*
 FSS 		No. 3 UAB
Rivalry 		W 65–59  1–0
  11 – Tied   14 – N'diaye   5 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 21, 1999*
 CSS 		No. 3 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 100–44  2–0
  21 – N'diaye   18 – N'diaye   11 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
November 27, 1999*
 K-CAL 9 		No. 2 vs. No. 9 Stanford
John R. Wooden Classic 		L 58–67  2–1
  21 – Pohlman   8 – N'diaye   6 – Robinson  Arrowhead Pond (14,179)
Anaheim, CA
December 1, 1999*
 No. 7 Belmont W 65–56  3–1
  15 – McGadney   12 – Porter   7 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 5, 1999*
 FSS 		No. 7 Florida State W 55–54  4–1
  17 – Robinson   9 – Fishback   5 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 11, 1999*
 ESPN 		No. 8 vs. Penn
Arby's Hardwood Classic 		W 77–70  5–1
  16 – Tied   10 – N'diaye   6 – Robinson  BJCC Arena (13,141)
Birmingham, AL
December 13, 1999*
 CSS 		No. 6 Coppin State W 63–35  6–1
  14 – Pohlman   8 – McGadney   6 – Brewer  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
December 16, 1999*
 CSN 		No. 6 vs. Bradley
Coors Classic 		W 78–64  7–1
  18 – Fishback   10 – Porter   6 – Brewer  Mitchell Center (7,340)
Mobile, AL
December 20, 1999*
 No. 7 at Puerto Rico–Mayagüez
San Juan Shootout 		W 109–52  8–1
  16 – Daniels   9 – McGadney   5 – Tied  Mario Morales Coliseum (300)
Guaynabo, P.R.
December 21, 1999*
 No. 7 vs. Virginia Tech
San Juan Shootout 		W 73–63  9–1
  17 – Porter   10 – Porter   3 – Tied  Mario Morales Coliseum (250)
Guaynabo, P.R.
December 22, 1999*
 No. 7 vs. Pepperdine
San Juan Shootout 		W 87–76  10–1
  19 – Porter   10 – N'diaye   5 – Robinson  Mario Morales Coliseum (275)
Guaynabo, P.R.
December 30, 1999*
 CSS 		No. 4 Southern Miss W 56–50  11–1
  13 – Porter   11 – N'diaye   5 – Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 2, 2000*
 No. 4 Stony Brook W 100–45  12–1
  15 – Porter   7 – Tied   8 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 8, 2000
 JP 		No. 4 Georgia W 67–52  13–1
(1–0) 		 14 – Pohlman   10 – N'diaye   3 – Tied  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 11, 2000
 ESPN 		No. 4 No. 20 Kentucky W 66–63  14–1
(2–0) 		 22 – Porter   13 – Porter   9 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 16, 2000
 JP 		No. 4 at Mississippi State W 51–45  15–1
(3–0) 		 14 – Robinson   8 – N'diaye   4 – Fishback  Humphrey Coliseum (7,562)
Starkville, MS
January 19, 2000
 CSS 		No. 4 South Carolina W 65–61  16–1
(4–0) 		 19 – Pohlman   8 – N'diaye   8 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 22, 2000
 JP 		No. 4 at Ole Miss L 77–79 OT 16–2
(4–1) 		 19 – Pohlman   8 – Porter   7 – Robinson  Tad Smith Coliseum (6,881)
Oxford, MS
January 25, 2000
 ESPN 		No. 7 at No. 11 Tennessee L 76–105  16–3
(4–2) 		 25 – Porter   6 – Tied   8 – Robinson  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,405)
Knoxville, TN
January 29, 2000
 JP 		No. 7 Mississippi State W 73–57  17–3
(5–2) 		 20 – Porter   6 – Hamilton   6 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 2, 2000
 CSS 		No. 10 Alabama
Rivalry 		W 73–58  18–3
(6–2) 		 22 – Porter   13 – N'diaye   7 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 5, 2000
 JP 		No. 10 Arkansas W 73–55  19–3
(7–2) 		 21 – Pohlman   7 – Tied   4 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 9, 2000
 No. 9 at No. 25 LSU L 68–83  19–4
(7–3) 		 19 – McGadney   8 – McGadney   5 – Robinson  Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 16, 2000
 No. 12 at Vanderbilt W 86–80  20–4
(8–3) 		 15 – Tied   8 – Porter   5 – Robinson  Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 19, 2000
 FSS 		No. 12 Ole Miss W 75–72  21–4
(9–3) 		 19 – Pohlman   8 – N'diaye   7 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 22, 2000
 ESPN 		No. 11 at Alabama
Rivalry 		L 64–68  21–5
(9–4) 		 21 – Porter   12 – Porter   5 – Robinson  Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 1999
 CBS 		No. 11 at No. 9 Florida L 59–88  21–6
(9–5) 		 21 – Robinson   8 – N'diaye   3 – Tied  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 1, 2000
 JP 		No. 19 No. 12 LSU L 53–55  21–7
(9–6) 		 17 – McGadney   6 – Robinson   5 – Robinson  Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
March 5, 2000
 CBS 		No. 19 at Arkansas L 55–64  21–8
(9–7) 		 19 – McGadney   10 – N'diaye   2 – N'diaye  Bud Walton Arena (19,842)
Fayetteville, AR
SEC tournament
March 10, 2000
 JP 		(W2) vs. (E3) No. 11 Florida
Quarterfinals 		W 78–70  22–8
  21 – Fishback   14 – Fishback   2 – Tied  Georgia Dome (24,447)
Atlanta, GA
March 11, 2000
 JP 		(W2) vs. (E5) South Carolina
Semifinals 		W 77–72 OT 23–8
  15 – Pohlman   10 – N'diaye   5 – Robinson  Georgia Dome (21,216)
Atlanta, GA
March 12, 2000
 CBS 		(W2) vs. (W3) Arkansas
Championship 		L 67–75  23–9
  15 – Tied   15 – McGadney   3 – Robinson  Georgia Dome (19,427)
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 16, 2000*
 CBS 		(7) No. 24 vs. (10) Creighton
First Round 		W 72–69  24–9
  16 – Fishback   11 – N'diaye   6 – Robinson  Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (20,013)
Minneapolis, MN
March 18, 2000*
 CBS 		(7) No. 24 vs. (2) No. 6 Iowa State
Second Round 		L 60–79  24–10
  12 – Tied   7 – Daniels   3 – Tied  Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (26,328)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

  1. ^ "1999-2000 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  2. ^ "COLLEGES: MEN'S BASKETBALL; Porter Has Admitted Agent Gave Him Money". The New York Times. Associated Press. February 29, 2000. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "1999–00 Auburn Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2021.