1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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]

1999–2000 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
San Juan Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	West
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	24–10 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Cliff Ellis (6th season)
Captains	Doc Robinson Chris Porter
Home arena	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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 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 Cliff Ellis Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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