Auburn Tigers basketball history
Auburn University (Auburn, AL)
Neville Arena
Southeastern Conference (SEC)
Current head coach: Bruce Pearl (2014-)
- Asst: Ira Bowman (2018-)
- Asst: Steven Pearl (2015-)
- Asst: Corey Williams (2023-)
- DBO/Chief of Staff: Chad Prewett (2014-)
- Recruiting: Mike Burgomaster (2017-)
- DPD: Marquis Daniels (2019-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (2019)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 5 (1985, 1986, 1999, 2003, 2019)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 12 (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 19-12
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 6 (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2009)
- NIT Overall Record: 4-6
Conference Titles (SoCon, SEC):
- SEC Regular Season Championships: 4 (1960, 1999, 2018, 2022)
- SoCon Regular Season Championships: 1 (1928)
- SEC Tournament Championships: 2 (1985, 2019)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 3 (last = Jabari Smith & Walker Kessler, 2022)
- SEC Player of the Year: 2 (last = Chris Porter, 1999)
Auburn head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Bruce Pearl | 2014-Pres | 187-111 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Tony Barbee | 2010-14 | 49-75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Lebo | 2004-10 | 96-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cliff Ellis | 1994-2004 | 186-125 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Tommy Joe Eagles | 1989-94 | 64-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sonny Smith | 1978-89 | 173-154 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Bob Davis | 1973-78 | 70-61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Lynn | 1963-73 | 135-126 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joel Eaves | 1949-63 | 208-98 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Danny Doyle | 1947-49 | 21-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
V.J. Edney | 1946-47 | 3-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ralph Jordan | 1933-42, 45-46 | 95-75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Evans | 1942-43, 44-45 | 4-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam McAllister | 1930-33 | 24-18 | 0 | – | – |
Hal Lee | 1929-30 | 1-10 | 0 | – | – |
George Bohler | 1928-29 | 6-15 | 0 | – | – |
Mike Papke | 1925-28 | 38-18 | 1 | – | – |
Herb Bunker | 1924-25 | 3-11 | – | – | – |
Wilbur Hutsell | 1921-24 | 16-22 | – | – | – |
Mike Donahue | 1905-21 | 72-81 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.