1977–78 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

1977–78 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
Marshall Memorial Invitational champions
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	13–14 (8–10 SEC)
Head coach	Bob Davis (5th season)
Captains	Mike Mitchell (1st year) Stan Pietkiewicz (1st year) Myles Patrick (1st year)
Home arena	Memorial Coliseum

1977–78 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Kentucky	16	–	2		.889			30	–	2		.938
Mississippi State	13	–	5		.722			18	–	9		.667
LSU	12	–	6		.667			18	–	9		.667
Alabama	11	–	7		.611			17	–	10		.630
Florida	8	–	10		.444			15	–	12		.556
Auburn	8	–	10		.444			13	–	14		.481
Tennessee	6	–	12		.333			11	–	16		.407
Vanderbilt	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Georgia	5	–	13		.278			11	–	16		.407
Ole Miss	5	–	13		.278			10	–	17		.370
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1977–78 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1977–78 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Bob Davis, who was in his fifth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 13–14, 8–10 in SEC play.^[2]

After the season, Davis retired from coaching and Paul Lambert from Southern Illinois University was hired as his replacement. However, Lambert died in a hotel fire on June 6, 1978 before ever coaching a game for the Tigers.

References

1. sports-reference.com 1977-78 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
2. "1977-78 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 16, 2019.