# 2009–10 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Auburn Tigers basketball team represented Auburn during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Tigers, led by 6th-year head coach Jeff Lebo, played their home games at the Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–17 and 6–10 in SEC play to finish fifth in the West division. They lost to Florida in the first round of the SEC Basketball tournament.

## Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2008–09 season 24–12 overall and 10–6 in SEC play. After losing to Tennessee in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament, the Tigers were invited to the 2009 NIT. At the NIT, Auburn defeated UT Martin and Tulsa before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals of the tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 13, 2009* 9:30 p.m. | | Niagara | W 69–65 | 1–0 | 24 – Reed | 7 – Sullivan | 3 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| November 16, 2009* 8:05 p.m. | | at Missouri State | L 62–73 | 1–1 | 24 – Hargrove | 6 – Tied | 4 – Hargrove | Great Southern Bank Arena (7,213) Springfield, MO |
| November 20, 2009* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. UCF Glenn Wilkes Classic | L 74–84 | 1–2 | 22 – Sullivan | 6 – Tied | 5 – Reed | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 21, 2009* 6:00 p.m. | | vs. IUPUI Glenn Wilkes Classic | W 80–65 | 2–2 | 24 – Reed | 8 – Hargrove | 6 – Hargrove | Ocean Center (360) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 22, 2009* 8:15 p.m. | | vs. NC State Glenn Wilkes Classic | L 58–60 | 2–3 | 21 – Sullivan | 8 – Reed | 4 – Tied | Ocean Center (616) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 25, 2009* 7:00 p.m. | | High Point | W 75–54 | 3–3 | 17 – Hargrove | 12 – Hargrove | 4 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| December 1, 2009* 8:30 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | W 87–52 | 4–3 | 22 – Hargrove | 13 – Hargrove | 4 – Wallace | Elmore Gymnasium Huntsville, AL |
| December 4, 2009* 8:00 p.m. | | Troy | L 77–81 | 4–4 | 18 – Reed | 9 – Hargrove | 7 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| December 7, 2009* 8:00 p.m. | | Virginia | W 68–67 | 5–4 | 18 – Reed | 9 – Hargrove | 7 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,493) Auburn, AL |
| December 17, 2009* 7:00 p.m. | | at Florida State | L 72–76 | 5–5 | 17 – Tied | 9 – Sullivan | 5 – Reed | Donald L. Tucker Center (6,063) Tallahassee, FL |
| December 20, 2009* 2:00 p.m. | | Sam Houston | L 89–107 | 5–6 | 19 – Reed | 5 – Lett | 5 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (4,221) Auburn, AL |
| December 22, 2009* 8:00 p.m. | | Alabama State | W 94–78 | 6–6 | 18 – Knox | 6 – Tied | 4 – Sullivan | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| December 29, 2009* 8:00 p.m. | | Charleston Southern | W 77–62 | 7–6 | 20 – Hargrove | 13 – Hargrove | 4 – Hargrove | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| January 2, 2010* 2:00 p.m. | | Georgia Southern | W 95–75 | 8–6 | 18 – Knox | 11 – Knox | 6 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| January 5, 2010* 8:00 p.m. | | West Georgia | W 96–72 | 9–6 | 20 – Reed | 6 – Tied | 6 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| SEC regular season |||||||||
| January 9, 2010 1:30 p.m. | | South Carolina | L 71–80 | 9–7 (0–1) | 22 – Knox | 12 – Hargrove | 8 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (5,638) Auburn, AL |
| January 12, 2010 8:00 p.m. | | at No. 9 Tennessee | L 55–81 | 9–8 (0–2) | 19 – Reed | 7 – Waller | 5 – Hargrove | Thompson–Boling Arena (20,368) Knoxville, TN |
| January 16, 2010 4:00 p.m. | | No. 13 Kentucky | L 67–72 | 9–9 (0–3) | 19 – Reed | 9 – Malone | 6 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (11,669) Auburn, AL |
| January 20, 2010 8:00 p.m. | | at LSU | W 84–80 | 10–9 (1–3) | 21 – Reed | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,445) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 23, 2010 1:30 p.m. | | at Vanderbilt | L 74–82 | 10–10 (1–4) | 19 – Hargrove | 10 – Hargrove | 4 – Reed | Memorial Gymnasium (14,316) Nashville, TN |
| January 28, 2010 9:00 p.m. | | No. 18 Ole Miss | L 74–84 | 10–11 (1–5) | 21 – Waller | 8 – Hargrove | 7 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (6,984) Auburn, AL |
| January 30, 2010 4:00 p.m. | | Alabama | W 58–57 | 11–11 (2–5) | 20 – Waller | 5 – Tied | 2 – Sullivan | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (10,775) Auburn, AL |
| February 6, 2010 1:45 p.m. | | at Arkansas | L 79–82 $^{OT}$ | 11–12 (2–6) | 18 – Tied | 10 – Lett | 4 – Reed | Bud Walton Arena (13,811) Fayetteville, AR |
| February 13, 2010 9:00 p.m. | | Georgia | W 82–63 | 12–12 (3–6) | 24 – Hargrove | 11 – Hargrove | 3 – Tied | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| February 13, 2010 7:00 p.m. | | at Mississippi State | L 75–85 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (3–7) | 21 – Waller | 10 – Hargrove | 4 – Reed | Humphrey Coliseum (8,854) Starkville, MS |
| February 18, 2010 7:00 p.m. | | at Florida | L 70–78 | 12–14 (3–8) | 22 – Reed | 7 – Waller | 2 – Tied | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 20, 2010 7:00 p.m. | | Arkansas | W 92–83 | 13–14 (4–8) | 29 – Waller | 8 – Hargrove | 5 – Hargrove | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,312) Auburn, AL |
| February 24, 2010 8:00 p.m. | | at Ole Miss | L 75–85 | 13–15 (3–9) | 29 – Waller | 5 – Tied | 5 – Hargrove | Tad Smith Coliseum (5,608) Oxford, MS |
| February 27, 2010 7:00 p.m. | | LSU | W 74–59 | 14–15 (5–9) | 26 – Waller | 6 – Ross | 6 – Hargrove | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (8,927) Auburn, AL |
| March 3, 2010 8:00 p.m. | | Mississippi State | W 89–80 | 15–15 (6–9) | 22 – Waller | 7 – Tied | 8 – Reed | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum (9,927) Auburn, AL |
| March 6, 2010 1:47 p.m. | | at Alabama | L 61–73 | 15–16 (6–10) | 22 – Waller | 6 – Hargrove | 2 – Tied | Coleman Coliseum (15,383) Tuscalossa, AL |
| SEC Tournament |||||||||
| March 11, 2010 7:30 p.m., SEC Network | (W5) | vs. (E4) Florida SEC First Round | L 69–78 | 15–17 | 27 – Sullivan | 9 – Hargrove | 5 – Reed | Bridgestone Arena Knoxville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||||||
Schedule Source Source: 2009-10 Auburm Tigers basketball schedule Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine