The team's head coach was Tommy Joe Eagles, who was in his second season at Auburn.

The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama.

They finished the season 13–16, 5–13 in SEC play, good for seventh in the conference.

They defeated LSU to advance to the second round of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama.

Person averaged 15.4 points per game, second on the team to Ronnie Battle.