The Auburn Tigers basketball program is one of the best in the NCAA, with almost all their games broadcast nationally. I provide all the details for watching them all season long.
In a hurry? Most Tigers games are on ESPN-owned channels. Some also air on CBS and CBSSN. These streaming services will provide what you need to watch most or even all of them:
- Fubo: Get 150+ channels with loads of sports. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
- DIRECTV STREAM: Ditch cable with all you’ve come to expect from cable and more. A 5-day free trial is now available for DIRECTV STREAM.
- Hulu + Live TV: Comes with 95+ channels and the Hulu on-demand library, ESPN+, and Disney+. Try the Hulu Live free 3-day trial.
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The Auburn Tigers basketball team competes in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), which is one of the top conferences in the nation. In general, they haven’t been one of its powerhouse teams, but they have been incredibly strong the last six years. It is a Division I team in the NCAA.
The Tigers began play in 1906 and have reached the NCAA Tournament on 10 separate occasions and have reached the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) six times. They represent Auburn University. Their home basketball tournaments are played at Neville Arena on the university campus.
Let’s take a deeper dive into the program’s history and how you can watch Auburn Tigers basketball games.
Auburn Basketball Channels
The majority of Auburn Tigers basketball games are broadcast on the SEC Network, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU.
Otherwise, any game that is not shown on an ESPN property will typically be available for viewing on CBS or the CBS Sports Network (CBSSN).
Watching Auburn Without Cable
All the major streaming services offer the ESPN channels:
| Service | Price | Channels | Auburn Channels | Reviews |
 | $79.99/month | 150+ | ABC, ESPN/2, SECN | Fubo |
 | $114.99/month | 125+ | ABC, ESPN/2, SECN | DIRECTV |
 | $82.99/month | 95+ | ABC, ESPN/2, SECN, ESPN+ | Hulu |
 | $82.99/month | 100+ | ABC, ESPN/2, SECN | YouTube |
 | $45.99/month | 30+ | ESPN/2/3‡, SECN | Sling |
 | $10.99/month | N/A | ESPN+ | ESPN+ |
Streaming Features
All the streaming services comes with a cloud DVR in their base plans. Most offer unlimited storage. Sling TV offers 50 hours.
They also allow you to stream on multiple devices at once, which is good for large households. Most allow 2 or 3 screens at a time. Fubo offers 10 and DIRECTV STREAM offers unlimited.
Most modern streaming devices are supported. These include Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and web browsers. You can also watch on mobile devices like the iPhone and Android smartphones. Different smart TVs and gaming systems are also partially supported.
Other Ways to Watch
There are a couple of other options:
- Paramount+ subscription can be paired with a Sling TV subscription to watch the men’s basketball games aired on CBS and CBSSN. There are more details in our Paramount+ review.
- With an antenna, you may be able to catch one regular-season game. However, these do tend to be good games like 2022’s Kentucky at Auburn game. Otherwise, you are limited to other streaming services.
Auburn Basketball
Alabama, Georgia, and the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) are among Auburn’s biggest rivals on the basketball court. As Alabama and Georgia are also in the SEC, the Tigers play them on a regular basis. Auburn and UAB are signed to play at least three more games at some point in the future per the terms of a deal signed in 2015.
Auburn Tigers Men’s Basketball
The Tigers’ first coach was Mike Donahue, who also served as the school’s athletic director at the time that the program was founded. Donahue also served as the coach of the Auburn football, baseball, and track teams in 1906 and for several seasons afterward. He would spend 16 years as coach of the Auburn basketball team, which still stands as the most in program history.
Five other men have spent at least 10 years as Auburn’s basketball coach, and the most recent to do so was Cliff Ellis, who was with the team from 1994 to 2004. During his time with the team, he led Auburn to its first number one seed in the NCAA tournament. The 1998-99 squad would advance to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to Ohio State. He also took Auburn to the NCAA tournament in 2000 and 2003. Auburn made four NIT appearances between 1995 and 2001.
The team is currently coached by Bruce Pearl, who led Auburn to the Final Four in 2019. Pearl has won 222 games over 11 seasons, which makes him the winningest coach in history.
Throughout its history, the Auburn Tiger basketball program has produced a number of players who would enjoy stellar careers in the professional ranks. Charles Barkley is perhaps the most famous individual to play for the school. Barkley played at Auburn between 1981 and 1984 and had his number retired in 2001. In 2006, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Women’s Basketball
The Auburn women’s basketball team began to play in 1972. Like the men’s team, it plays its home games at Auburn Arena, which has served as the home court for each squad since 2010.
The team is coached by Johnnie Harris, who is in her fourth year with the Tigers and has really turned the team around during the last two. Over the past 50 years, the Tigers women’s team has been to the NCAA Tournament 22 times and has made three appearances in the championship game.
Other Auburn Sports
Auburn has active sports programs. Right now, the major ones are not quite to the level of the men’s basketball program, but there is a lot of great athleticism.
Football
Auburn’s football team is one of the most successful in the nation. It has been in existence since 1892 and has played its home games at Jordan-Hare Stadium since 1939.
The Tigers football program has won two national championships that are officially recognized and an additional three that it unilaterally has claimed for itself.
Each year, Auburn plays Alabama in the Iron Bowl. It also considers Georgia, Florida, and LSU to be among its rivals in football.
Other Key Sports
During much of the 21st century, Auburn’s swimming and diving teams have been among the best in the SEC and in the nation. Both the men’s and women’s squads have won multiple national titles over the past two decades.
Auburn’s baseball team made it to the College World Series (CWS) in 2023 and has made a six other appearances in this tournament (1967, 1976, 1994, 1997, 2019, 2022).
The women’s soccer team has been constantly competitive in SEC play since its debut in 1993. In 2011, it captured the school’s first conference title in the sport.
All these sports are on the same channels as the men’s basketball games although more are generally shown on SECN+ and ESPN+.
Our Choice
The Auburn men’s basketball team has a long history of success on the court, and they seem poised to accomplish great things in the future as well. If you want to watch Auburn basketball, you can subscribe to one of the streaming service discussed above. My top choice for Auburn basketball is Fubo. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
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My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.
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