Pearl Jam

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl dances with players and encourages the crowd to join during the Pearl Jam, a men's basketball special event for students, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Ala. (Julie Bennett/jbennett@al.com)

AUBURN, Alabama -- The Bruce Pearl effect is real.

Auburn announced Friday it has sold out its allotment of season tickets (5,800) for the upcoming season, marking the first time the school has done so since the 1999-2000 season.

Auburn opens the season Nov. 14 against Milwaukee. Single-game tickets are still available for $20 for the Tigers' eight non-conference games, and "mini-packs" for all nine SEC home games will go on sale in the next few weeks.

Auburn had the second-lowest attendance numbers in the 14-team SEC last season, averaging 5,823 fans. The Tigers failed to record a sellout for the first time in Auburn Arena history.

Auburn hosts West Alabama in an exhibition today at 8:30 p.m. The game is a sellout, but standing-room only tickets are available.

Auburn Arena's capacity is 9,121.