Bruce Pearl Agrees to Contract Extension to Remain at Auburn

Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl celebrates a win over Mississippi after an NCAA college basketball game in Oxford, Miss., Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Bruce Newman)
Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl has agreed to a contract extension to remain on the Plains.
Athletic director Allen Greene announced in a video on social media along with Pearl Friday evening that “we locked him up,” beneath the words “for life.”
The 61-year-old Pearl led the top-ranked Tigers to their first Final Four in 2019.
They secured the No. 1 ranking for the first time in program history this week and enter Saturday’s Oklahoma game riding a 16-game winning streak and with a 19-1 record.
🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨🚨@coachbrucepearl is🔒for life! #WarEagle pic.twitter.com/vtfZ8yWFAF
— Allen Greene (@AGreeneIV) January 29, 2022
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