Steven Pearl has been named Auburn men’s basketball head coach, following his father Bruce Pearl’s retirement announcement.
Bruce Pearl, who has guided the Auburn men’s basketball program for 11 years, will step down as head coach effective immediately.
“We are aware of the situation,” Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl told ESPN.
While Florida ends the college basketball season ranked No. 1 with its national championship, Auburn ends the season at No. 4 and Alabama at No. 6.
Johni Broome finished his season with a sleeve covering a sore right elbow and some quiet words from Charles Barkley, as he left the court.
Johni Broome held his injured arm during Auburn’s postgame celebration. That didn’t keep the star from climbing a ladder to cut down the net.
Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said a trip to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament was no sure thing, and Creighton made his team work for it
Auburn’s Johni Broome and Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner are big men with big-time experience on the March Madness stage.
The Auburn Tigers departed for Lexington, Kentucky as they prepare to face Alabama State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Auburn Tigers (28-5) go home losers of three of their last four games after falling to Tennessee 70-65 in the SEC Basketball Tournament.
