Bruce Pearl coaching retirement: What's next for Auburn basketball

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Bruce Pearl joins a growing list of high-profile men's college basketball head coaches to retire in recent years, announcing his decision to leave Auburn Monday -- 42 days before the 2025-26 season is set to tip off.

"I've been a part of college basketball for almost 50 years, and the truth is, it's time," Pearl said tearfully in a video announcing his retirement. "I told myself when I got to the point where I could not give it my all, or I wasn't necessarily 100%, or I couldn't be the relentless competitor that [Auburn fans] expected of me, that it was going to be time."

Pearl retires with a 694-270 all-time record as a head coach at Southern Indiana (1992-2001), Milwaukee…