In a shocking development across the college basketball world, Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl is deciding to hang it up after 33 years as a head coach.
Pearl was the head coach at Auburn for 11 years, taking his Tigers to the Final Four twice. His first Final Four appearance came in 2019, in what was a controversial ending against Virginia where Ty Jerome got away with a double dribble. Pearl, with Johni Broome led the Tigers to a Final Four appearance last season against Florida, but the Gators proved to be too much.
Pearl retiring means that his son, Steven Pearl will take charge as the next head coach for Auburn.