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AUBURN — The 2024-25 Auburn basketball season was unknowingly Bruce Pearl ’s last as its head coach.

Pearl, 65, is reportedly retiring from the role he has held the past 11 seasons, according to ESPN's Jeff Borzello. His son, Steven Pearl , who was the Tigers’ associate head coach and defensive coordinator last year, will take over as interim head coach, Borzello said.

It comes on the heels of the Tigers’ best season since 2019, when they went to their first Final Four ever under the elder Pearl. The 2024-25 campaign saw Auburn win at least 30 games for just the second time in the Pearl era. That coincided with its fifth SEC championship under Pearl, as well as its first-ever designation as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.

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