Auburn Tigers men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl is reportedly expected to announce his sudden retirement on Monday (September 22), sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to ESPN .

Pearl's son, Steven , who currently serves as the Tigers' associate head coach, is reportedly expected to take over as the team's head coach for the upcoming 2025-26 NCAA men's basketball season. Bruce Pearl, 65, is coming off his second-even Final Four appearance, having led Auburn to the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA March Madness Tournament and an SEC regular-season championship, finishing with a 32-6 (15-3) overall record.

Pearl joined Auburn in 2014 and led the program to a 244-123 (112-83 SEC) record, which includes at least a share of three regular-season SEC titles and two S

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