AUBURN — The Steven Pearl era is officially underway as Auburn basketball hosts Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Nov. 3, (7 p.m. SECN+) to start the 2025-26 season.

The Tigers have gotten a glimpse at themselves in a pair of preseason exhibitions, which included an overtime loss to Oklahoma State and a 29-point blowout of Memphis . It showed the learning curve flattening out for Pearl in Year 1, as he takes over for his father after eight seasons on staff.

"I think the preparation as an assistant is obviously going to be different, because you still have a lot more things that require your attention as a head coach," Pearl said Friday, Oct. 31. "I think as the season goes on and things start to slow down a little bit, I think I'll be able to find my routine and kind of get my feet sett

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