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Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl is calling for one major change in NCAA basketball. Pearl wants the men’s game to go from halves to quarters, per Andy Katz’s show The Sideline. “Quarters,” Pearl said. “Just like everybody else.” The NCAA is calling for power 4 conferences to form a working group that would probe changing […]

The Auburn basketball team picked up an intriguing commitment on Wednesday as Filip Jovic, a transfer from Serbia, announced his commitment to the Tigers. It was a big day all around for head coach Bruce Pearl and Auburn as the team also learned that it is getting Tahaad Pettiford back for another season. He decided […]

Auburn basketball just got better, and head coach Bruce Pearl probably became a happy man after this latest move, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. “NEWS: Tahaad Pettiford will withdraw from the NBA draft and return to Auburn, he told ESPN. Pettiford had a strong showing at the NBA Draft Combine and will enter his sophomore […]

Former college football coach and current US Senator Tommy Tuberville has officially announced his plans to run for governor of Alabama in 2026. With Tuberville’s seat in the Senate now vacant, an interesting name has been floated as a replacement, and it is one that also has Auburn ties: Auburn men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl. […]

The SEC was the cream of the crop during the 2024-25 college basketball season, and Auburn basketball was right at the forefront of that. Bruce Pearl and the Tigers put together impressive win after impressive win on their way to an SEC regular season title and the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. […]

After their Final Four run, Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl began targeting the top transfers in the portal. Ultimately, they snatched a big one up from a conference rival, no less. On Tuesday, Mississippi State junior forward KeShawn Murphy officially committed to Auburn, per Joe Tipton of On3Sports. He had the choice to return to […]

The Auburn basketball season came to an end in heartbreaking fashion on Saturday in the Final Four. The Tigers were the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, but they lost to fellow one-seed Florida with a spot in the national championship game on the line. Auburn was in control of the game when the […]

Auburn basketball may not lose a pivotal performer from its Final Four run after all. This All-Southeastern Conference guard didn’t announce entry into the college basketball transfer portal. Or even the NBA Draft. Chad Baker-Mazara instead teased a possible return to “War Eagle” on Monday. He shared a graphic on his X page revealing what […]

One of the chalkiest NCAA Tournaments in college basketball history has left us without much drama in the first two weekends. However, it also sets up a Final Four with four of the sport’s heavyweights doing battle in San Antonio. In the first game, the SEC regular season champion and the SEC Tournament Champion will […]

Both Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl and St John’s head coach Rick Pitino won the 2024-25 co-Coach of the Year. This marks the first tie for the award in men’s college basketball history. Although there was a tie, both programs were unbelievable. For instance, Pitino’s St John’s squad won the Big East tournament, and regular […]

The primary focus of Bruce Pearl and Auburn basketball is unquestionably on the Final Four matchup with Florida coming up on Saturday. However, recruiting never sleeps in the modern era of college basketball. On Wednesday, Auburn landed a commitment from one of the top players in the transfer portal. Former UCF star Keyshawn Hall has […]

After two close calls against Creighton and Michigan that required huge second half runs to come through, Auburn basketball soundly defeated Michigan State in the Elite Eight to advance to its first Final Four since 2019. However, getting to San Antonio isn’t the goal for Bruce Pearl and this competitive group. Cutting down the nets […]

Florida basketball coach Todd Golden is getting some flowers from Auburn’s Bruce Pearl. That is because Golden has the Gators in the Final Four, and he is not yet 40 years of age. “Don’t let that sheepish look fool you, he’s the real deal,” Pearl said of Golden, per CBS Sports. "Don't let that sheepish […]

Auburn men’s basketball is headed to the Final Four for the second time in school history and the Tigers are seeking their first national championship. Head coach Bruce Pearl has built the once dormant program into perennial contenders, and when he’s pacing the sidelines in San Antonio, he will have his family in the stands […]

Johni Broome did not disappoint during the second weekend of March Madness as he was dominant for the Auburn basketball team. The Tigers took down both Michigan and Michigan State to punch their ticket to the Final Four, and Broome combined for 47 points in the two games. However, Broome did go down with an […]

March hasn’t exactly been full of madness this year, as a very chalky bracket through the first two weekends has left the NCAA Tournament in a spot it has been in only once before. All four No. 1 seeds have navigated their respective regions, and now they will battle it out for the national title […]

Auburn basketball watched a gritty display out of star big Johni Broome. The forward fought off a discomforting second half elbow injury, yet returned to lift the Tigers past Michigan State. Broome, though, joined March Madness and NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon in hitting this rare feat. The Auburn star delivered 25 points with 14 rebounds. […]

The Auburn Tigers are going to the Final Four following their 70-64 triumph over Michigan State, becoming the last of the top seeds to advance to the tournament’s semifinal games in San Antonio. The Tigers were led by Johni Broome, who scored 25 points and added 14 rebounds despite taking a fall in the second […]

Auburn basketball watched top big man Johni Broome go down in scary fashion against Michigan State. Broome showed discomfort in nursing an elbow injury, retreating the locker room. Many on the Tigers’ side believed he wouldn’t return in this March Madness battle with the last spot in the Final Four on the line. But along […]

Bruce Pearl sees basketball as a simple game. As he prepares Auburn for its NCAA Tournament Elite Eight matchup with Michigan State, Pearl thinks his team’s fate is dependent on its ability to execute the basics of basketball. While center Johni Broome has been the star of the team all season long, freshman guard Tahaad […]

Auburn basketball is heading to the Elite Eight, following a 78-65 victory over No. 5 seed Michigan on Friday. Tahaad Pettiford was the spark plug that the Tigers needed to overcome another tough NCAA Tournament challenge. The freshman guard believes in his team, and he knows what’s expected. “I’m ready for the moment. I want […]

The Cinderella will have to wait until next year, as most of the top seeds have rolled through the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament and into the Sweet 16. All four top seeds are still battling for the title as well as three of the No. 2 seeds, and Auburn basketball is at the […]

The primary concern for Auburn basketball on Saturday night was taking care of a talented Creighton squad that gave it a real run for its money. The top-seeded Tigers escaped despite trailing by two at halftime, knocking off the ninth-seeded Bluejays 82-70 to advance to the Sweet 16. During the second half, a second concern […]

The Auburn Tigers’ opening game of the NCAA Tournament against 16-seed Alabama State provided some cause for concern, as the top overall seed was pushed for one half by their clearly inferior in-state opponent, but on Saturday night, in a game against an opponent who had every reason to believe they could hang with the […]

Bruce Pearl has intrigue about the Auburn Tigers’ upcoming matchup against the Creighton Blue Jays in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The Blue Jays are coming off a solid 89-75 victory over the Louisville Cardinals on Thursday. They frustrated their opponents, holding them to 43% shooting from the field and 28% from […]

The 2025 NCAA Tournament kicked off on Thursday, with college basketball fans preparing for what should be an unpredictable month. The field appears to be somewhat wide open, but one team a lot of people like to make a run during March Madness is Auburn basketball. The Tigers earned the overall #1 seed in the […]

A season that looked easy for months for Auburn basketball has suddenly turned sour over the last two weeks. After losing its final two regular season games against Texas A&M and Alabama, the top-seeded Tigers were toppled by No. 4-seed Tennessee 70-65 in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament on Saturday. After entering the month […]

Auburn basketball’s dream season in the SEC continued on Friday as the top-seeded Tigers knocked off Ole Miss 62-57 in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. The Rebels made things close throughout with their stingy defense and even tied the game at 46 late in the second half, but Auburn eventually pulled away to get […]

The Auburn Tigers have become a perennial national title contender under Bruce Pearl, and that has never been more true than it is in 2024-25. Auburn has spent the entire season as one of the top-ranked teams in the nation including a long stint at No. 1 that came to an end at the end […]

Auburn Tigers men’s basketball forward Johni Broome won the SEC men’s basketball Player of the Year award, while his coach, Bruce Pearl, earned Coach of the Year honors, the conference announced on Monday. Broome also earned a spot on the all-conference first team. His teammate, Chad Baker-Mazara, was named third-team all-SEC, and Auburn’s Denver Jones […]

Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl had to make a desperate gesture to fans after the Tigers’ painful 93-91 loss to Alabama. The No. 1 team in the country had a back-and-forth affair against their sworn SEC rival on Senior Day. While the game eventually went into overtime, Alabama star point guard Mark Sears hit […]

Auburn basketball suffered an upset loss at the hands of Texas A&M on Tuesday. However, head coach Bruce Pearl was the least bit shocked. After Pearl dropped a ‘human nature’ admission regarding Auburn basketball, he was even more real on the postgame radio show. The head coach detailed what took place, from the beginning to […]

Winning what is arguably the greatest conference in men’s college basketball history is extremely exhausting. After clinching the SEC regular season title in Saturday’s win at Kentucky, No. 1 Auburn (27-3) was thoroughly outmatched in Tuesday’s road game versus Texas A&M (21-9), falling 83-72 in Reed Arena. Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl did not see […]

Bruce Pearl and the No. 1 Auburn Tigers have a questionable status hanging over one of their key players ahead of Tuesday’s matchup with the No. 22 Texas A&M Aggies. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET. Guard Denver Jones, who stands out as one of the Tigers’ best playmakers this season, is questionable for Tuesday’s […]

The Auburn basketball team has been a wagon this year, destroying most opponents with ease no matter their ranking or where the game is being played. On Saturday, they kept that going with a dominant 94-78 win over Kentucky at Rupp Arena. This win will exercise some demons for Auburn, which hadn’t won in Lexington […]

Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl had some high remarks for one of his players, calling him ‘the definition’ of the basketball program. That happens to be Dylan Cardwell. The Tigers are coming off a 106-76 blowout win over the Ole Miss Rebels on Wednesday night, continuing their overall dominance this season. With the victory, […]

We’re still over one month away from the conclusion of the 2024-25 college basketball season, and as NCAA Tournaments of the past have taught us, certainly anything can happen in the month of March. But through the first four months of the season, it would be difficult to argue that the Auburn Tigers haven’t been […]

Bruce Pearl is the head coach for the Auburn basketball team, but he recently weighed in on the debate of who has the better football conference, the Big Ten or the SEC. Before the 2023 season, the SEC had won four national championships in a row, but the Big Ten has now won the last […]

Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl dropped a bold claim about his team after the 67-60 home victory over Arkansas. The No. 1 Tigers won by less than they were projected, but any victory over an SEC team is a good one, especially as Bruce Pearl’s team inches closer to another conference regular season title. […]