Nate Oats, Bruce Pearl rumored in Kentucky head coach replacement search

In a shocking move that will send ripples throughout the college basketball world, Kentucky men's basketball head coach John Calipari, who has led the Wildcats since 2009, is leaving to take the same position at the University of Arkansas. ESPN's Pete Thamel reports the deal will be finalized “within the next 24 hours.” John Calipari […]

Bruce Pearl shocked by Duke students’ graduation protest in support of Hamas after group ‘killed, raped and tortured’

Auburn University men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl spoke out about the national situation after a video of Duke University's graduation ceremony went viral on social media. When honorary guest speaker, famous comedian Jerry Seinfeld, was introduced to speak, a small group of pro-Palestinian protesters among the graduating class walked out. The students who walked […]

Bruce Pearl issues warning of what a Palestinian state would bring

Bruce Pearl continues to express his outspoken thoughts and opinions throughout the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine. Pearl criticized Hamas multiple times last week, most notably in a tweet on Thursday and in a linked article about the Oct. 7 lesson learned. Funny, the more violence and death Israel's enemies inflict on the Jewish […]

Bruce Pearl: ‘This morning our basketball camp sang GOD BLESS AMERICA’

Auburn University men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl has never hidden his love for his country. On the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, when Allied forces invaded the beaches of Normandy, marking the beginning of the liberation of France and laying the foundation for the end of World War II, Pearl tweeted that participants […]

Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling is a personal issue to Pearl family

After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, the state's largest hospitals began suspending all IVF treatments. For Auburn men's basketball head coach Bruce Pearl and his son, associate head coach Stephen Pearl, the issue is personal. “The government should support us and our families, […]

Oats and Pearl named to Naismith watch list for Coach of the Year

Over the past few years, Nate Oats and Bruce Pearl have pushed the Yellowhammer State to the forefront of the conversation when it comes to SEC basketball. Either the Tide or the Tigers have won the SEC regular season title in each of the past three seasons, and both teams are looking to win their […]