Overview

• The 65-year-old exits as Auburn’s winningest coach after elevating the program to two Final Fours, including a school-record 32 wins and a No. 1 overall seed last season.
• Auburn announced that Steven Pearl, 38, has signed a five-year contract to take over and will be the SEC’s youngest head coach.
• Under NCAA rules, the coaching change opens a 30-day transfer-portal window for Auburn players, creating short-term roster uncertainty.
• Bruce Pearl will serve as a special assistant to athletics director John Cohen in an off-court ambassador capacity.
• Pearl concludes a head-coaching career with 706 wins across four programs and a Division II national title at Southern Indiana.