Bruce Pearl: podcast appearances and interviews

Bruce Alan Pearl, born on March 18, 1960, is a former American college basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team for 11 seasons. He has held head coaching positions at Tennessee, Milwaukee, and Southern Indiana. During his tenure at Southern Indiana, he led the team to a Division II national championship in 1995 and was named Division II Coach of the Year by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. As a Division I coach, Pearl’s teams have secured four conference championships, four conference tournament championships, and made eleven NCAA tournament appearances, including two trips to the Final Four. He is known for his rapid accumulation of wins, being the second-fastest NCAA coach to reach 300 victories, achieving this milestone in 382 games. His 277 wins with Auburn are the most in the program’s history. Pearl received several coaching honors, including being named Coach of the Year by Sporting News in 2006 and receiving the Adolph Rupp Cup in 2008. In 2009, he served as the head coach for the Maccabi USA men's basketball team, which won the gold medal at the Maccabiah Games. In 2025, he was recognized as Co-AP Coach of the Year alongside Rick Pitino.