Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl was a controversial hire by the Auburn Tigers more than a decade ago. Together, they have flourished.

Pearl wins the NABC Coach of the Year award for the second time in his career, and is the first SEC coach to win since 2015.

After Auburn University beat Michigan State to take the last spot in the Final Four of the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Sunday, a reporter had to wait until all of the student-athletes had left the press conference before he could ask Coach Bruce Pearl a pointed question about success.

Auburn’s former head women’s basketball coach has already found a new home. Johnnie Harris was officially announced as Baylor’s associate head coach Wednesday, just under a month after she was fired at Auburn.

Here's some of what Florida basketball coach Todd Golden had to say about his team's matchup with Auburn on Saturday in the Final Four

Auburn basketball is hours away from meeting Michigan State in the Elite Eight, and Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl believes that his team has plenty to prove. The Tigers hold the top overall seed in this season's tournament,