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Auburn basketball head coach Bruce Pearl announced his retirement after 11 seasons with the program.

Pearl's retirement follows a successful season where the Tigers reached the Final Four.

His son, associate head coach Steven Pearl, will take over as the new head coach.

Pearl will remain with the university as an ambassador for the athletic department.

This story has been updated to add new quotes and information .

AUBURN — The 2024-25 Auburn basketball season was unknowingly Bruce Pearl ’s last as its head coach, as the program announced Monday, Sept. 22, that Pearl, 65, was stepping down from his post.

“I have been at this for almost 50 years, and truthfully, as hard as it is for me to say this, I have come to the realization that it’s time for me to step

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