AUBURN — The stakes appeared dire, but Steven Pearl's message to his team was simple. He said he delivered it with a smile. "This is awesome," he said. "We get to play free basketball. We get to play ...

AUBURN — Keyshawn Hall scored seven of his 28 points in overtime to lead No. 20 Auburn to a 95-90 victory against Bethune-Cookman in Steven Pearl's coaching debut Monday night.

Auburn basketball named longtime assistant Steven Pearl as its new head coach, succeeding his father, Bruce Pearl. Despite lacking extensive head-coaching experience, Pearl did serve as acting head ...

Bruce Pearl left the Auburn program, but the last name remains the same on the Tigers' bench. Steven Pearl, the son of the coach who took the program to unprecedented heights in his 11 seasons, makes ...