Bruce Pearl moving to new analyst role on TNT Sports
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Less than a month after announcing his retirement from the Auburn Tigers, Bruce Pearl is ready to move from the sideline to the studio.
Pearl will be an analyst on a new college basketball studio show from TNT Sports, joining Jalen Rose, Jamal Mashburn and host Adam Lefkoe.
The new studio program does not have a name yet but it will be part of TNT’s expanded regular-season college basketball game coverage for the Big East and Big 12.
The crew is also expected to be a part of the NCAA Tournament coverage in March + April. Pearl will do some regular season games for CBS as well, according to The Athletic.
“I’ve long admired and deeply respected the way TNT Sports delivers the best studio shows in the industry, along with the way they treat everyone as family, and I could not be more excited to join the amazing team they’ve assembled to cover college basketball. The product has never been in better shape on the court and I’m going to bring the same passion I displayed as a coach to broadcasting. I can’t wait for the start of the season.”
Bruce Pearl
The college basketball season will begin on TNT Sports platforms with the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 3, featuring the defending champion Florida Gators taking on the Arizona Wildcats. Capping the night will be BYU, with consensus No. 1 incoming recruit A.J. Dybantsa, facing Villanova.
In Pearl’s 11 seasons at the helm, Auburn compiled:
- 244-123 record
- 3 SEC regular season championships
- 2 SEC Tournament championships
- 6 NCAA Tournament appearances
- 2 Final Four appearances
- 8 NBA Draft picks
Pearl officially has 477 career wins as a college basketball coach, a career that included stops at Milwaukee and Tennessee. That number currently ranks him in the top 100 all-time in men’s basketball.
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