Former players, coaches react to Bruce Pearl becoming Auburn’s all-time wins leader
The Tigers beat Texas 87-82 on the road, improving to 14-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play. Pearl was given the game ball by school president Chris Roberts and athletic director John Cohen who were in attendance for the historic evening.
Auburn’s social media team posted a video Wednesday afternoon, highlighting the profound satisfaction of Pearl reacting to some of his old players and coaching colleagues congratulating him postgame.
The video is headlined by current and former FBS coaches Tom Izzo, Rick Pitino, Jay Wright, Rick Barnes and Kelvin Sampson. Players from all throughout Pearl’s tenure at Auburn were also featured in the clip.
In his 11th season on the plains, Pearl has five NCAA tournament appearances, two SEC regular season championships, two SEC tournament championships and one Final Four.
Pearl will add on to his legendary win total as Auburn travels to South Carolina for its second straight conference road game.