Steven Pearl


Steven Pearl is an American college basketball coach who is the head men's basketball coach at Auburn.

Early life and playing career

Pearl is the son of former Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl. He initially attended Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin while his father was the head coach of the Milwaukee Panthers and transferred to West [High School |West High School] in Knoxville, Tennessee before his senior year. He was named first team All-State after averaging 21.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game during his senior year.
Pearl played for his father at Tennessee. He played in 101 games for the Volunteers over four seasons after redshirting his true freshman season. After graduation, Pearl worked as a medical sales representative at Stryker Corporation for three years.

Coaching career

Pearl left Stryker in 2014 to join his father's staff at Auburn as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and served as the Tigers' director of basketball operations from 2015 to 2017. Pearl was promoted to an on-court assistant position in 2017. Pearl was promoted to associate head coach and given responsibility of coordinating the Tigers' defense in 2023. In September 2025, Pearl took over as head coach receiving $3 million per year following his father's retirement.

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