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Bruce Pearl reflects on coaching Division II, changing basketball culture in Auburn

By Tyler Roush | Assistant Sports Editor | April 5

MINNEAPOLIS — It may have been a different stage, but Bruce Pearl has been here before. After transitioning from an assistant coach position at Iowa to his first head coaching job at Southern Indiana, Pearl developed a 10-win team into a back-to-back national championship contender. The team lost ...

Jared Harper, Bryce Brown, others 'under the weather' at Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 5

“I'm a little sick, but it's not going to stop me from continuing to prepare for this game.” 

Everything Bruce Pearl said on eve of Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 5

Full transcript courtesy of NCAA Final Four media relations.  THE MODERATOR: We're joined right now by the head coach of the Auburn Tigers, Bruce Pearl. We'll ask Coach Pearl to give us a couple of thoughts, an opening statement, and then we'll take questions for Coach. BRUCE PEARL: I'm really ...

Virginia coaches asking former Alabama player Braxton Key for tips against Auburn

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 5

"(Alabama fans) don't want to see Auburn make the championship, so we're going to do our best to make it happen."

Malik Dunbar's easygoing leadership style invaluable for Auburn at Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 4

“He always makes us smile."

Everything Bruce Pearl said at Day 1 of Final Four

By Madison Ogletree | Photo Editor | April 4

Full transcript courtesy of NCAA Final Four media relations. THE MODERATOR: We're now joined in the main interview room by Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl. We'll ask Coach to open things up with a few thoughts, and then we'll take questions. BRUCE PEARL: We very excited about being at the Final ...

How Auburn will manage playing in NFL stadium, fatigue at Final Four

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 4

“You typically don’t like to change routine,” Pearl said. “But we have no choice.”

Auburn files trademark application for 'Draining Threes and Rolling Trees'

By Logan Glover | Sports Writer | April 4

Auburn has filed a trademark application for “Draining Threes and Rolling Trees" per Josh Gerben, founder of Gerben Law Firm in Washington D.C. This trademark follows Auburn basketball reaching its first Final Four after defeating Kansas, North Carolina and Kentucky in the span of eight days. Against ...

Meet Auburn's Final Four foe: 1-seed Virginia, with a style that couldn't contrast the Tigers more

By Bryce Johnson | Sports Writer | April 4

As both teams look for validation amongst the college basketball world, their core philosophies will be tested. May the best style win.  

How to get a copy of The Plainsman's Final Four commemorative edition

By Chip Brownlee | Editor-in-chief | April 3

Want to remember Auburn's first-ever Final Four appearance? You can get a copy of The Plainsman's collectible basketball 2019 Final Four commemorative edition.

Now on Final Four collision course, Bruce Pearl and Tony Bennett linked by common influence

By Jake Weese | Sports Writer | April 3

For head coaches Bruce Pearl and Tony Bennett, the story of how their respective teams earned trips to the Final Four is straight from the pages of a Hollywood script.  Both coaches came to these programs with two goals in mind. The first: restoring the school's pride and glory in its basketball ...

Malzahn: Quarterbacks compete in spring's first full-contact practice

By Henry Zimmer | Sports Writer | April 3

Auburn concluded its ninth overall spring practice and first day of full tackling on Monday. Gus Malzahn said that quarterbacks were full participants in tackling drills. However, the wait for a quarterback depth chart continues.  “It was good for our quarterbacks to go live, we got some really ...

'Inefficient': Auburn falls to Georgia Tech, ends home winning streak

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 3

Auburn finished with more hits, but not runs. Free bases came back to haunt No. 15 Auburn in its 9-3 loss to Georgia Tech (20-9, 7-5 ACC) on Tuesday night. The Tigers gave up nine walks, nine hits, threw three wild pitches and hit two batters on the night.  Auburn walked in two runs and allowed ...

Auburn's Chuma Okeke has successful ACL surgery

By Nathan King | Sports Editor | April 2

Chuma Okeke is now on the road to recovery.

Spring practice notebook: Tiger Drill winners and losers; defensive starter back

By Ben Key | Sports Writer and Logan Glover | Sports Writer | April 1

In a limited viewing window, here's what The Plainsman observed.

Auburn baseball takes down South Carolina in rubber game

By Olivia Huskey | Sports Writer | April 1

In the first two games of Auburn’s series against South Carolina, the Gamecocks were the ones hitting it out of the park. On Sunday, Auburn used the long ball to get the 7-5 win and the series win.

'We wanted to do this for Chuma': How Auburn used collective effort to replace Okeke

By Stephen Lanzi | Campus Editor | April 1

With the net draped around Okeke’s neck, the sophomore stamping Auburn into the Final Four at mid-court, Auburn realized the greatest season in school history, and they did it for Okeke.    

Led by Samir Doughty, Auburn defense constricts Kentucky in second half

By Zach Tantillo | Sports Reporter | March 31

“Incredible ball pressure forced Kentucky out a way. We didn't turn them over as much, but we were aggressive without fouling.”