Bruce Pearl

Bruce Pearl

Bruce Allan Pearl (born March 18, 1960) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's team. He is a graduate of Boston College, where he obtained his first position as an assistant basketball coach. He was the first coach to lead the Volunteers to a national #1 ranking. Pearl also served as the head coach for the Maccabi USA basketball team in the 2009 World Maccabiah Games. Pearl currently serves as an occassional analyst for College Basketball on ESPN.

Read more about Bruce Pearl:  Early Life and Family, Coaching Career, Pearl/Thomas Incident, Southern Indiana, Milwaukee, Division II Career Record, Division I Career Record

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