ATLANTA – Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl has been selected as a semifinalist for the Werner Ladder Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Friday.
Pearl is one of 10 coaches in contention for the annual award and is joined by Rick Barnes of Tennessee as the only coaches represented from the Southeastern Conference.
Picked to finish ninth in the preseason league poll, Pearl has led the Tigers to the top of the SEC behind a 24-4 record with three regular season games remaining. The 24 wins are tied for the second-most in program history.