By Charles Goldberg
AuburnTigers.com
AUBURN, Ala. u2015 The easy thing to do would have been to schedule an easy opponent.
That's not the Bruce Pearl way.
The Auburn basketball coach has scheduled a tough season-opener Friday night in visiting UAB, which returns all its starters from a team that made it to the third round of the NCAA Tournament last season. This men's game will tip off at 8:30 p.m. in Auburn Arena, following the women's opener against UAB at 5:30.
"I'm not afraid to lose or play anybody," Pearl said.