Auburn has agreed to terms with men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl on a five-year extension, Director of Athletics Allen Greene announced on Friday. The deal will take Pearl's contract through the 2023-24 season.
Pearl led the Tigers to an SEC championship and the program's first-ever Final Four appearance in this year's NCAA tournament, where they fell to Virginia 63–62 after a controversial ending. Auburn also won the SEC regular-season title in 2017-18.
"Under Bruce's leadership, our basketball program has reached new heights," Greene said in a statement. "Our young men continue to thrive in the classroom and on the court.