Bruce Pearl

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Auburn's new men's basketball coach, Bruce Pearl, gestures and talks to fans upon his arrival Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Auburn University Regional Airport in Auburn, Ala. (AP Photo/AL.com, Julie Bennett) MAGS OUT

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FILE - In this March 10, 2011 file photo, Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl reacts to play on the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arkansas at the Southeastern Conference tournament in Atlanta. Auburn has hired former Tennessee coach Pearl to lead a struggling basketball program. The school announced the hiring on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, of the charismatic coach, who remains under a show-cause penalty from the NCAA. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)

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A plea to keep Bruce Pearl as coach of the Tennessee men's basketball team is painted on a rock on school's campus Sunday, March 20, 2011, in Knoxville, Tenn. The NCAA has charged Pearl with unethical conduct and other recruiting violations after he revealed he lied during an investigation into recruiting. The rock is regularly painted with messages by students. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Tennessee head coach Bruce Pearl walks the sideline in the closing seconds of the second half of a West Regional NCAA tournament second round college basketball game against Michigan, Friday, March 18, 2011, in Charlotte, N.C. Michigan routed Tennessee 75-45, to send the Volunteers coach to an early offseason of uncertainty. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)