Bruce Pearl
Bruce Pearl
Bruce Allan Pearlis an American college basketball coach, and the head coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball program. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's team, among others. 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...
becomes compete good hope irritated kentucky team
I hope if Kentucky ever becomes irritated with me, it's because my team is good enough to compete with them.
emotional honored walk
I can't tell you how honored and emotional I'm going to be to walk on that (Rupp Arena) floor.
advantage both darn georgia guards teams
Georgia is pretty darn athletic. Their guards are terrific. When both teams are fresh, you have to give the advantage to Georgia. ... They were much quicker, much more athletic.
coaches fan mean players recruiting relates year
I don't think the ranking is going to mean anything to the coaches and the players as it relates to this team. It's just what it could mean at the end of the year and what it could mean in recruiting and what it could mean in fan support.
blew catch looked terrible tried wrap
I don't want to see that tape. I think I looked bad. I tried to catch him, and he blew me over. I didn't wrap up. It would have been a terrible tackle. Chavis would have substituted for me right away.
against game great meant played type win
This is a great win for Tennessee. This game meant a lot to us. We hadn't played against this type of competition.
season second talked
All season we've talked about getting better. I thought we got better in the first half, but in the second half, we didn't. How much that is a setback, I don't know.
coaching concession gym left looked mouth ran throw whistle
And he looked at me, and he put the whistle in his mouth like I was coaching and he was going to give me a technical. I said, 'What, are you going to throw me out?' And he ran over to security. Before anything could happen, I just left the gym and went to the concession stand.
compares front love men passion press talk
I love his passion and his energy. He's a one-man press. You talk about the one-two-one-one, he's just the one in front of that press with his length. He compares favorably with a lot of the big men in this league.