| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Associate head coach |
| Team | Auburn |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 14, 1987 Iowa City, Iowa |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2011 | Tennessee |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2023 | Auburn (assistant) |
| 2023–present | Auburn (assoc. HC) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2014–2015 | Auburn (assistant S&C) |
| 2015–2017 | Auburn (DBO) |
Steven Pearl (born September 14, 1987) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach of the Auburn Tigers men's basketball team.
Pearl is the son of Auburn head basketball coach Bruce Pearl. [1] He initially attended Nicolet High School in Glendale, Wisconsin while his father was the head coach of the Milwaukee Panthers and transferred to West High School in Knoxville, Tennessee before his senior year. He was named first team All-State after averaging 21.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game during his senior year. [2]
Pearl played for his father at Tennessee. [3] He played in 101 games for the Volunteers over four seasons after redshirting his true freshman season. [4] After graduation, Pearl worked as a medical sales representative at Stryker Corporation for three years. [5]
Pearl left Stryker in 2014 to join his father's staff at Auburn as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and served as the Tigers' director of basketball operations from 2015 to 2017. [6] Pearl was promoted to an on-court assistant position in 2017. [7] Pearl was promoted to associate head coach and given responsibility of coordinating the Tigers' defense in 2023. [8]