Been Around the Block: Bruce Pearl Brings Wisdom Back to SEC at Auburn
March 18th, 2014 - 21:25
Former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl returned to the SEC in a similar capacity at Auburn. Pearl joins the following alphabetical list of active coaches who were bench bosses of two different schools in the same conference:
| Active Coach | Conference | First School | Second School |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cy Alexander | Mid-Eastern Athletic | South Carolina State (1988-2003) | North Carolina A&T (since 2013) |
| Horace Broadnax | Mid-Eastern Athletic | Bethune-Cookman (1998-2002) | Savannah State (since 2006) |
| Keith Dambrot | Mid-American | Central Michigan (1992 & '93) | Akron (since 2005) |
| Bill Herrion | North Atlantic/America East | Drexel (1992-99) | New Hampshire (since 2007) |
| Barry Hinson | Missouri Valley | Missouri State (2000-08) | Southern Illinois (since 2013) |
| Bob Huggins | Big 12 | Kansas State (2007) | West Virginia (since 2013) |
| Ernie Kent | Pacific-10/12 | Oregon (1998-2010) | Washington State (since 2015) |
| Jim Molinari | Mid-Continent/Summit League | Northern Illinois (1991) | Western Illinois (since 2009) |
| Kevin Nickelberry | Mid-Eastern Athletic | Hampton (2007-10) | Howard (since 2011) |
| Bruce Pearl | SEC | Tennessee (2006-11) | Auburn (since 2015) |
| Keith Richard | Sun Belt | Louisiana Tech (1999-2001) | Louisiana-Monroe (since 2011) |