The No. 7 Vols (17-2) face the No. 1 Tigers (17-1) and coach Bruce Pearl, who coached Tennessee from 2005-11. Pearl, of course, has turned around the Auburn basketball program since taking over in 2014.

Current Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce Pearl is one of the very few former Tennessee Vols head coaches who is still a popular figure in Knoxville. That's because no one on Rocky Top actually wanted to see Pearl fired in 2011.

Auburn men’s basketball earned a significant win Saturday, beating No. 6 Tennessee 53-51. However, the day started on a more somber note after what many called a stampede occurred outside Neville Arena Saturday morning.

With No. 6 Tennessee coming to Neville Arena on Saturday, here's what coach Rick Barnes said about Auburn basketball, Bruce Pearl and the Tigers' place in a stacked SEC.

The Auburn Tigers needed a Johni Broome sized spark to get by the 6th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers on Saturday night

Predictions, picks and odds as No. 7 Tennessee basketball faces Auburn. Plus, injury updates and the latest news

While Auburn basketball's gotten some rest this week, the status of All-American Johni Broome for Saturday's contest against No. 6 Tennessee is still shaky.

After missing the past two games with an ankle sprain, Auburn star center Johni Broome is still working his way back ahead of Auburn’s top 10 matchup with Tennessee Saturday night. Head coach Bruce Pearl gave the latest update on Broome’s status in an interview with AL.com at the Birmingham Tip Off Club Monday morning.

The final call for Broome’s availability for Auburn’s game with Tennessee on Saturday will be revealed Friday in the SEC Student-Athlete Availability Report. No. 1 Auburn will meet No. 7 Tennessee at Neville Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Paul Finebaum had some seriously high praise for the job that Bruce Pearl has done since taking over at Auburn.

Bruce Pearl has one of the nation's best programs at Auburn, and that'd sting Tennessee a lot more if the Vols didn't have one of the best, too.

ESPN's computer model, the Basketball Power Index, has changed its prediction for the Final Four. The 2024-25 men's college basketball season is heating up. Auburn looks like the best team in the country,