
“Charles Barkley’s Surprising Response to Auburn’s Heartbreaking Loss: A Lesson in Character That Will Leave You Speechless!”
Charles Barkley hugging Johni Broome and Bruce Pearl after the loss pic.twitter.com/fQgm79q7Yf
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Barkley helped lead Auburn on their first-ever SEC Tournament appearance all the way back in 1984 before embarking on his NBA career. Head coach Sonny Smith would would lead the team to the Sweet 16 the following year, and all the way to the Elite Eight the year after, but wouldn’t get back to the Sweet 16 again until 1999.
It wasn’t until Bruce Pearl arrived that Auburn really started to reassert itself as a force in college hoops. In 2019, he led the team to an SEC Tournament title and their first-ever Final Four appearance, only to lose to eventual national champion Virginia.
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