[RavenBoy]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Bruce Pearl led Tennessee to its winningest season, a brief No. 1 ranking and a regular-season Southeastern Conference title in only his third year at the helm.


Let the speculation begin. With coaching vacancies cropping up around the country, Pearl almost certainly will draw some suitors.

Pearl, though, seems to want to stay at Tennessee.

“It’s great to be a Tennessee Vol. I absolutely anticipate—if Tennessee will have me—being back at Tennessee. I think they’ll have me,” Pearl said after Thursday’s 79-60 loss to Louisville in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.

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