D2 powerhouse Barry University from down my way knocked off Auburn earlier tonight.
“It was good exposure for us. It showed us a lot of our weaknesses,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.
“Because it’s a D-II opponent, people are going to look at that and go, ‘Oh, wow,’” Pearl said. “I coached in Div. II for nine years and I can tell you that high level Div. II basketball is better than low Div. I. The players are better — they’re older, more experienced. That was an NCAA team from a year ago.”
FYI, Barry is coached by former Dean Smith student asst Butch Estes.
“It was good exposure for us. It showed us a lot of our weaknesses,” Auburn coach Bruce Pearl said.
“Because it’s a D-II opponent, people are going to look at that and go, ‘Oh, wow,’” Pearl said. “I coached in Div. II for nine years and I can tell you that high level Div. II basketball is better than low Div. I. The players are better — they’re older, more experienced. That was an NCAA team from a year ago.”
FYI, Barry is coached by former Dean Smith student asst Butch Estes.