Bruce Pearl, Jamal Mashburn join TNT Sports college basketball studio show
By Andrew Olson
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TNT Sports is covering college basketball in the 2025-26, and the studio show will feature some faces familiar to SEC basketball fans. Bruce Pearl and Jamal Mashburn will be part of the TNT Sports studio team.
The former Auburn coach and Kentucky standout will join fellow analyst Jalen Rose and host Adam Lefkoe. TNT Sports will cover Big East and Big 12 basketball during the regular season. Pearl, Mashburn, Rose and Lefkoe will also be part of TNT Sports and CBS Sports’ joint coverage of March Madness.
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Pearl joins after his recent retirement as the Auburn head coach on Sept. 22. He led the Tigers for 11 seasons, capturing 5 SEC titles and 6 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 2 trips to the Final Four.
“I’ve long admired and deeply respected the way TNT Sports delivers the best studio shows in the industry, along with the way they treat everyone as family, and I could not be more excited to join the amazing team they’ve assembled to cover college basketball,” Pearl said in a released statement. “The product has never been in better shape on the court and I’m going to bring the same passion I displayed as a coach to broadcasting. I can’t wait for the start of the season.”
Mashburn was a consensus All-American at Kentucky who led the Wildcats to the Final Four in 1993. That same year, he was selected No. 4 overall in the NBA Draft. Mashburn played 12 seasons in the NBA and was named an All-State in 2003.
“College basketball gave me my start, and it’s where so many great basketball stories begin,” Mashburn said, via release. “I’m excited to join TNT Sports and share my perspective on what makes these young players and programs so special.”
TNT Sports will also carry the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas on Nov. 3, featuring matchups of Florida vs. Arizona and BYU vs. Villanova and the Players Era championships during Thanksgiving week.
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