Tennessee expected to fire basketball coach Bruce Pearl


March 21, 2011 at 2:27p.m.

CBSsports.com is reporting that Tennessee has decided to end Bruce Pearl’s tenure as the school’s men’s basketball coach because of NCAA violations detailed in a notice of allegations received last month.

A formal announcement is expected in the next 24 hours.

Pearl first gained national acclaim in 2005 when he led Wisconsin-Milwaukee of the Horizon League to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.