Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl reacts to a call during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Tennessee in the Southeastern Conference tournament in Nashville, Tenn., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

 John Bazemore

Five coaches Lute Olson met on the way to the big dance 

1. Bruce Pearl. The current head coach at Auburn was an assistant coach at Stanford in 1984-85. 

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