Ex-Tennessee Volunteers coach Bruce Pearl is stepping away from basketball for the time being, turning down coaching job with the NBDL's Texas Legends (and a rumored analyst position at ESPN) to become the vice president of marketing at H.T. Hackney Co., a wholesale grocery company.
Pearl cited family concerns - he has two children in high school, and his wife is from the Knoxville area - as the reason for turning down other offers.
Of course, another coaching gig in the NCAA probably isn't an option for the time being; Pearl was hit with the dreaded "show cause" penalty for his part in recruiting violations and a subsequent cover-up and is more-or-less un-hireable for the next three years.
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