Auburn basketball assistant Chad Prewett announces departure to pursue ministry
AUBURN — After nearly 11 years with the Auburn basketball program, and two seasons as an assistant coach, Chad Prewett announced his departure from Bruce Pearl's staff on Wednesday, May 14.
Prewett, who has coached at multiple levels, is leaving the profession altogether, he said. He's turning to ministry after three decades in basketball.
"This decision comes with deep reflection, prayer, and peace, knowing it's time to follow where God is leading me next," Prewett said in a statement he posted to social media.
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Prewett's decade-plus on the Plains spanned all but three months of Pearl's Auburn tenure, giving him a front-row seat to the program's overhaul. That includes 244 victories, six NCAA Tournament appearances, five conference championships, and two Final Fours.
"I may be stepping away from the court, but I will always bleed orange and blue," Prewett said in his statement. "Once an Auburn Tiger, always an Auburn Tiger."
Adam Cole is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at acole@gannett.com or on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, @colereporter.
This article originally appeared on Montgomery Advertiser: Auburn basketball assistant coach announces departure from program
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