April 7, 2009

Bruce Pearl has been appointed the head coach for Maccabi USA's Open Men's Basketball Team that is competing at the 18th World Maccabiah Games. The World Maccabiah Games is a quadrennial event that takes place in Israel. The 18th World Maccabiah Games, scheduled for July 12-23, will be the world's third-largest international athletic competition. More than 9,000 of the world's best Jewish athletes from more than 54 countries will compete at the Games.

Tennessee sophomore forward Steven Pearl is one of seven current NCAA student-athletes who have made the U.S. Maccabi Team. Check back often as Pearl will maintain a Maccabiah Games blog exclusively for UTsports.com.

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