Auburn Tigers Men’s Basketball Coach Bruce Pearl made a passionate plea for the return of American hostage Edan Alexander from Hamas Captivity in Gaza.
The No. 1-ranking tigers Rolled to an 82-70 victory over no. 9 Creighton on Saturday and Pearl started his postgame media availability by talking about Alexander. The 21-year-old Israeli Solider is one of the 59 hostages who are still in Gaza. More than half of the hostages of Hamas terrorists are supposed to be dead.
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Former President Donald Trump is holding a photo of Edan Alexander on October 7, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty images)
Hamas said the Alexander would release and the bodies of four hostages that were held there since his 7 October 2023, terror attack if Israel would use the -fire agreement.
“I am much asked how this basketball program has become so competitive in the last eight years,” Pearl said. “But for me I believe it was God’s plan to give us this success, success over what we deserve. To give us this platform. To give us the opportunity to start this conference briefly and to remind us of the world that Edan Alexander is still hostess in Gaza. An American kept hostages and not enough people in this country know his name.”
Yael Alexander, the mother of hostages Edan Alexander, speaks during a meeting in Central Park on the 100th day since the terrorist attack of 7 October by Hamas, on January 14, 2024, in New York City. (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty images)
Pearl was asked why he felt the need to pronounce About the hostages.
“October 7 was the worst day since the Holocaust for the Jewish people, and they say they want to do it over and over again. We now have American hostages in Gaza, and it is unacceptable,” Pearl said. “And President Trump exclaimed and said that if they just free the hostages, the murder would stop. Vrij the hostages and the murder would stop, and that is up to Hamas.”
Auburn -head coach Bruce Pearl shouts at his players during the second round of the NCAA tournament against Creighton, Saturday 22 March 2025, in Lexington, Kentucky. (AP Photo/Bynn Anderson)
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In the past, Pearl has expressed his support for Israel and has routinely condemned Hamas for his actions and anti-Israeli agitators who apparently support the group.
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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