Auburn coach Bruce Pearl, Florida's Todd Golden, and Duke's Jon Scheyer, all Jewish, are basketball rivals at the Final Four with careers that have involved Israel. The presence of three Jewish head coaches at a major college sports event is significant amid rising antisemitism and the Israel-Hamas conflict. Pearl, the most outspoken of the three, has been actively involved in pro-Israel activism and has publicly called for the release of an American hostage in Gaza. The Jewish Coaches Association, co-founded by Pearl, is proud to see the representation of Jewish coaches in the Final Four.