AUBURN — A sudden addition to Auburn basketball's staff appears unlikely, at least for the time being, as head coach Steven Pearl addressed the firing of general manager Brian Kloman following the Tigers' 80-68 win in an exhibition against Samford on Thursday, Oct. 29, at Neville Arena.

Auburn's coaching staff is taking a by-committee approach to general manager duties, Pearl said. He did not provide a timeline for an eventual general manager hire, nor did he expressly state the program would look for someone to fill that role.

"As a staff, (we will) just kind of go through some of the things that Brian (Kloman) was doing and try and divvy up some of those responsibilities, and collectively as a group, work through those things together," Pearl said.

Brett Whiteside, listed as Auburn's executive senior associate athletics director, was name-dropped by Pearl as someone who is expected to help the program amid its general manager change. According to his staff biography, Whiteside "plays a key role in shaping the student-athlete experience through revenue-sharing operations, NIL strategy, education, and compliance."

The circumstance arises after Auburn fired Kloman on Monday, in the aftermath of international signee Mantas Rubstavicius voluntarily dismissing his eligibility lawsuit against the NCAA.

A source told the Montgomery Advertiser that Rubstavicius ending his pursuit of a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction came after refusing to sign an affidavit that swore he had never enrolled in any college or college-equivalent courses. Rubstavicius refused to sign, citing that he had previously enrolled in college courses while still overseas.

That information was not known to Auburn administrators or Rubstavicius' legal representation, the source said. It was largely unknown to Auburn's coaching staff, with Kloman being the only exception, and his role was terminated seven months after his hiring for failing to disclose that knowledge.

"It's by committee for our staff at this point," Pearl said. "We've got to do a good job navigating these next couple months. Right now, we're just going to keep the staff as it is and work through it together."