Auburn basketball: Trey Alexander says Bruce Pearl split ‘amicable’

The official word on what happened to change Auburn basketball commit Trey Alexander’s mind has changed.

Apparently, it was a mutual decision to have Alexander and the Tigers go their separate ways.

At least that was what Alexander said in a recent post on his Twitter account via a screenshot of his apple notes.

This was his message on what really happened:

Of course, this is a far cry from what he said just last month to the Oklahoman:

"“I just felt like most of the stuff (Auburn) told me in the beginning of recruitment didn’t stick. They didn’t keep their word, basically. That’s the main reason I decided to decommit.”"

Cooler heads clearly prevailed here, though, and Tiger fans could rest easy knowing that Bruce Pearl has one less headache to deal with considering all of the engagement he is currently getting on his verified Twitter page.

*Here’s me measuring the distance I could hold a ten-foot pole horizontally and still not touch that.

Anyway, Alexander’s departure follows an active offseason from Pearl and co. that saw the Tigers replenish their depleted backcourt depth. After Justin Powell, Javon Franklin, and Jamal Johnson all went in separate directions across Division I college hoops, Wendell Green Jr. and Zep Jasper made the mid-major leap to the Tigers and Desi Sills defected from Fayetteville to trade in his Hogs cardinal for Auburn basketball orange and blue.

Alexander likely got squeezed from the rotation with the Sills signing, so it makes sense that he would look for a different opportunity elsewhere to have more of a starring role from the jump. Alexander is the 82nd-ranked prospect in the class of 2021 and the #18 shooting guard, and has the opportunity to stay closer to home given the Sooners’ interest in the six-foot-four Heritage Hail high school hooper.