HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) -- Bruce Pearl, who led the Auburn men's basketball team for 11 years, announced his retirement Monday.

Monday afternoon CBS 42 spoke to a Auburn fan, Kourtney Jones, who described for us how he learned about the big changes coming to Auburn basketball:

“I woke up around 12 p.m., looked at my phone, it was actually CBS actually, it was CBS saying that Bruce Pearl was stepping down. I was sad, but we’ve got Bruce Pearl Junior coming in so, should be happy for that.”

Bruce Pearl’s son, Steven Pearl, has been named head basketball coach.

Former Alabama basketball player Jason Reese, who played point guard from 2001 to 2005, shared his reaction after finding out about Pearl stepping down:

“It’s kind of wild to see him retire at the top, you know,” he noted. “He also en

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