AUBURN — The changing of the guard's now official as Steven Pearl was introduced as Auburn basketball 's new head coach on Wednesday, Sept. 24, taking over for his father, Bruce Pearl , who retired Monday, Sept. 22.

Much of the morning's press conference, which lasted an hour-plus between opening remarks and question-asking, had to do with the past 48 hours: how the elder Pearl 's retirement came to be, how quickly his son was asked to fill his shoes and how conversations ensued with the program's players .

But there was a lot to learn about the program and how it'll look under a new head coach for the first time in 11 seasons.

Here are five takeaways about Steven Pearl's first team on the Plains from his introductory press conference:

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