Trey Alexander clears air: ‘De-commitment from Auburn University was amicable’

Former Auburn signee Trey Alexander went on Twitter to clear the air on why he decided to de-commit from the Tigers.

Auburn lost one of its key pieces to the 2021-22 basketball season last week when Trey Alexander, a four-star guard and signee from Oklahoma, de-committed from the Tigers and reopened his recruitment.

In The Oklahoma later, Alexander explained that his reason for deciding not to come to Auburn was because the Tigers and coaching staff didn’t hold up to their word and broke promises.

On Wednesday, the guard took to Twitter to clear some air.

4-star Auburn signee Trey Alexander reopens recruitment

Auburn four-star signee shooting guard Trey Alexander announced on Thursday that he has reopened his recruitment.

Shocking news for Auburn basketball on Thursday.

Longtime commit and Tigers signee Trey Alexander announced on Twitter that he has reopened his recruitment and will not be attending Auburn.

A four-star and ranked the No. 15 shooting guard in the nation, Alexander signed his letter of intent with the Tigers in November.

4-star guard Trey Alexander officially signs with Auburn

4-star guard Trey Alexander has officially signed with Auburn, becoming the second player in the 2021 class to pen his name.

It’s been a great two days for Bruce Pearl and the Auburn basketball program.

On Tuesday, 5-star power forward Jabari Smith signed his letter of intent with the Tigers and, on Wednesday, 4-star guard Trey Alexander followed suit.

From Auburn’s press release:

Trey Alexander, a 6-foot-4, 185-pound guard from Oklahoma City, Okla., signed a National Letter of Intent with the Auburn basketball program, head coach Bruce Pearl announced Wednesday.

Alexander is a consensus four-star shooting guard by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. He is rated as the 40th-best player nationally in the 2021 class by ESPN, 61st by 247Sports and 72nd by Rivals.

Alexander, tabbed as the No. 1 player from the state of Oklahoma, averaged 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4.5 assists and four steals per game during his junior season at Heritage Hall School.

“First of all, we’re getting an outstanding student-athlete from an incredible family,” Pearl said. “I want to thank our former players because Trey and his father, Steve, who has been his coach his entire life, watched our backcourt grow, develop and play with freedom. That is what set us apart. I want to thank our former players for representing in such a way that somebody as talented as Trey would want to come to Auburn.

“His ability to score on all three levels, his work ethic and upside make him one of the best guard prospects that we’ve been able to recruit.”

Alexander, already Heritage Hall’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder, was named a MaxPreps Junior All-American last season. He also was named First Team All-State.

The sharpshooter averaged 24 points, 8.4 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 2.2 steals as a sophomore and was labeled as the Greater Metro Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player in 2019.

The Chargers won the Class 4A state title during Alexander’s freshman campaign and were runners-up when he was a sophomore after he was named the Little All-City Player of the Year in 2018.

On the AAU circuit, Alexander averaged 24 points per game with various travel teams over the summer.

Prior to his junior season, Alexander averaged 19 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals for 16U Team Griffin during the 2019 grassroots season in which he led the team to the Nike E16 Peach Jam Championship.

The run to the title included Alexander’s driving buzzer-beater to send the championship game to overtime.

Alexander, who is cousins with current Utah Jazz point guard Mike Conley Jr., is Auburn’s second signee in the Class of 2021.

4-star guard Trey Alexander picks Auburn over Kansas

The 4-star guard out of Oklahoma City is the No. 61 overall player in the 2021 recruiting class.

Bruce Pearl continues to bring the talent to the Plains.

On Thursday evening, 4-star guard Trey Alexander committed to Auburn over Kansas. He is the No. 61 overall player in the 2021 class by 247Sports composite.

Out of Oklahoma City, Alexander is 6-foot-4 and 185 pounds and averaged 26.6 points per game for Heritage Hall as a junior last season.

“I prayed about the decision and committing to Coach Pearl and Auburn is what it came to,” says Alexander. “God led me to this decision. Nothing more. Nothing less.”

From 247Sports:

Scouting Report: In Alexander, the Tigers program is getting a combo guard comfortable playing with or without the ball in his hands. He is a comfortable scorer who allows the game to slow down for him to be clever and instinctual in creating his own scoring opportunities. Alexander has also developed into a reliable off-the-dribble playmaker who can get his teammates involved through his herky-jerky penetration. The defensive upside is there as well with good length, decent lateral mobility, and the instincts to blossom on that end as well. He is a proven winner and competitor that is aware of the work he will have to put in to earn early minutes in the SEC.

Alexander joins 5-star power forward Jabari Smith as the two hard commits for the 2021 Auburn class.