Tony Jones (left) and Steven Pearl look on during new Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl's introductory press conference March 18 at Auburn Arena. Jones and Steven, Pearl's son, are the first two assistants to join his staff.
Tony Jones, who served as an assistant to Pearl for 11 seasons, resigned from his position to pursue other coaching opportunities, Auburn announced via a release on Friday afternoon.
Jones came to Auburn with Pearl last March after spending 10 seasons on his staffs at Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Tennessee. The 20-year college coaching veteran was primarily in charge of recruiting, scheduling and coaching Auburn’s perimeter players for the last year-plus.