Bruce Pearl, whose run of more than two decades as a men's basketball coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Tennessee and Auburn included a pair of Final Four runs, will reportedly retire as head coach at Auburn , according to ESPN.

His departure opens the door for his son, Steven, to take the reins of the Auburn program.

The 65-year-old Pearl, who has 463 career victories in 701 games at the Division I level and has appeared in the NCAA Tournament 14 times, began his DI career in Milwaukee, a four-year run from 2001 through 2005 that included two unforgettable appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a run to the Sweet 16.

The 2002-03 Panthers, after winning the Horizon League Tournament, lost in a heartbreaker to Notre Dame in the first round when Dylan Page's poten

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