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 retire as head coach at Auburn , according to a video announcement Pearl made on social media.

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

"The truth is, it's time," Pearl said in the video. "I told myself that, when I got to the point where I could not give it my all or I wasn't necessarily 100%, where I couldn't be the relentless competitor that you expected of me, that it was going to be time. And as hard as it is to say this, I've reached the realization that it's time for me to step aside."

In his 14-minute retirement video, the 65-year-old Pearl thanked UW

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