For over five decades Jim Boeheim was synonymous with Syracuse University, as the decorated coach who delivered the Orange's lone national title. He has been the face of Syracuse basketball for as long as anyone can remember, but that's not going to be the case for very long.

Amid a slew of controversies concerning NCAA violations, Boeheim and Syracuse announced Wednesday that he will be retiring after three seasons.

"Coach Jim Boeheim has been a mainstay at Syracuse University for than one-third of our entire 144-year history," said Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud in a statement, "He enrolled as a student here in 1962 and has never left. He has been the embodiment of Orange pride."

According to a Yahoo Sports report, Syverud also said that Boeheim decided to make the announcement to "bring certainty to the team and program in the coming years," as well as to allow for a smooth transition.

The NCAA imposed penalties for violations that supposedly lasted for more than a decade under Boeheim's watch, which involved academic misconduct, extra benefits, and the university's drug-testing policy, as stated by a report by NCAA Committee on Infractions.

Boeheim was meted a nine game suspension for the next ACC season, while Syracuse has already vacated 24 wins. Yahoo Sports reports, that Syracuse will also have three scholarships taken away for four seasons, and all wins in which an ineligible player participated during five seasons between 2004 and 2012 will be vacated. That number could reportedly reach as high as 108, depending on the appeal process.

The NCAA report placed Syracuse under probation for the next five years.

Long-time assistant coach Mike Hopkins is reported to be next in line for the Orange's coaching post. Hopkins was a former star for the Syracuse Orange.

Boeheim is the second-winningest coach in NCAA Division I history with his 966 wins.