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Bill Self
Bill Self is the highly successful head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer. With a remarkable coaching career spanning 30 seasons, he boasts an overall record of 772-237 (76.5 percent) and achieved his 700th NCAA Division I victory in 2020, becoming the second-youngest coach to do so.
Self's tenure at Kansas is marked by two national championships (2008, 2022), a record 13-straight Big 12 Conference titles, and numerous deep tournament runs, including three Final Fours and eight Elite Eights. His teams have consistently excelled, with a 299-17 record on his home court at Allen Fieldhouse. Recognized as a nine-time conference coach of the year, Self has coached 13 NBA Lottery selections, including No. 1 picks Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid. He is one of only two active coaches to win multiple NCAA titles.
Self came to Kansas from the University of Illinois, where he guided the Fighting Illini to a 78-24 record over three seasons, including two Big Ten regular-season championships, a Big Ten Tournament t
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Bill Self
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Bill Self
In the storied history of Kansas basketball, no coach has a higher career winning percentage at the school than Bill Self. In 2008, in his first trip to the Final Four, Self claimed the national title. He now boasts a 142-32 (.816) record in five years at Kansas and a 349-137 (.718) mark in 15 seasons as a Division I coach. Self has been to 10 straight NCAA tournaments and advanced to the Elite Eight five times in that span, while directing three different programs. His Kansas teams have won four straight Big 12 regular-season titles and three straight Big 12 Tournament crowns. In the decade leading up to the national championship, Self has finished first eight times in three different leagues. The other two seasons, his teams finished as conference runner-up. A former player (1981-1985) and assistant coach (1986-1993) at Oklahoma State, Self was head coach at Oral Roberts (1993-1997), Tulsa (1997-2000) and Illinois (2000-2003) before arriving at Kansas in April 2003. Self and wife Cindy have a daughter, Lauren, and son, Tyler.
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Bill Self
American basketball coach (born 1962)
For people named William or Will Self, see Self (surname).
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| Title | Head coach |
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| Team | Kansas |
| Conference | Big 12 |
| Record | 603–143 (.808)[A] |
| Annual salary | $10.6 million[1] |
| Born | (1962-12-27) December 27, 1962 (age 62) Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| 1981–1985 | Oklahoma State |
| 1985–1986 | Kansas (assistant) |
| 1986–1993 | Oklahoma State (assistant) |
| 1993–1997 | Oral Roberts |
| 1997–2000 | Tulsa |
| 2000–2003 | Illinois |
| 2003–present | Kansas |
| Overall | 830–248 (.770)[A] |
| Tournaments | 52–22 (NCAA Division I)[A] 0–1 (NIT) |
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