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Bill Self
Self in 2016
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamKansas
ConferenceBig 12
Record580–138 (.808)[A]
Annual salary$10.6 million[1]
Biographical details
Born (1962-12-27) December 27, 1962 (age 61)
Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S.
Playing career
1981–1985Oklahoma State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1985–1986Kansas (assistant)
1986–1993Oklahoma State (assistant)
1993–1997Oral Roberts
1997–2000Tulsa
2000–2003Illinois
2003–presentKansas
Head coaching record
Overall807–243 (.769)[A]
Tournaments52–22 (NCAA Division I)[A]
0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2017 (profile)
Medal record
Head Coach for  United States
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju Team competition
Head coach for  United States
FIBA U18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 St. Catharines Team competition

Billy Eugene Self Jr. (born December 27, 1962) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. Self has held various coaching roles at the collegiate level and has been the coach of the Jayhawks since 2003.

At Kansas, Self has led the team to 17 Big 12 regular season championships (including an NCAA record 14 consecutive Big 12 regular season championships), four NCAA Final Four appearances (2008, 2012, 2018, 2022), and to the NCAA Championship in 2008 and 2022. Self has a record of 292–16 (.948 win percentage) at Allen Fieldhouse, and he has had three home winning streaks of more than 30 wins (including a school-record and 11th-best all-time 69 game streak). During his tenure at Kansas, he has recruited several McDonald's All-Americans and coached many players who went onto the NBA.

Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Self had the 18th most wins among Division I coaches in NCAA history and 4th among active head coaches. He is the winningest coach in Kansas history, having passed Hall of Famer Phog Allen on 12 November 2024, and is the only coach in Kansas history to lead Kansas to multiple NCAA Tournament National Championships. Self was the highest paid NCAA basketball coach for the 2021–22 season earning $10,184,282. He signed a lifetime contract extension with the Jayhawks in 2021. In 2022, Self became the seventh coach to win multiple NCAA tournament championships since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.

Early life

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Bill Eugene Self Jr. was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, where his father was the girls' basketball coach at nearby Morris High School.[4] Self attended Edmond Memorial High School, where he was named Oklahoma High School Basketball Player of the Year in 1981.[5]

Playing career

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Self received a basketball scholarship to play at Oklahoma State University. He was a letter winner all four years he played. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in business in 1985 and a master's degree in athletic administration in 1989, both from Oklahoma State.[6]

Statistics

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Season GP GS FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% PPG RPG APG
1981–82 24 1 31 73 .425 14 18 .778 3.2 0.9 1.0
1982–83 31 9 68 140 .486 41 60 .683 5.7 1.9 2.0
1983–84 26 23 80 176 .455 52 69 .754 8.2 3.2 4.8
1984–85 28 20 89 187 .476 44 69 .638 7.9 2.1 3.9
Career 109 53 268 576 .465 151 216 .699 6.3 2.0 2.9

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Collegiate coaching history

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Early coaching jobs

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In 1985, Self joined Larry Brown's coaching staff at the University of Kansas. He remained at Kansas as an assistant coach for the 1985–1986 season. Between 1986 and 1993, Self was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State University under Leonard Hamilton, followed by Eddie Sutton. Self's first head coaching position came at Oral Roberts who hired him in 1993. In his first season at ORU, the team managed only six wins. Things improved slightly the following year, when ORU won ten games. In Self's third season, he guided the Golden Eagles to an 18–9 record, and in his fourth season, (1996–1997), ORU registered a 21–7 record as the school made its first postseason tournament appearance since its 1983–1984 appearance in the National Invitation Tournament.[8]

After rebuilding the Golden Eagles, Self was hired by crosstown rival Tulsa and spent three seasons (1998 to 2000) there, compiling a Tulsa-best 74–27 record. While at TU, Self coached the Golden Hurricane to consecutive NCAA tournament appearances in 1999 and 2000. In the 1999–2000 season, in addition to setting a school single-season record for victories by compiling a 32–5 record, Self led the Golden Hurricane to its first-ever Elite Eight appearance.[9]

On June 9, 2000, Illinois named Self the head coach of their basketball program. In Self's three seasons in Illinois, he led the Fighting Illini to two Big Ten regular-season championships, a Big Ten tournament title, and three straight NCAA tournament appearances.

Kansas

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Kansas hired Self as head coach in 2003. He took over for Roy Williams who left for his former team, North Carolina, after KU lost the 2003 National Championship game to Syracuse. In his first season at Kansas, Self led the Jayhawks to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament, where they fell to Georgia Tech. In August 2008, Self signed a new 10-year contract guaranteeing him $3 million annually, making him the second-highest-paid coach in college basketball at the time, following Florida's Billy Donovan.[10]

Between 2007 and 2011, Self's KU teams won 165 games, an average of 33.0 wins a year, passing Mike Krzyzewski of Duke (164 wins, 32.8 a year from 1998 to 2002) and Jerry Tarkanian of UNLV (163 wins, 32.6 a year from 1987 to 1991) for the highest 5-year win total of any men's basketball coach in Division I history.[11]

In the 2010–11 season, Self led the Jayhawks past North Carolina to end the season at number 2 on the all-time wins list, trailing leader Kentucky by 14 games (List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball). The Jayhawks entered the 2012 NCAA tournament as a #2-seed in the Midwest Regional and ultimately lost in the championship game to Kentucky 67–59. The Jayhawks concluded the year with a 32–7 record, and Self was named the Naismith Coach of the Year. On November 18, 2016, after an 86–65 win over Siena, Self passed Ted Owens for most wins at Allen Fieldhouse with 207.[12] On December 6, 2016, Self achieved his 600th win with a 105–62 win over UMKC. He is the 9th fastest coach in NCAA history to win 600 games.[13] On February 18, 2017, Self was announced as one of 14 finalists named from over 100 candidates to be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. The inductees were announced April 3 prior to the National Championship game.[14]

Self coaching Jayhawks players during a timeout in 2009

In September 2019, Self and the Kansas program were served a Notice of Allegations by the NCAA for five Level 1 violations, a head coach responsibility charge against Self personally, and a lack of institutional control charge against the University of Kansas. Self's individual punishments could include a suspension[15] or an effective ban from college basketball for several years or more (a "show cause" penalty against any program looking to hire Self).[16] Self has denied throughout the investigation that the Kansas coaching staff knew Adidas was paying recruits to go there.[17]

On April 2, 2021, Self signed a lifetime contract with Kansas. Every year after the initial five years, an extra year will be automatically added to the contract and that will continue until he retires or dies. The financial terms of the contract were not immediately disclosed.[18] During the 2021–22 season, Self led Kansas to its fourth NCAA National Championship in program history, capped by a 72–69 victory over North Carolina in the National Championship game on April 4, 2022. The Jayhawks overcame a 16-point deficit and a 15-point halftime deficit to win, both NCAA title game records. By winning the title, combined with the retirements of Mike Krzyzewski and Jay Wright at the end of the season, Self moved into a tie with Rick Pitino as the only active coaches with two national championships.

On November 2, the University of Kansas suspended Self for the first four games of the 2022–23 season after a recruiting violation, which included the team's Champions Classic game against Duke.[19] Just before the start of the Big 12 Tournament, Self endured a health issue and was unable to coach the Jayhawks for the postseason. Kansas assistant Norm Roberts took over.[20] The Jayhawks would go on to the title game of the Big 12 tournament, losing to Texas. They received the one seed in the west region, beating Howard before losing to Arkansas.

In 2023, due to recruiting violations, 15 of the Jayhawks wins from the 2017–18 season, their Final Four appearance, Big 12 regular season title, and Big 12 Tournament title were all vacated by the NCAA.[21] On November 7, 2023, Self signed an amended lifetime contract with Kansas. The contract was signed to continue being a lifetime contract, however, the amended contract gave him a raise to make him the highest paid coach in the country.[22]

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (NCAA Division I Independent) (1993–1997)
1993–94 Oral Roberts 6–21
1994–95 Oral Roberts 10–17
1995–96 Oral Roberts 18–9
1996–97 Oral Roberts 21–7 NIT First Round
Oral Roberts: 55–54 (.505)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Western Athletic Conference) (1997–2000)
1997–98 Tulsa 19–12 9–5 3rd (Pacific)
1998–99 Tulsa 23–10 9–5 T–1st (Mountain) NCAA Division I Round of 32
1999–00 Tulsa 32–5 12–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
Tulsa: 74–27 (.733) 30–12 (.714)
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (2000–2003)
2000–01 Illinois 27–8 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2001–02 Illinois 26–9 11–5 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2002–03 Illinois 25–7 11–5 2nd NCAA Division I Round of 32
Illinois: 78–24 (.765) 35–13 (.729)
Kansas Jayhawks (Big 12 Conference) (2003–present)
2003–04 Kansas 24–9 12–4 T–2nd NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2004–05 Kansas 23–7 12–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2005–06 Kansas 25–8 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Round of 64
2006–07 Kansas 33–5 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2007–08 Kansas 37–3 13–3 T–1st NCAA Division I Champion
2008–09 Kansas 27–8 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2009–10 Kansas 33–3 15–1 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2010–11 Kansas 35–3 14–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2011–12 Kansas 32–7 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Runner-up
2012–13 Kansas 31–6 14–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2013–14 Kansas 25–10 14–4 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2014–15 Kansas 27–9 13–5 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2015–16 Kansas 33–5 15–3 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2016–17 Kansas 31–5 16–2 1st NCAA Division I Elite Eight
2017–18 Kansas 16–8* 3–5* 1st* NCAA Division I Final Four*
2018–19 Kansas 26–10 12–6 3rd NCAA Division I Round of 32
2019–20 Kansas 28–3 17–1 1st Postseason cancelled due to COVID-19
2020–21 Kansas 21–9 12–6 2nd NCAA Division I Round of 32
2021–22 Kansas 34–6 14–4 T–1st NCAA Division I Champion
2022–23 Kansas 24–8** 13–5 1st NCAA Division I Round of 32
2023–24 Kansas 23–11 10–8 T–5th NCAA Division I Round of 32
2024–25 Kansas 2–0 0–0
Kansas: 580–138 (.808)* 272–72 (.791)*
Total: 807–243 (.769)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

*Does not include 15 vacated wins, 10 of which were conference wins. The Jayhawks regular season Big 12 championship and their Big 12 Tournament championship were vacated. The Jayhawks entire NCAA Tournament appearance from the season was vacated including their Final Four appearance.
**Does not include record during Self's suspension, but does include games missed due to health issues.

Personal life

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Self with his son Tyler

Self is married with two children, a daughter and a son. His daughter graduated from Kansas in 2013. His son, Tyler, played basketball at Kansas from 2012 to 2017[6] and was the general manager for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League until 2022.[23] Self is a Christian.[24]

In June 2006, Self and his wife, Cindy, established the ASSISTS foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization to serve as a fundraising conduit for organizations that serve a variety of youth initiatives.[25]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Kansas had 15 wins, their 2018 Big 12 Regular Season and Tournament championships, and 2018 Final Four appearance vacated in 2023. These totals are not included here.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA men's basketball highest-paid coaches for 2021–22 season". USAToday.com.
  2. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (March 9, 2015). "Bill Self Big 12 Coach of the Year". KSNW-TV. Wichita, Kansas. Retrieved March 10, 2015. Self is the first four-time AP Big 12 Coach of the Year winner, edging West Virginia coach Bob Huggins for this year's award.
  3. ^ "Kansas' Bill Self to be Inducted into Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame". University of Kansas Official Athletic Site. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
  4. ^ Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, May 15, 2003, p. 237. "The chancellor at Urbana recommends the appointment of Bruce B. Weber...as head men's basketball coach...Mr. Weber succeeds Billy Eugene Self, Jr., who resigned from the position."
  5. ^ "KU's Bill Self Goes into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame". Kansas Jayhawks. August 5, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Bill Self coach profile". KUAthletics.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
  7. ^ "Bill Self College Stats". Sports-Reference.com.
  8. ^ Jimmie Tramel, "Starting point: Kansas’ Bill Self began his career as a head coach in 1993 when he took over the struggling ORU program", Tulsa World, March 15, 2011.
  9. ^ "Tulsa earns First Elite Eight". Sports Illustrated. March 25, 2000. Archived from the original on May 22, 2001. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  10. ^ Currently, he is the third-highest compensated behind Donovan and John Calipari, who signed an eight-year, $31.65 million deal with Kentucky on April 1, 2009. Self Discusses his —′new Deal, Lawrence Journal-World.
  11. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). Fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  12. ^ "Self passes Ted Owens for most wins at Allen Fieldhouse". November 19, 2016.
  13. ^ "Kansas rolls over UMKC to give Bill Self win No. 600". USAToday.com.
  14. ^ "Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Announces Fourteen Finalists for Class of 2017 Election". HoopHall.com.
  15. ^ "Bill Self, Kansas double down on innocence as NCAA probe ramps up with season beginning". CBSports.com. October 23, 2019.
  16. ^ "Kansas coach Bill Self defiant in wake of NCAA investigation". ESPN, October 23, 2019. Accessed August 7, 2020.
  17. ^ Dana O'Neil and Bruce Feldman. "New court filing: Kansas assistant coach talked of routing funds to recruit’s family". The Athletic, January 29, 2021. Accessed March 24, 2021.
  18. ^ "Kansas Signs Men's Basketball Head Coach Bill Self to Lifetime Contract". KUAthletics.com. April 2, 2021.
  19. ^ "Kansas suspends Bill Self for 4 games in infractions case". ESPN.com. November 2, 2022.
  20. ^ "KU's Self misses loss to Arkansas amid recovery". ESPN.com. March 18, 2023.
  21. ^ "Kansas basketball on probation as violations downgraded". ESPN.com. October 11, 2023.
  22. ^ "Kansas' Bill Self now highest-paid coach after amended deal". KUAthletics.com. November 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Former Jayhawk Tyler Self named general manager of NBA G League's Austin Spurs". KUSports.com. November 10, 2020.
  24. ^ "Jayhawks buoyed by Coach Self's faith". BaptistPress.com. April 7, 2008.
  25. ^ "Kansas Basketball Coach Bill Self Launches Foundation". Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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