Bill Self facts for kids
Self in 2016
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| Title | Head coach | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Kansas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Big 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record | 609–148 (.804) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Annual salary | $13 million | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | December 27, 1962 Okmulgee, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| 1981–1985 | Oklahoma State | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985–1986 | Kansas (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1993 | Oklahoma State (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Oral Roberts | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Tulsa | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–present | Kansas | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall | 836–256 (.766) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 52–23 (NCAA Division I) 0–1 (NIT) |
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| Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2017 (profile) |
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Billy Eugene Self Jr. (born December 27, 1962), known as Bill Self, is a famous American basketball coach. He is currently the head coach for the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team. Coach Self has worked in many coaching jobs at colleges and has led the Jayhawks since 2003.
At Kansas, Coach Self has guided his team to 17 Big 12 regular season championships. This includes an amazing 14 championships in a row, which is a record! His teams have also reached the NCAA Final Four four times. They won the NCAA Championship in both 2008 and 2022. Coach Self has an incredible winning record at their home court, Allen Fieldhouse. He has also helped many players become NBA stars.
Bill Self was honored by being added to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017. He is the coach with the most wins in Kansas history. He is also the only coach there to win more than one NCAA Tournament National Championship. In 2021, he signed a special "lifetime contract" with the Jayhawks. This means he can coach them for as long as he wants.
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Early Life and School
Bill Eugene Self Jr. was born in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. His father was a basketball coach for girls' teams at a nearby high school. Bill went to Edmond Memorial High School. In 1981, he was named Oklahoma High School Basketball Player of the Year.
Playing Basketball in College
Bill Self earned a scholarship to play basketball at Oklahoma State University. He played for all four years he was there. He earned a bachelor's degree in business in 1985. Later, in 1989, he got a master's degree in athletic administration, both from Oklahoma State.
Starting His Coaching Career
Early Coaching Jobs
In 1985, Bill Self began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Kansas. He worked there for one season. From 1986 to 1993, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State University.
His first job as a head coach was at Oral Roberts in 1993. His team won only six games in his first year. But things got better! By his third season, they had 18 wins. In his fourth season (1996–1997), Oral Roberts won 21 games. This was their first time in a postseason tournament since 1983–1984.
After his success at Oral Roberts, Self became the head coach at Tulsa. He coached there for three seasons, from 1998 to 2000. He led Tulsa to a great record of 74 wins and 27 losses. His teams made it to the NCAA tournament in 1999 and 2000. In the 1999–2000 season, Tulsa won 32 games and reached the "Elite Eight" for the first time ever.
On June 9, 2000, Illinois hired Bill Self as their head coach. In his three years at Illinois, he led the team to two Big Ten regular-season championships. They also won a Big Ten tournament title. His teams made it to the NCAA tournament three years in a row.
Coaching the Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas hired Bill Self as their head coach in 2003. He took over after Roy Williams left. In his first season at Kansas, Self led the Jayhawks to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
Between 2007 and 2011, Coach Self's Kansas teams won 165 games. This was an average of 33 wins each year. This was one of the highest five-year win totals for any men's college basketball coach.
In the 2011–12 season, the Jayhawks reached the championship game of the NCAA tournament. They finished the year with 32 wins and 7 losses. Bill Self was named the Naismith Coach of the Year for his great work.
On November 18, 2016, Coach Self earned his 207th win at Allen Fieldhouse. This made him the coach with the most wins at their home court. On December 6, 2016, he got his 600th career win. He was the 9th fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 600 wins. In February 2017, he was chosen as a finalist for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame that year.
In 2019, there were some issues with rules regarding recruiting at Kansas. Coach Self and the program faced charges from the NCAA. He has always said that his coaching staff did not know about any payments to players.
On April 2, 2021, Coach Self signed a special lifetime contract with Kansas. This means he can stay as the head coach for as long as he wants. In the 2021–22 season, Coach Self led Kansas to its fourth NCAA National Championship. They won a thrilling game against North Carolina, coming back from a 16-point deficit. This was the biggest comeback ever in an NCAA title game. With this win, Bill Self became one of only a few active coaches with two national championships.
In November 2022, Coach Self was suspended for the first four games of the 2022–23 season due to recruiting issues. Later, in 2023, 15 of the Jayhawks' wins from the 2017–18 season were removed from their record by the NCAA. This also included their Final Four appearance and Big 12 titles from that year. On November 7, 2023, Coach Self signed an updated lifetime contract with Kansas. This new contract made him the highest-paid coach in college basketball.
Personal Life
Bill Self is married and has 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. Tyler later worked as a general manager for a professional basketball team until 2022. Bill Self is a Christian.
In 2006, Bill and his wife, Cindy, started a foundation called ASSISTS. This foundation helps raise money for different programs that support young people.
See also
In Spanish: Bill Self para niños
- List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins
- List of NCAA Division I Men's Final Four appearances by coach
