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 Bill
Self, one of the most impressive coaches in the
college game today, enters his third season as head
coach at the University of Kansas.
In 2004-05 Self won his fifth league title as a head
coach. He won two titles at Tulsa (1999, 2000), two
at Illinois (2001, 2002) and a share of the Big 12
title this season. Self recorded his 250th career
win at Kansas State on Feb. 9. His win against
Colorado on Feb. 12 marked his seventh straight
20-win season as a head coach and eighth overall.
In his 12th season as a head coach, Self has
compiled an overall record of 254-121 (.677),
including a 47-16 (.746) record in his second season
at KU. He has posted a 13-7 mark in NCAA Tournament
play. He is a four-time finalist for the Naismith
Coach of the Year Award (2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003),
and he was named National Coach of the Year by The
Sporting News in 2000. In addition, Self has led
three different teams to the NCAA Elite Eight over
the past six seasons.
In the spring of 2005 Self was named to USA
Basketball Competition Committee. He was appointed
by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Self came to KU 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 tourney
title and three straight NCAA Tournament
appearances. In Self's first season in Champaign,
the Illini advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the
first time since 1989.
Prior to his stint at Illinois, Self coached at
Tulsa from 1998 to 2000, where he led the Golden
Hurricane to a record of 74-27 in three seasons,
including making the NCAA Tournament in 1999 and
2000. Tulsa went 32-5 in 2000, setting a school
single-season record for victories, and the Golden
Hurricane made the NCAA Elite Eight that year.
Self began his head coaching career at Oral Roberts,
where he resurrected the Golden Eagles' program.
Before Self took over the reigns, ORU had compiled
the worst record in the program's history with a
5-22 mark in 1992-93. Although Self 's first ORU
team managed just six victories in 1993-94, the win
total increased to 10 the following year. In his
third season at the helm, Self guided the Golden
Eagles to an 18-9 record. In 1996-97, ORU registered
a 21-7 mark and made the school's first postseason
tournament appearance since 1983-84, receiving an
invitation to the NIT.
Prior to his appointment at ORU, Self spent seven
seasons as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State
University. He originally joined the Cowboys' staff
for the 1986-87 season and spent the next four years
working under then-OSU head coach Leonard Hamilton.
In the three seasons prior to his arrival at ORU,
Self served as an assistant on Eddie Sutton's staff
at Oklahoma State.
During Self's seven seasons at OSU, the team
advanced to postseason play a total of five times,
including three trips to the NCAA Tournament
(1991-93) and two straight appearances in the
National Invitation Tournament (1989-90). OSU posted
a cumulative 128-88 record during his tenure,
including a mark of 72-25 (.742) in his final three
seasons.
Before Oklahoma State, Self spent the 1985-86 season
on Larry Brown's coaching staff at Kansas. While
Self was at KU, the Jayhawks registered a 35-4
record and advanced to the NCAA Final Four.
A native of Edmond, Okla., Self competed
collegiately at Oklahoma State where he was a
four-year letterwinner from 1982 to 1985 and was an
All-Big Eight freshman selection in 1982. He
received his bachelor's degree in business in 1985
and a master's degree in athletic administration in
1989, both from Oklahoma State.
He and his wife, Cindy, have two children: daughter
Lauren and son Tyler.
Self was named the eighth head coach in Kansas
basketball history on April 21, 2003. |
