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Bill Self has already been inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, but continues to coach. He was inducted in 2017 in large part because of his 600+ wins at the time and his having led the University of Kansas to 13 consecutive regular-season Big 12 titles.
Self is most known for his tenure at Kansas, but his coaching career didn't start there. His first Division-1 head coaching job was at Oral Roberts in 1993. After four seasons, he took over at Tulsa for three years, then went to Illinois for his next three seasons. In 2003, Self took over as head coach of the Jayhawks and has held the position ever since.
His head coach resume includes two national championships, eight conference championships, and over 800 wins. Here is more on Self's history in March Madness.
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Bill Self record in March Madness
Self is one of the most consistent coaches in college basketball. He has coached for 31 years, and his teams have made the NCAA Tournament in 27 of them. Overall, Self has a 57-24 record in March Madness.
Self has made the men's NCAA tournament 27 times in his coaching career, and all of them have come consecutively since 1999. He didn't make the Big Dance with Oral Robert, but did for the first time in 1999 with Tulsa, one of the two appearances he had with the Golden Hurricane in March. Self made the NCAA Tournament all three years he was in Illinois. Self has made the NCAA Tournament with Kansas in every season that he has been with the Jayhawks, except in 2020 when the postseason was cancelled due to COVID-19.
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Has Bill Self won a championship?
Yes, Self has two championships on hsi resume.
He first won the NCAA Tournament in 2008 after Kansas entered the tournament as a 1-seed. The Jayhawks beat No. 16 Portland State, No. 8 UNLV, No. 12 Villanova and No. 10 Davidson to make it to the Final Four. Kansas matched up with No. 1 North Carolina, but won handily 84-66. The championship game against Memphis went into overtime, but the Jayhawks won 75-68.
Self and Kansas won their second NCAA Tournament in 2022. The Jayhawks were again a 1-seed and beat No. 16 Texas Southern, No. 9 Creighton, No. 4 Providence and No. 10 Miami (FL) to reach the Final Four. Kansas beat No. 2 Villanova 81-65 to set up a match with UNC in the finals. The Tar Heels were coming off a Final Four win over Duke in what was Mike Krzyzewski's final game, and many thought that UNC was more focused on that win than Kansas. Still, the Jayhawks won a close game, holding on for the 72-69 victory to cut down the nets.
SN AWARDS: All-America team | Player of the Year | Coach of the Year
Bill Self coaching history
- 1985-1986 Kansas (assistant)
- 1986-1993 Oklahoma State (assistant)
- 1993-1997 Oral Roberts (55-54 record)
- 1997-2000 Tulsa (74-27 record)
- 2000-2003 Illinois (78-24 record)
- 2003-present Kansas (633-167 record)
Self played college basketball from 1981 to 1985. After his collegiate career wrapped up, he was an assistant at Kansas for one year. Then, he returned to his alma mater and was an assistant for the Cowboys from 1986 to 1993.
Self got his first opportunity to be a head basketball coach at Oral Roberts in 1993, and the team went 6-21 in his first season. They improved to 10-17 in his second year, and 18-9 in his third. Self's final year with the program saw them go 21-7 and make the NIT, though they were eliminated in the first round.
He took over at Tulsa in 1997 and took the Golden Hurricane to a 19-12 record, but no postseason appearance. That was the last time that a Self-coached team missed the postseason. Tulsa went 23-10 and made it to the round of 32 in 1999, and went 32-5 and made it to the Elite Eight in 2000.
Self continued this success at Illinois in 2001. The Fighting Illini went 27-8 and made the Elite Eight in his first season. They went 26-9 in his second season, making the Sweet Sixteen, and 25-7 in 2003 before being eliminated in the second round.
He then moved to Kansas ahead of the 2003-2004 season and has made the NCAA Tournament every year since, except for the COVID-19-canceled tournament in 2020.
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