Naismith Hall of Fame member Bill Self, one of just nine coaches all-time with 700-plus wins and multiple national championships, has signed an amended contract with the University of Kansas, Director of Athletics Travis Goff announced today. With 773 career wins, two national championships, 20 conference championships, 18 first-round NBA Draft picks at Kansas and
Self to miss today’s NCAA Tournament game vs Howard
Bill Self, who missed the entire Big 12 tournament due to a medical issue, will not coach the Jayhawks in their first round NCAA Tournament game today vs Howard. Norm Roberts, who coached the team in Self’s absence last week will continue to steer the ship today. Kansas released the following statement:
Bill Self Update: Kansas Coach to miss entire Big 12 Tournament
The University of Kansas Health System and Kansas head basketball Bill Self released the following statement:
Kansas Head Coach Bill Self hospitalized; will miss today’s Big 12 Tournament game
Kansas Athletics has released the following statement on the status of head basketball coach Bill Self: “Kansas Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self will miss today’s Big 12 Tournament game as he recovers from an illness. Assistant Coach Norm Roberts will serve as the acting head coach. Self is doing well and receiving great care at
OFFICIAL: Dooley returns to Kansas
Former Kansas assistant coach Joe Dooley has returned to the KU men’s basketball program as director of student-athlete development, Jayhawks head coach Bill Self announced Thursday. “Joe was here for 10 seasons and then went to Florida Gulf Coast and East Carolina. When he became available for employment, I thought it was a no-brainer to
Kansas Signs Bill Self to Lifetime Contract
The University of Kansas announced today that hall of fame men’s basketball head coach Bill Self has signed a lifetime contract with the Jayhawks. His current contract, which was set to expire next March, is being replaced with a new five-year rolling agreement that automatically adds one year at the conclusion of each season for
Bill Self, Kansas issue statement in response to allegations
The University of Kansas and Head Basketball Coach Bill Self have issued a statement in response to the NCAA’s notice of allegations which includes a lack of institutional control and multiple Level I violations in the men’s basketball program. Bill Self’s Statement: “By the NCAA’s own admission through its public statements early this summer, it’s
Daily Dirt – 8/6/19
A bunch of things that I’ve heard… Following up on something that I TWEETED earlier this morning…former Portland assistant Bob Cantu has landed at Kansas. He will serve in a non-coaching role as an advisor on Bill Self’s staff. He was at Portland from 2016 until this past spring, spent three seasons assistant at UTEP,
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 10/26/18
Good article HERE from the Dallasnews.com on why TCU head coach Jamie Dixon felt compelled to hire Scott Cross as an assistant. Cross, who had spent the past 12-seasons as the head coach at UT Arlington, was unexpectedly dismissed back in March after a 21-13 season. Dixon realized that he was one of the good
HoopDirt.com Daily News – 1/17/18
HoopDirt.com’s Daily News from the college basketball coaching world… UTEP released financial information regarding pay for interim men’s basketball coach Phil Johnson as part of an open records request submitted by KVIA. As an assistant under Tim Floyd, Johnson was making about $198,000 per year plus bonuses that included one month’s extra pay for making
Kansas Head Basketball Coach Bill Self elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Joining elite company, Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self has been chosen for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. A first-ballot inductee, Self began his coaching career as an graduate assistant at Kansas in 1985-86 under Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. He then returned to his alma mater, Oklahoma State, as
Self, Massimino, and Ryan among 14 finalists for Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Kansas Head Coach Bill Self, former Villanova (and current Keiser University) head coach Rollie Massimino, and former Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan are among fourteen finalists nominated for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The Class of 2017 will be announced on Monday, April 3 at a press conference in Phoenix prior