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United States Bill Self has established himself as one of college basketball's most accomplished coaches, known for consistently leading teams to conference championships and NCAA Tournament success.
Bill Self partnered with local Kansas City and Lawrence Wendy's restaurants to match every $1 spent on Boo! Books purchases, up to $30,000, to support the Wendy's 'Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption'.
Adidas honored Coach Bill Self with custom Jayhawks sneakers after he achieved his 591st win. Self has also been involved in discussions regarding Kansas's relationship with Adidas, particularly concerning NCAA investigations.
Kansas Athletics and FNBO strengthened their partnership, with FNBO's logo prominently featured on the James Naismith Court in Allen Fieldhouse, emphasizing FNBO's long-standing support as a proud bank partner of Kansas Athletics.
Bill Self Jr., born on December 27, 1962, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, began his basketball journey as a four-year letterwinner at Oklahoma State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business in 1985 and a master’s in athletic administration in 1989. His coaching career began in 1985 as an assistant at Kansas, followed by a seven-year stint as an assistant at Oklahoma State. Self’s first head coaching role was at Oral Roberts in 1993, where he revitalized a struggling program, guiding them from a 6-21 record in his first season to a 21-7 record and an NIT appearance by 1996-97.
He then moved to Tulsa, where he compiled a 74-27 record over three seasons (1997-2000), leading the Golden Hurricane to two NCAA Tournament appearances and a school-record 32-5 season with an Elite Eight berth in 2000. Following this success, Self took over as head coach at Illinois, achieving a 78-24 record over three years (2000-2003), including two Big Ten regular-season championships, one Big Ten Tournament title, and three NCAA Tournament appearances. In 2003, Self returned to Kansas as head coach, where his tenure has solidified his status as a legendary figure in collegiate basketball. He has led the Jayhawks to two NCAA Championships in 2008 and 2022, alongside 16 Big 12 regular-season titles and eight conference tournament championships. Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history with 609 wins in 22 seasons and surpassed 800 career wins in November 2024. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
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