Billy Eugene Self Jr. is an American basketball coach. He is the head men’s basketball coach at the University of Kansas, a position he has held since 2003.
During his 19 seasons as head coach at Kansas, he has led the Jayhawks to 16 Big 12 regular season championships, including an NCAA record 14 consecutive Big 12 regular season championships, some of which were shared (2005–2018).
At the end of the 2021–22 season, Self had the 18th most wins among Division I coaches in NCAA history and 4th among active head coaches.
He is the second-winningest coach in Kansas history, behind only Hall of Famer Phog Allen and is the only coach in Kansas history to lead Kansas to multiple NCAA Tournament National Championships.
Self was the highest-paid NCAA basketball coach for the 2021–22 season. He made $10,184,282 that season. He signed a lifetime contract extension with the Jayhawks in 2021.
In 2022, Self became the seventh coach to win multiple NCAA tournament championships since the tournament field expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
Bill Self Net Worth
As of 2022, Bill Self has an estimated net worth of $20 Million (According to celebrity net worth). He has built his million-dollar empire via his career.
Bill Self is a well-known Basketball Coach who was born on Dec 27, 1962. Bill Self has earned a decent amount of money from his career.
In April 2021 Bill Self signed a new contract with Kansas that in theory could keep him with the school for his lifetime, or as long as he continues to coach.
In practice, it’s a five-year rolling agreement that automatically adds one year when each season ends. As long as Kansas continues to perform at a high level, Self will remain in charge.
The deal upped his per-season base salary to $5.4 million. Then every year after the first five years, he will receive a $2.5 million retention bonus.
If the Jayhawks decide to fire Self at any point, they would only owe him one year’s salary of $5.41 million.