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, 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).
He has also led the Jayhawks to four NCAA Final Four appearances (2008, 2012, 2018, 2022), the 2008 NCAA championship and the 2022 NCAA championship. Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
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.
Bill Self Salary
Bill Self’s base guaranteed salary is $5.41 million, though he made more than $10 million during the 2021-22 season, his first with a lifetime contract at Kansas.
In 2021, Kansas gave Self a new contract that will pay him handsomely to remain in Lawrence for the remainder of his career. He has a “lifetime contract” that functions as a five-year agreement that automatically adds a new year to the back end of the contract at the end of each season.
His base salary, with retention bonuses and professional services clauses, comes to a guaranteed annual salary of $5.41 million.
On top of that, Self had $4.5 million of retention pay that was deferred during the pandemic. That brought his total salary for the 2021-2022 season to a whopping $10.2 million.
Bill Self Contract
Kansas has signed men’s basketball coach Bill Self to what it is calling a lifetime contract, the school announced Friday.
The announcement comes as Kansas awaits word on possible sanctions related to an NCAA investigation into rules violations involving the program.
Self’s existing deal was set to expire next March. In its place, the sides agreed to a five-year contract that automatically adds an extra year to the deal after each season. The impact is that Self is always under a five-year agreement with the school while he continues coaching.
The contract is not unique to the industry. Self’s is similar to the one between Michigan State and Tom Izzo that renews every year with a seven-year term. Matt Painter of Purdue has a five-year, rolling contract.
Bill Self Son
Self is married with two children, a daughter and a son. His son, Tyler, played basketball at Kansas from 2012 to 2017 and is the general manager for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League.
Bill Self Cameo
Self announced he was joining Cameo, a company that allows users to request voice recordings from celebrities and public figures. Kansas basketball coach Bill Self will record cameo videos for fans in the name of charity. His Cameo video spots will cost $150.
Bill Self Basketball Camp
BILL SELF BASKETBALL CAMP
1651 Naismith Drive
Lawrence KS, 66045
Phone – 785–864–3056/Fax – 785–864–5761
Camp Director – Brennan Bechard ([email protected])
Camp Secretary – Tami Hoffman ([email protected])
Bill Self Fantasy
Kansas men’s basketball held its annual fantasy camp with head coach Bill Self in an effort to raise money for the men’s basketball program.
This fantasy experience, sponsored by Pro Camps, allows men and women to pay to participate in a three-day tournament, which included meals, trainers, and one-on-one practices with current Kansas basketball players.