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.
Why is Bill Self Suspended?
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and assistant Kurtis Townsend on Wednesday were suspended for the first four games of the season, and the Jayhawks imposed several recruiting restrictions as part of the fallout from the FBI investigation into college basketball corruption stemming from 2017.
Self and Townsend were named in the NCAA’s notice of allegations that accused the school of five Level I violations tied to its relationship with Adidas.
They will miss the Jayhawks’ matchup against Duke in the Champions Classic on Nov. 15. Assistant coach Norm Roberts will serve as interim head coach of the defending national champions during Self’s suspension over the first four games.
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and assistant Kurtis Townsend on Wednesday were suspended for the first four games of the season, and the Jayhawks imposed several recruiting restrictions as part of the fallout from the FBI investigation into college basketball corruption stemming from 2017.
Self and Townsend were named in the NCAA’s notice of allegations that accused the school of five Level I violations tied to its relationship with Adidas.
They will miss the Jayhawks’ matchup against Duke in the Champions Classic on Nov. 15. Assistant coach Norm Roberts will serve as interim head coach of the defending national champions during Self’s suspension over the first four games.