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| Title = Head coach
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| OverallRecord = 319-134 (.704)
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'''Bill Self''' (born ], ] in ]) is the head ] ] at the ].

He is a four-time finalist for the ] (], ], ], ]), was named National Coach of the Year by ] in 2000, and the Big 12 Coach Year in 2006.

Self played collegiate basketball at ], where he was a four-year letterwinner between ] and ] and was an All-] freshman selection in 1982. He received his bachelor's degree in business in 1985 and a master's degree in athletic administration in 1989, both from Oklahoma State University.

==Collegiate coaching history==
===Early coaching jobs===
After a successful playing career for Paul Hansen's Oklahoma State Cowboys, Self spent the ]-] season on ]'s coaching staff at the University of Kansas. Between ] and ], Self was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State University under ], then ].

===Oral Roberts===
After ], in the ]-] season, compiled its worst record, 5-22, in its history, Self was hired as head coach of ORU. In his first season at ORU, the team managed just six victories. Things improved slightly the following year when ORU won ten games. In Self's third season at the helm, he guided the Golden Eagles to an 18-9 record. And in his fourth season, ORU registered a 21-7 record as the school made its first post season tournament appearance since ]-] in the ].

===University of Tulsa===
After rebuilding the Golden Eagles to MidCon dominance, Self was hired by the ] and spent three seasons (] to ]) there, compiling a Tulsa-best 74-27 record. While at TU, he coached the Hurricanes to two NCAA tournament appearances in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, TU went 32-5, setting a school single-season record for victories, as well as coaching the Golden Hurricane to their first-ever ] appearance.

===University of Illinois===
After his success at Tulsa, The ] picked Self from a list of numerous candidates to succeed ], who moved on to the ] to coach the ]. In 2001, his first season at ], Self coached his new Fighting Illini team to a 27-8 record, a share of the Big 10 title, and a number 1-seed in the ]. Self and star guards Sergio McClain and ] led the Illini to the Elite Eight before losing to 2-seed (and eventual finalist) ]. In Self's three seasons in Illinois, he led the ] to two ] regular-season championships, a ] title, and three straight NCAA tournament appearances, compiling a remarkable record of 78-24 in that span.

After the 2003 season, ] left the ] to take his “dream job” at the ]. This left a vacancy at KU and many speculated that Self would take what was thought to be his own "dream job" with the Jayhawks. In an interview with Terry Boers on Chicago-based ], the Illini radio network at the time, Self said that he was happy at ] and had no plans to leave. Despite these statements, Self jumped ship for Kansas just a few weeks later.

Self was largely responsible for the recruitment of the 2005 Fighting Illini which won the Big 10 title and went undefeated until the final game of the season, before playing in the NCAA championship game under ], who replaced Self prior to the 2004 season. Self's recruits on that team that included four eventual NBA draft picks, ] guard ], ], ] and ]. Self also secured a verbal commitment from forward ], who was a projected to be a 1st round pick in the NBA draft out of High School. After Self left for Kansas, however, Villanueva withdrew his commitment to Illinois, opting to attend ] instead.

===Kansas Jayhawks===
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In his first season at ], Self led his new ] to the Elite Eight at the ]. There they took ] to overtime before falling to the Yellow Jackets, finishing his first season at Kansas within 8 points of a Final Four appearance.

Big things were expected of KU in 2004-05, and they began the season #1 and started off 20-1, but then they slumped and lost six of their final nine games, including a humiliating loss to Bucknell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The team finished 23-7 and settled for a Big 12 co-championship with ].

In 2005-06, little was expected of the freshman/sophomore dominated Jayhawks, and they began the season 10-6, including 1-2 in the Big 12. Although they did post a 73-46 win over ], they also saw the end of their 31-game winning streak over rival ] with a 59-55 loss at ], and two nights later blew a seven point lead in the final 45 seconds of regulation en route to a 89-86 overtime loss at ]. But afterward, the Jayhawks matured rapidly, winning 15 of their final 17 games. They picked up impressive road wins over ] (83-73), ] (95-85), ] (69-48), and ] (64-49). They mounted a monumental comeback victory over ] (59-58) after falling behind by as many as 16 in the second half, and avenged their loss to Missouri with a 79-46 blowout of the Tigers in Lawrence (by that time Mizzou coach ] had resigned in disgrace after his team lost six straight, including a 90-64 loss to Baylor). KU did stumble against ], taking an 80-55 beating, but they won their final two Big 12 games over ] and ] (avenging the earlier loss at home), and taking advantage of a Texas loss to Texas A&M to force a tie for the ] title at 13-3. KU played as the #2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament ], and avenged the loss to Texas with a 80-68 victory over the Longhorns in the final to clinch the Tournament championship and the highlight win of the season. KU was handed a #4 seed for the NCAA Tournament but stumbled again in the first round with a loss to the ].

Prior to the 2006-07 season, Self was 72-24 (.750) in three seasons at KU and 279-129 (.683) in 13 seasons overall and 13-8 in ] play. On February 10, 2007, Self recorded his 300th career win in a 92-74 victory at Missouri. Self did lead Kansas to the 2007 Big 12 regualar season championship with a 14-2 record. Thus, in his first four seasons at KU he has won the conference title three times, outright once. At the end of the regular season, Kansas stood at 27-4 and ranked #2 in the nation in both the AP and Coaches' polls. In the ], Self's Jayhawks received a number 1 seed, and advanced to Self's fourth career Elite Eight, with the team garnering commanding wins over 16-seed ] and 8-seed Kentucky, as well as a tough-fought victory over the 4th-seeded ]. Kansas's tournament run ended in the Elite Eight with a loss to 2-seed ].

Self is one of two active coaches who have led three different teams to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (] is the other).

During his first few seasons at Kansas, he has also persuaded several ] to become ] including ], ], ] (who later transferred to ]), ], ], and ].

==Assists Foundation==
In June 2006, Self and his wife, Cindy, established the Assists Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization to serve as a fundraising conduit for organizations that serve a variety of youth initiatives. The mission of Assists is to help provide young people access to better lives. This is accomplished by identifying areas of need and working with other community-based institutions to provide creative and lasting solutions

==Head coaching record==
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| name = Oral Roberts
| overall = 6-21
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1994–1995
| name = Oral Roberts
| overall = 10-17
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1995–1996
| name = Oral Roberts
| overall = 18-9
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1996–1997
| name = Oral Roberts
| overall = 21-7
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| postseason = ] 1st Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Oral Roberts
| overall = 55-54
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=]
|startyear=1997
|conf=]
|endyear=2000
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1997–1998
| name = Tulsa
| overall = 19-12
| conference = 9-5
| confstanding = 3rd (Pacific)
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1998–1999
| name = Tulsa
| overall = 23-10
| conference = 9-5
| confstanding = T-1st (Mountain)
| postseason = ] 2nd Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 1999–2000
| name = Tulsa
| overall = 32-5
| conference = 12-2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = ] Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Tulsa
| overall = 74-27
| confrecord = 30-12
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=]
|startyear=2000
|conf=]
|endyear=2003
|}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2000–2001
| name = Illinois
| overall = 27-8
| conference = 13-3
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = ] Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2001–2002
| name = Illinois
| overall = 26-9
| conference = 11-5
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = ] Sweet 16
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2002–2003
| name = Illinois
| overall = 25-7
| conference = 11-5
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = ] 2nd Round
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Illinois
| overall = 72-24
| confrecord = 35-13
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|
|name=]
|startyear=2003
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2003–2004
| name = Kansas
| overall = 24-9
| conference = 12-4
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = ] Elite Eight
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2004–2005
| name = Kansas
| overall = 23-7
| conference = 12-4
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = ] 1st Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2005–2006
| name = Kansas
| overall = 25-8
| conference = 13-3
| confstanding = T-1st
| postseason = ] 1st Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2006–2007
| name = Kansas
| overall = 33-5
| conference = 14-2
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = ] Elite Eight
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2007–2008
| name = Kansas
| overall = 7-0
| conference = 0-0
| confstanding =
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Kansas
| overall = 112-29
| confrecord = 51-13
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{{CBB Yearly Record End
|overall=319-134
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