How long has Bill Self been Kansas?

Billy Eugene Self Jr. is an American basketball coach.

Bill Self 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, Bill Self 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).

Bill Self has also led the Jayhawks to four NCAA Final Four appearances (2008, 2012, 2018, 2022), the 2008 NCAA championship and 2022 NCAA championship.

Bill Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and at the end of the 2020–21 season, Self had the 19th most wins among Division I coaches in NCAA history and 6th among active head coaches.

Bill Self is the second-winningest coach in Kansas history, behind only Hall of Famer Phog Allen.

As coach at Kansas, Bill Self has a record of 277–15 (.948 win percentage) at historic Allen Fieldhouse.

Despite Bill Self’s consistency, many reporters have questioned his abilities in the NCAA Tournament because of his 3–7 record in the Elite 8.

Bill Self has taken Kansas to eight Elite 8 appearances in his 18 seasons at KU, which is the most visits to that round of the tournament in that time frame.