Who is Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self?

Posted by Tisa Delillo on Tuesday, June 11, 2024

THE Kansas Jayhawks are an NCAA Division 1 men's basketball team that competes in the Big 12 Conference.

Since 2003, the team's head coach has been Bill Self who took over after Roy Williams left to go to North Carolina.

Who is Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self?

Born December 27, 1962, Self, 59, is known as an American basketball coach.

Since joining the team, Self is 501-109 and averages 29.6 wins per year, he is also the second-youngest coach to claim 700 NCAA Division I victories.

Prior to Kansas, Self coached for the University of Illinois and Tulsa.

He originally began his career at Oral Roberts University, where he resurrected the program, according to his bio.

Self is also a former NCAA basketball player who played for Oklahoma State from 1982 to 1985 before obtaining his master’s degree in athletic administration in 1989.

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Is Bill Self married?

Since 1988, Self has been married to Cindy Self.

The couple met at Oklahoma State and dated for several years before tying the knot.

Outside of her marriage, little information is known on her personal life as she tends to stay out of the spotlight.

Throughout the course of their 33-year-marriage, the couple has welcomed two children together, daughter Lauren and son Tyler.

Lauren and Tyler both went on to obtain degrees from KU and Tyler even played for the school from 2013 to 2017.

After graduating from KU in 2013, Lauren married Hayden Browning and has welcomed two children, including Ella and Phoebe.

What is Bill Self's net worth?

A career in college athletics often comes with a big payday and thanks to Self's success, his career is no different.

As of February 2022, Self has an estimated net worth of $10million with a reported annual salary of $3million per year, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

This number comes from his successful career as a coach.

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