Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball

The Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Kansas Jayhawks. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Big 12 Conference. One of the most storied programs in collegiate sports history, their first coach was the inventor of the game, James Naismith. In 2005, Street & Smith's Annual ranked Kansas fourth on a list of 100 greatest college bask... more

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Bill Self

Bill Self (born December 27, 1962 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Kansas, where he led the Jayhawks to the 2007-2008 NCAA national championship. Self was named National Coach of the Year by The Sporting News in 2000 and 2009, Associated Press in 2009,...

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  • 2003
  • 1983
  • 1988
  • 1964
  • 1983
  • 1957
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  • 1919
  • 1946
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