Bill Self is the head coach for the University of Kansas’ men’s basketball team. He has been the head coach for the Jayhawks for the past 15 seasons, garnering an impressive record and cementing the University of Kansas as one of the top college basketball programs in the country. Under his tenure, the Jayhawks to at least a share of 14 regular season Big 12 championships (2005–2018), 3 NCAA Final Four appearances (2008, 2012, 2018), and the 2008 NCAA championship. Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2017.
Let’s take a look at Self’s career, beginning with his net worth.
Bill Self Net Worth As Of 2018: $10 Million
As of 2018, Self has earned $10 Million, through his contract with the University of Kansas. His current contract is somewhere in the area of $3 Million per year. With that, let’s take a look at his career.
The Early Years
Self grew up in Stillman, Oklahoma, and received a basketball scholarship to play at Oklahoma State University. He received a bachelor’s degree in business in 1985 and went on to earn his master’s in athletic administration in 1989.
He first joined the coaching staff at the University of Kansas in 1985, serving as an assistant coach under Larry Brown. He would go on to join the coaching staff at his alma mater, Oklahoma State, as an assistant coach from 1986-1993.
His first head coaching job came after the 1993 season when he became the head coach at Oral Roberts University. At ORU, Self had a 55-54 record. He would go on to leave ORU and join crosstown rival Tulsa, where he spent three seasons. He compiled a Tulsa-best 74-27 record while there.
Following Tulsa, Self moved on to the University of Illinois, where he coached for three seasons, guiding the Fighting Illini to two Big Ten regular-season championships, a Big Ten Tournament title, and three straight NCAA tournament appearances.
2003-Present
He would leave Illinois to go on and become the coach of the University of Kansas, where he truly cemented his place as a legendary head coach. During his time at the University of Kansas, the Jayhawks have never missed an NCAA tournament and won the National Championship in 2008.
He’s head coach of the year three times, in 2009, 2012 and 2016. His current record at Kansas stands at 202–11. Yes, you read that right, the Jayhawks have only lost 11 times in the 15 years Self has been the coach at Kansas.
In November 2016, Self officially became at Allen Fieldhouse (Kansas’ home arena) passing Ted Owens, with his 207th victory. Also, he would go on to earn his 600th overall win with a victory over the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
He is currently the third highest paid coach in the NCAA, sitting Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski and Kentucky coach John Calipari and is tied with Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann.
Self has had a legendary career, and this was recognized when in February 2017, Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on the first ballot.