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KANSAS CITY, MO – MARCH 10: Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks celebrates as the Jayhawks defeat the West Virginia Mountaineers 81-70 to win the Big 12 Basketball Tournament Championship game at Sprint Center on March 10, 2018 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

No. 3 Bill Self

Bill Self’s Coaching Accomplishments the past 20 seasons

1 NCAA Division I Tournament Champions (2008)

3 NCAA Final Fours (2008, 2012, 2018)

14 Big 12 Regular Season Championships (2005-2018)

2 Big Ten Regular Season Championships (2001, 2002)

1 WAC Regular Season Championships (1999)

8 Big 12 Tournament Champions (2006-2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, and 2018)

1 Big Ten Tournament Champions (2003)

21 NCAA Tournament appearances: (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)

21 seasons with 20 or more wins: (98-99, 99-00, 00-01, 01-02, 02-03, 03-04 04-05, 05-06, 06-07, 07-08, 08-09, 09-10, 10-11, 11-12 12-13, 13-14, 14-15, 15-16, 16-17, 17-18, 18-19)

Bill Self, Head Coach: Kansas, Illinois, and Tulsa

National championships: 25 points

Final Four Appearances: 45 points

Regular Season Conference Championships: 170 points

Conference Tournament Championships: 63 points

Seasons with 20 or more wins in a season: 105 points

0 Post season tournament championships other than the NCAA Tournament

NCAA Tournament berths: 42 points

Total Coaching Points: 450

No coach in a Power Five conference has led his team to as many regular-season championships as Self. From 2005 to 2018, he guided Kansas to consecutive Big 12 titles. Self also led the Jayhawks to eight Big 12 Tournament Titles. He has guided his teams to 20 or more wins every season during this time span and has led his teams to the NCAA Tournament every season during these past 20 seasons.

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