Kansas coach Bill Self and veteran senior Sherron Collins, right, hope to be smiling this big when the season ends with The Final Four in Indianpolis. Collins returned for his senior year in hopes of earning another national title. Self's 2007-08 squad cut down the nets in San Antonio to give KU their first title in 20 years.
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During a press conference Tuesday morning in San Antonio, KU coach Bill Self, along with players Sasha Kaun and Russell Robinson joked about getting all the press conference and media obligations over with so they can go home to Lawrence and be enjoy their championship with everyone. The Jayhawks were presented with the trophy at left from the National Association of Basketball Coaches during the ceremony.
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Illinois coach Bill Self reacts to his teams victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Tourney Championship game at the United center.
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The two coaches, Bill Self, left, and John Calipari, who will face each other Monday night in the national championship game, met briefly in a hallway while going to media interviews Sunday afternoon at the Alamodome.
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KU coach Bill Self talks to the media during Sunday's press conference in San Antonio.
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Above all else, if you want to play for Bill Self, you better play excellent man defense. He continually lets that be known throughout his practices. Freshman sensation Xavier Henry, right, did his best to corral Travis Releford while Self made his point once again.
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The fifth time was the charm for Kansas head coach Bill Self. He and his Kansas Jayhawks were able to cut down the nets and celebrate a Final Four birth after beating Davidson College 57-59 in the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Championship game at Ford Field on Sunday, March 30, 2008, in Detroit, Michigan.
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Bill Self finally got to cut down the net after winning a region final Sunday, Mar. 30, 2008, in Detroit. The Jayhawks beat Davidson and will now play North Carolina in their semifinal game of the final Four in San Antonio.
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Tom Watson, left, mumbled under his breath (with the aid of a microphone under his shirt) to his Champions PGA opponent Bruce Lietske (not pictured), trying to distract Lietske from his putt on hole 10. At right, KU basketball head coach Bill Self laughs at the comments. The duo was paired against Lietske and George Brett in Tuesday's Skins Game at the National Golf Club.
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KU coach Bill Self argues a with the referees in the second half after a tussle. The University of Nebraska Cornhuskers played a basketball game against the Kansas University Jayhawks at the Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb., on January 28, 2009. MATT MILLER/THE OMAHA WORLD-HERALD
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KU coach Bill Self holds up the net after cutting it off during Monday's April 7, 2008 NCAA championship game between the University of Kansas and the University of Memphis at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
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KU coach Bill Self and his wife were the toast of the town Sunday in Lawrence. Self and his 2008 NCAA championship Jayhawk basketball team were honored with a parade down Massachusetts Street, which was packed with adoring fans.
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Kansas guard Rodrick Stewart lays on the court while head coach Bill Self looks an after Stewart injured his knee going up for a slam dunk during Saturday's April 4, 2008 practice for the Final Four Basketball Tournament in San Antonio, TX.
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KU chancellor Robert Hemenway (front) greeted new basketball coach Bill Self, who made the trip to Lawrence with daughter Lauren (right) and interim A.D. Drue Jennings (left).
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Sherron Collins gets a pat on the backside from coach Bill Self during the Jayhawks win over Villanova Friday night, Mar. 29, 2008.
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KU coach Bill Self, right, introduced Jayhawk great Danny Manning Sunday night, Nov. 23, 2008.
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Coach Bill Self listens as Jayhawk guard Mario Chalmers announces his plans to enter the NBA draft during a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 23, 2008, in Lawrence.
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KU coach Bill Self celebrates with the team and trophy after Monday's April 7, 2008 NCAA championship game between the University of Kansas and the University of Memphis at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
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KU coach Bill Self gets a hug from Russell Robinson after KU beat Davidson Sunday and won a trip to the 2008 Final Four.
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A former player at Oklahoma State, KU coach Bill Self still has little trouble strolling around practice while palming a ball.
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During a brief water break, KU coach Bill Self answers a few questions that freshman Elijah Johnson had.
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Late in the first half of Saturday's game against UMass (Dec. 13, 2008), KU coach Bill Slef could no longer contain himself in regards to the officiating. Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend restrained Self who was obviously livid at the refs.
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KU's head basketball coach Bill Self (middle) described a play he drew up on the a board during a time out in the University of Kansas and Portland State University first round game of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship in the Qwest Center on Thursday, March 20, 2008, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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KU coach Bill Self, who got a technical foul later in the opening period Saturday night, Feb. 3, 2007, wasn't impressed with this call that didn't go the Jayhawks way.
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Kansas coach Bill Self keeps a keen eye on practice, along with freshman Xavier Henry, who figures to play a big role in the Jayhawks success this season.
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For Kansas caoch Bill Self basketball is an exacting game and so is his coaching as he demostrated during a recent practice at Allen Fieldhouse. Self and his Jayhawks will be looking for his sixth straight Big 12 Conference title, but their sights are really set on a trip to the Final Four in Indianpolis.
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Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self was drawing up some plays as Kansas guard Brady Morningstar (12), Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor (15), Kansas guard Sherron Collins (4) and the rest of the team gathered in a huddle during the University of Kansas and Baylor University quarter-final game of the Big 12 Tournament in Ford Arena on Thursday, March 12, 2009, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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KU Basketball players Cole Aldrich (left) joked while announcing that he and Sherron Collins (center) were staying for one more year after both winning the Danny Manning "Mr. Jayhawk" Award during the 2009 Kansas Basketball Awards Banquet on Monday, April 13th, 2009 in Lawrence, KS. Coach Bill Self (right) tries to look on while Aldrich jokes.
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KU head coach Bill Self heads to the court accompanied by for KU head coach Larry Brown during Saturday's April 4, 2008 practice for the Final Four Basketball Tournament in San Antonio, TX.
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Bill Self (right) was the high school player of the year in Oklahoma before joining the Cowboys. Here he played against Oral Roberts, where he would eventually be head coach. Photo courtesy of the (Champaign, Ill.) News-Gazette.
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KU coach Bill Self signals in an inblunds play to Brady Morningstar and Sherron Collins during Sunday's game, Mar. 22, 2009 in Minneapolis.
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Part of the KU coaching staff, including head coach Bill Self, second from left, mocked the ESPN ``Game Day'' show during Friday night's (Oct. 16, 2009) skits. Self had the crowd in stitches with his impersonation of Richard ``Digger'' Phelps and his constant ranting about Notre Dame.
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KU coach Bill Self was all smiles as Mario Chalmers, third from left, told the media gathered for a press conference Saturday afternoon, how great it was to play for coach Self. He pretty much lets us do whatever we want to do Chalmers said, which drew some laughter from teammates Russell Robinson, Darnell Jackson and Darrell Arthur who were also on stage taking questions.
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Wednesday night must have seemed like old time for KU coach Bill Self - he was left seeing nothing but blue, gold and white - ORU's school colors. Self invited his former team, the Golden Eagles, into Allen Fieldhouse for a game with the Jayahwks, and they pulled off the upset Wednesday night, Nov. 15, 2006, 78-71. The look on Self's face told the story as ORU took control from the outset and never trailed. Assistant coaches Joe Dooley, middle, and Kurtis Townsend shared his concern.
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It was called ``Late Night in the Phog'' and for good reason. Kansas' new Basketball coach, Bill Self, front, ran through the fog - literally - and onto the court at Allen Fieldhouse Friday night, Oct. 17, 2003, and Jayhawk fans couldn't be happier that another hoops season was about to begin, moments later, at the stroke of midnight.
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University of Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self wiped his head as his team followed him into the locker room after losing to Georgia Tech University 79-71 in overtime Sunday during the NCAA Division 1 Basketball Championship St. Louis Regional tournament in St. Louis at the Edward Jones Dome.
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University of Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self, left, shook hands with Bon Jovi backstage at the Sprint Center Thursday evening, April 17, 2008, as he handed the rock artist a souvenir University of Kansas basketball jersey.
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KU coach Bill Self addresses the capacity crowd for ``Late Night in the Phog'' ceremonies Friday night, Oct. 16, 2009, at Allen Fieldhouse.
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