Bill Self is well known American basketball coach who was born on December 27, 1962. He is among those coaches who have trained various leading sportsperson but are not in the attention of lots of people. There is no doubt that personalities are Bill Self is the real person who offers some gems to the world because of his tremendous skills and expertise knowledge about basketball. He is 58 years old at the present time and is entirely proud of his work which is really great. The reports suggest that he has been the highest-paid basketball for several years.

Early life

Self was born in the Okmulgee region of Oklahoma. He belonged to a middle-class family as his father served as basketball coach for girls at the Morris High school. He had not shared any details about his parents as well as siblings. He attended Edmond Memorial High School and started playing basketball from that time. Yes, it is true that he had a good interest in this game from an early age.

He was awarded as Oklahoma High School Basketball player of the year in 1981. For higher studies, he also received a basketball scholarship to play at the Oklahoma State University. He played basketball over there for four years in a row and was a letter player. He finally graduated with a business’s bachelor degree in 1985 and then pursued a master’s in athletic administration from the same university.

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Career beginning

1985 was the year when he begins his career by joining the coaching staff of Larry Brown at the University of Kansas. He worked there as an assistant coach for one complete season till 1986. Later, he joined as a coach at the University of Oklahoma state and worked for eight years until 1993. He served as a coach under the assistance of Leonard Hamilton. Self attained the position of head coach for the very first time in 1993 when he was hired by oral Roberts.

The team under his guidance was able to book six victories in the first season, which was a good response. But as time changed, the improvement in scores was noticed as next year; his team won 10 games in the row. He further got a chance to guide the Golden eagles, and it won by the record of 18-9. The ORU registered for the record when his school team made their appearance in the National Invitation Tournament.

Kanas appointed Self as coach in 2003, where he took the position of Roy Williams, who left for his team, North Carolina. Self has trained a lot of players and guided teams for booking various victories in the basketball championships.

Personal life

Self is married, but he has not disclosed any details about his wife. He has mentioned his two children- a son and a daughter. His son’s name is Tyler, who had also played basketball at kanas from 2012-2017. He is living a pleased life with his family at present.

Net worth

The net worth of Bill Self is estimated at $10 million as of 2021.