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NCAA basketball: Ranking the 25 best college basketball coaches ever

By Nate Williamson

Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Blue Devils, Roy Williams, North Carolina Tar Heels. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Blue Devils, Roy Williams, North Carolina Tar Heels. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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No. 14: Bill Self

Over his time at programs including a shortlist of Tulsa, Illinois and Kansas, Bill Self has gathered a solid .708 winning percentage and has racked up a total of 706 wins. Perhaps the most impressive part of Self’s record comes in the National Tournament, going 46-19 over the span of his already-Hall of Fame career.

Self started out as an assistant at Kansas, before becoming the head coach of Oral Roberts and Tulsa. It was a brief stay at Illinois before his dream job came calling and he returned to the Jayhawks, where he has stayed since.

He has racked up a solid career including being the 23rd most winningest coaches in Division 1 history at just the young age of 57 and has the eighth-most among active coaches. He’s shown no sign of slowing down, either, as he looks to build on already having won the 2008 NCAA Tournament, reached three Final Fours and won the Big 12 regular season a massive 15 times.

Self wasn’t just a success at Kansas though. Prior to his departure, he won the Big Ten regular season in 2001 and 2002 with the Illini, leaving fans bitter towards him following his departure.

His resume speaks for itself already, and he isn’t done yet. He’s also set up to, eventually, have a shot at becoming the head coach for the United States Olympic teams, having coached at the lower levels of the national team, bringing home gold both times.