Not even 12 hours after Bill Self won his first championship with the Kansas Jayhawks(say thank you to Mario Chalmers/John Calipari/Memphis' horrid free throw shooting for that one) he found himself having to answer questions on if he would be staying at Kansas or jumping ship to coach at Oklahoma State. OSU recieved a big donation from alumni Boone Pickens who gave $165 million to the school's athletic department. This money made OSU willing to turn Bill Self into the highest paid coach in college basketball.
Bill Self has had an up and down career at Kansas. He had to fill some giant shoes left by 15 year head coach Roy Williams, and started off with a little struggle. Suffered quick exits in 2004, 2005, and 2006...including '05 and '06 in the first round to mid-majors...and then took a defeat last year in the elite 8 to UCLA. Seemed like this year would finally be the year, but with Brandan Rush's injury, a damper was quickly put on things. However, this Kansas team fought through that...and in the end(with a little help thanks to Memphis' big choke) ended up national champions. I feel this is a great move by Self, loyalty is a tough thing to come by when money and greed are involved these days.
Brad Thibeau
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