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Bill Self Addresses Rumor He 'Seriously Considered' Leaving Kansas for Oklahoma State
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Kansas coach Bill Self considered Oklahoma State job last offseason, per report
The Tulsa World reported Friday that Bill Self's alma mater made a run at the Kansas men's basketball coach in the offseason.
Report: Bill Self 'seriously considered' Oklahoma State head coach job, Self responds
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Bill Self 'seriously considered' leaving Kansas for alma mater Oklahoma State in 2024, per report
Kansas coach Bill Self "seriously considered" taking the Oklahoma State job this past offseason, according to the Tulsa World's Berry Tramel. Self is an Oklahoma native who played for the Cowboys in the 1980s and later worked as an assistant there before holding his first two head coaching positions in the state at Oral Roberts and Tulsa.
Self responds to report he considered OSU head coaching job last spring
Kansas men’s basketball coach coach Bill Self on Friday afternoon pushed back on some aspects of a report from the Tulsa World that suggested he “seriously considered” an offer to become the head coach at Oklahoma State last March.
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Bill Self Addresses Report He 'Seriously Considered' Leaving Kansas for Oklahoma State
Kansas head men's basketball coach Bill Self spoke up to refute rumors that he considered leaving the Jayhawks for his alma mater Oklahoma State this past offseason. The initial report from Tulsa World's Berry Tramel noted that Oklahoma State tried to hire Self with a "competitive salary and budget to pay players in this new professional age of college basketball.
Bill Self Addresses Report He Considered Leaving Kansas
On Friday, the Tulsa World’s Berry Tramel reported that Kansas head coach Bill Self “seriously considered” taking the job at Oklahoma State after the Cowboys parted ways with Mike Boynton last spring.
Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self addresses report he spoke with OSU about job vacancy
The KU coach said Friday he’s talked with Oklahoma State athletics officials each time there’s been an opening at his alma mater.
Did Bill Self seriously consider leaving Kansas to be Oklahoma State basketball coach?
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