Self, KU’s 61-year-old, 22nd-year head coach, received a hearty ovation as an 800-victory graphic flashed on the center scoreboard following the No. 1-ranked Jayhawks’ 84-66 win over UNCW in KU’s sold-out tradition rich building.

Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena. “It means I’m old,” the 61-year-old Self said with a

The Hall of Fame inductee joined John Calipari and Rick Barnes as the only active Division I coaches with that many wins. One week after Bill Self became the winningest coach at Kansas, the Hall of Famer joined John Calipari and Rick Barnes as the only active Division I head coaches with 800 wins.