It was a memorable night for KU basketball, between a Bill Self banner and “Ring Around the Rosie” highlight play.

Bill Self brushed off becoming the winningest coach in Kansas basketball history, even as he surpassed the guy whose name is on the arena.

Kansas men’s basketball head coach Bill Self became the winningest coach in Kansas history with Tuesday's Champions Classic win, passing Phog Allen with 591 wins as the head Jayhawk. Players

On Saturday, two minutes before the start of a nonconference men’s basketball clash between Kansas and Oakland, a banner honoring Bill Self for becoming the Jayhawks’ all-time winningest hoops coach, was unfurled just below the banners signaling the ...

Check out what Kansas basketball coach Bill Self had to say Tuesday after the Jayhawks won in non-conference play against Michigan State.

In a highly anticipated matchup at the Champions Classic on Tuesday night, the No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks outlasted the Michigan State Spartans 77-69, with Bill Self setting a new milestone as Kansas’ winningest head coach. Self’s 591st career victory with the Jayhawks pushed him past the legendary Phog Allen, adding a historic footnote to the contest.