Kansas' Bill Self now highest-paid coach after amended deal - ESPN

Kansas coach Bill Self has signed an amended five-year contract — set up to be effectively a lifetime deal — that makes him the highest-paid coach in college basketball, sources told ESPN.

Self will make more than $13 million in compensation for the 2023-24 season and $53 million over the next five years, sources told ESPN. Kentucky's John Calipari was previously the highest-paid coach in the country; he will earn $44 million over the next five years, sources said.

Kansas announced the new contract Tuesday but did not disclose financial terms.

«Bill Self is undoubtedly the most consistent coach in college basketball, and a restructuring of his contract terms were long overdue,» athletic director Travis Goff said. «In an ever-changing collegiate athletics environment, our strong commitment to Coach Self positions KU basketball to maintain and enhance its status as the most storied program in the country. Over his 20 years at KU, our men's basketball program has been a primary source of positive alumni engagement, strong university enrollment, and revenue that has helped fund all other Kansas Athletics programs and invest in all 500 student-athletes every year. With him and his staff at the helm of our basketball program, the future of Kansas Athletics has never been brighter.»

The Jayhawks enter the 2023-24 season as the preseason No. 1 team in the country after earning back-to-back 1-seeds and winning the 2022 NCAA tournament.

Self should reach 800 career wins this season and already has two national championships and 20 league titles — including 13 straight Big 12 championships.

«I am very appreciative to Chancellor [Douglas] Girod, Travis Goff and the entire KU leadership team for their continued belief and confidence