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Self to bring Illinois staff to Lawrence

By Andy Katz
ESPN.com

Sunday, April 20, 2003

Illinois coach Bill Self accepted the head coaching job at Kansas and was introduced as Roy Williams' successor Monday. A source said Self made the decision to leave Illinois on Saturday and informed his Illini players later that night, adding that the decision to take the Kansas job was a "gut-wrenching" one for Self, but one "he knew he had to make." Self arrived on Kansas' campus and joined basketball players for a meal Sunday. Kansas announced the hiring in Lawrence on Monday. The source ...

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