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John Gasaway
ESPN Insider
Here are the 50 finest NCAA tournament-eligible coaching performances I've seen this season:
1. Bill Self, Kansas
The man is one regular-season championship away from tying UCLA's record of 13 consecutive major conference banners, and that mark was recorded primarily (though not entirely) by John R. Wooden. May I stop there? Fine, one more thing in keeping with the 2015-16 thrust of this piece: Self showed a laudable experimental spirit with his center position for much of the season. It paid off. Landen Lucas playing alongside Perry Ellis has proven to be a highly effective combination. Self was my preseason choice as national coach of the year, and I'm sticking with him.
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http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bask...15-2016-season
Pretty good for a guy on the "hot seat" a month and a half ago.