Bill Self begins Hall of Fame festivities, receives Naismith Orange jacket
Posted by Bobby Nightengale
September 7, 2017 at 2:23 p.m.Advertisement
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self receives his Hall of Fame jacket, with the color described as "Naismith Orange," during Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame media day Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 in Springfield, Mass. by Nick Krug
Kansas basketball coach Bill Self arrived in Springfield, Mass., and kicked off his Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame events Thursday.
Self received his Hall of Fame jacket, which is made of a color described as "Naismith Orange," and gave brief remarks about starting his enshrinement week alongside several new Hall of Famers.
"When we all found out, I think, in April, I think we were all pretty overwhelmed with this. But this really hasn't hit me until we actually got to Springfield. Being in this arena, looking around, and seeing all the portraits is something that is very humbling and I certainly feel inadequate to be before you this afternoon."
— KUSports.com's Matt Tait and Nick Krug are in Springfield to provide all kinds of coverage of Self's enshrinement week, so stay tuned to KUsports.com for more stories, videos and more.
Comments
Phil Leister 4 years, 9 months ago
Matt, what the hell! Did the Hall of Fame actually write "Kansas University" on that bench/stone/whatever that is?
Matt Tait 4 years, 9 months ago
I've heard a lot about that today... I promise we had nothing to do with that and, as far as I know, our former owners didn't either. Weird deal.
Henry Joseph Hofmeister 4 years, 9 months ago
Even Kansas or KU would be a little better than that.
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