Kansas basketball coach Bill Self gearing up for final 2 summer camp sessions in late July

By Matt Tait     Jul 13, 2021

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Eleven-year-old Chris Fields waits for his turn to shoot as he and former Kansas University player Ben McLemore duel it out in a game of knockout as other campers watch during the Bill Self basketball camp Saturday at Allen Fieldhouse.

After a year off because of the pandemic, Bill Self Basketball Camps at KU are back in full swing and, in some ways, better than ever.

“Our first camp, in late June, was very successful, even though it was different,” Self told the Journal-World this week when looking ahead to the final two sessions at the end of the month.

The camps, which typically feature instruction and interaction with current and former KU players and coaches, are open to boys in 3rd through 12th grade and girls in 3rd through 6th grade.

The next two camps are slated to run July 23-25 and July 26-28 on KU’s campus. Like the first one, both have become day camps instead of overnighters because of COVID-19 protocols on campus. But Self said that was the only difference between past camps and the ones taking place this year.

“Our players worked with the kids every day of the camp and I think there has been more individual attention from our players and staff this year than ever before,” Self said. “It’s a great opportunity for kids to see our program as up close as you can get.”

For more information on the camps, contact the men’s basketball office at 785-864-3056 or via email at kuteamcamp@gmail.com.

To reserve a spot online, you can head to the [Bill Self Basketball Camp home page to register][1] for either session.

[1]: https://www.billselfbasketballcamp.com/

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.