In our 12th episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, Stadium college basketball insider Jeff Goodman reflects back on a few of his first encounters with the Kansas coach.

In our 11th episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, former KU forward Julian Wright takes us back to his sophomore year of high school in Chicago and also shares some details on his new A.D.A.P.T. Basketball Academy.

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In our ninth episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, ESPN.com college basketball writer Myron Medcalf walks us through the first two times he met Self, once at the Final Four in 2012 and later after the famous Mel Weatherwax game at Iowa State.

In our eighth episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, former Oklahoma State point guard Jay Davis shares the story of Self recruiting him to Leonard Hamilton's roster at the outset of Self's coaching career.

In our seventh episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, Kirt Jones, who first met Self when they were in 7th grade together, gives us a glimpse into what a young Bill Self was like.

In our sixth episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, current Texas Tech men's basketball coach Chris Beard takes us back to the beginning of his long-standing friendship with Self.

In our fifth episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, former KU guard and current KU broadcaster Greg Gurley looks back at his first encounter with Self, which came long before Self was hired by Kansas.

In our fourth episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, longtime "Voice of the Jayhawks" Bob Davis reflects on his first encounters with Self, which date back to Self's time on Larry Brown's staff in the 1980s.

In our third episode of "Meeting Bill Self," a new podcast series that aims to share interesting stories from a wide range of people connected to KU while we wait for sports to resume, Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown looks back on the first time he met Self, first back in his playing days at Oklahoma State and then at a KU camp one summer that proved to be the foundation for Self's coaching career.