BIOGRAPHY:

Tim Jankovich comes to KU after working for Self one year at Illinois.
In addition to Self, the 19-year coaching veteran has worked for Eddie Sutton, Jack Hartman, Lon Kruger, Boyd Grant and Gene Iba.

His list of employers includes Illinois, Vanderbilt (where he worked for former KU assistant Kevin Stallings), Texas, Oklahoma State and Colorado State.
In addition, Jankovich has served as a head coach for four years at the University of North Texas and two seasons at Hutchinson CC.

A 1982 graduate of Kansas State, Jankovich first built his reputation as a top recruiter when he assembled teams that helped Colorado State to the winningest period in school history, posting three consecutive 20-win seasons, two Western Athletic Conference titles and three straight postseason tournament appearances.

In his first season as a head coach at the University of North Texas, Jankovich took over a squad that had posted a 5-22 mark and recorded the second-biggest turnaround in the country that year, advancing his team to the Southland Conference Tournament championship game.

At UNT, he recorded the second-best record in school history and took his team to the Southland Conference Tournament championship game two out of three seasons. In his fourth season, the Eagles moved from the Southland to the Big West Conference. Jankovich also guided Hutchinson Community College to back-to-back 20-win seasons, posting a 50-14 record and national rankings both seasons.

One of the winningest players in Kansas State history, Jankovich was a four-year starter at point guard (one year at Washington State) and three-year starter for legendary coach Jack Hartman at K-State.
At KSU, the Wildcats were ranked in the top-20 and posted three straight NCAA Tournament appearances. A 1981 Elite Eight appearance and a 1982 Sweet Sixteen berth highlighted his playing career.

A three-time Academic All-American and honorable mention All-Big Eight player, Jankovich left Kansas State with nine top-10 career marks at KSU, including ranking first in assists per game, first in career free throw percentage (91.7) and eighth in career field goal percentage (51.0). In addition, he holds the Big Eight Tournament record for single-game assists (14).

He graduated cum laude in 1982 with a 3.63 grade point average and received his master's degree in in radio/television in 1985. Tim and his wife, Cindy, have a 4-year-old son, Michael.

Jankovich says: "I pinch myself about three times an hour to make sure this isn't a dream. I was happy at Vanderbilt. I was happy at Illinois, but to be able to go to the University of Kansas and be near home ... it's beyond comprehension. I might be the luckiest guy in the world."