Audio excerpts from Coach Bill Self's comments from the April 21 press conference announcing him as KU's head coach (MP3 files):

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Chancellor Hemenway: "It's my pleasure today to announce that the University of Kansas -- a great university -- its basketball team, which is a great team, has a great new coach, Bill Self. ..." play (3 minutes, 48 seconds, 2.1 mb)

Bill Self's opening comments, part 1: "This has been an emotional whirlwind for everybody in this room ..." play (4 minutes, 1 second, 2.3 mb)

Self's opening comments, part 2: "... It was a decision that had to be made and certainly a decision that I'm very happy with." play (4 minutes, 28 seconds, 2.5 mb)

Self's opening comments, part 3: "Coaches can't win without great players, and you can't win consistently and have a great program without doing it the right way... " play (4 minutes, 6 seconds, 2.3 mb)

Self's opening comments, part 4: "... I think one of the first orders of business is to stay in contact and stay connected to the people that came before me -- the players that came before these guys -- and make sure that this is going to be a family." play (2 minutes, 52 seconds, 1.6 mb)

On his style of basketball: "We're going to play fast..." play (1 minute, 6 seconds, 656 k)

On recruiting: "Recruiting's a never-ending process ..." play (23 seconds 240 k)

On adjusting his style of play to fit the players: "I think that's a coach's responsibility. ..." play (33 seconds, 332 k)

OOn his assistant coaches: "We'll gather information and massage it to give us the best staff in America..." play (1 minute, 7 seconds, 664 k)

On his plans for the recruiting period: "I'm going to go see the families of our returning players, but I will wait till after the recruiting period's over since we only have nine days left..." play (30 seconds, 300 k)

On playing against Missouri and the rest of the Big 12: "... It's a tough league and a coaches' league, obviously, and certainly you've got to be your best night in and night out to win" play (1 minute, 33 seconds, 916 k)

On playing vs. Eddie Sutton.: "I've played him four times..." play (28 seconds, 284 k)

On the feelings of those in Illinois: "They're upset and they're mad and they're disappointed and certainly any emotions that they have is warranted. ..." play (1 minute, 36 seconds, 944 k)

On KU's current lack of an AD: "I visited with the Chancellor about that and he made me feel real comfortable in the direction that it's headed. ..." play (54 seconds, 536 k)

On his decision-making process: "I was on the phone in my apartment in Miami thinking about it. ..." play (1 minute, 52 seconds, 788 k)

On his plans to stay in Kansas: "My future is not in Stillwater. My future is in Lawrence. ..." play (52 seconds, 520 k)

On the situation three years ago: "When that was talked about then, that was not a possibility for me..." play (1 minute, 41 seconds, 996 k)

Drue Jennings on the search: "... Bill Self has been our number-one priority all the way along." play (34 seconds, 344 k)