LAWRENCE — One speech to be delivered during the induction ceremony for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame could have been spoiled Tuesday.
Bill Self, however, was not going to provide his complete remarks at a press conference, or even give the media an advance copy of the speech he began working on since learning of his induction in April.
Expect Self, however, to share something Friday about James Naismith, the Hall of Fame’s namesake, the inventor of basketball and the first coach at Kansas.
“It’s pretty cool to have Naismith Drive go right by Allen Fieldhouse and that’s where you office,’’ said Self, who will mark his 15th season at KU in 2017-18.