Bill Self and 13 other finalists will find out Saturday if they have officially been named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2017.
The announcement will be made at 11 a.m. on ESPN2.
ESPN’s Jeff Goodman on Friday night reported that 14th-year KU coach Self will be one of those individuals named to the Hall’s Class of 2017.
Self did not immediately return a text message seeking comment.
Enshrinement ceremonies and events will be Sept. 7-9 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The year’s list of finalists includes Self, plus eight other first-time finalists: NBA referee Hugh Evans, former UConn player Rebecca Lobo, former Villanova coach Rollie Massimino, two-time NBA scoring champion Tracy McGrady, two-time NBA defensive player of the year Sidney Moncrief, Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey, former NBA coach Rudy Tomjanovich and five-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber.