One of Kansas coach Bill Self’s most beloved mentors has gained admission into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Eddie Sutton, who compiled an 806-329 record in 37 seasons as a college head coach, including a 368-151 mark in 16 seasons at Oklahoma State, on Saturday was named a member of the Hall’s Class of 2020 in an induction show on ESPN.
Self worked for Sutton from 1991 to ’93 at OSU. Other members of the class: Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Tamika Catchings, Rudy Tomjanovich, Kim Mulkey, Barbara Stevens and Patrick Baumann.
“I want to be one of the thousands that offer our sincere congratulations to coach Eddie Sutton for his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame,” Self said in a statement he crafted Friday night after learning the Bucklin, Kan.