Bill Self vs. John Calipari: Head-to-head record as coaches meet again in NCAA tournament

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Few thing are more exciting in March Madness than watching two Hall of Fame coaches face off against each other. Kansas' Bill Self and Arkansas' John Calipari will do just that on Thursday in the first round of he NCAA men's tournament.

It's the third time the two coaches and longtime friends have met in the tournament — but the first two both came in the national championship game.

Kansas famously pulled off a miraculous comeback against Calipari's Memphis team in 2008. Calipari got revenge with Anthony Davis' Kentucky squad in 2012.

Overall, however, the two have been pretty evenly matched against each other with Bill Self holding a 7-6 edge. That does not include a pre-season scrimmage this year where Arkansas ran Kansas out of the gym.

Here's a look at Calipari vs. Self through the years:

• Dec. 28, 2002: Memphis 77, Illinois 74
• April 7, 2008: Kansas 75, Memphis 68 (NCAA Tournament — National championship game)
• Nov. 15, 2011: Kentucky 75, Kansas 67 (Champions Classic)
• April 2, 2012: Kentucky 67, Kansas 59 (NCAA Tournament — National championship game)
• Nov. 18, 2014: Kentucky 72, Kansas 40 (Champions Classic)
• Jan. 30, 2016: Kansas 90, Kentucky 84
• Jan. 28, 2017: Kansas 79, Kentucky 73
• Nov. 14, 2017: Kansas 65, Kentucky 61 (Champions Classic)
• Jan. 26, 2019: Kentucky 71, Kansas 63
• Dec. 1, 2020: Kansas 65, Kentucky 62 (Champions Classic)
• Jan. 29, 2022: Kentucky 80, Kansas 62
• Jan. 28, 2023: Kansas 77, Kentucky
• Nov. 11, 2023: Kansas 89, Kentucky 84 (Champions Classic)

This article originally appeared on For The Win: Bill Self vs. John Calipari: Head-to-head record in March Madness

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