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LAWRENCE
Kansas coach Bill Self is one of three winners of the 2015 Mannie Jackson Human Spirit Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced on Tuesday.
Self will be recognized in September alongside former NBA star Steve Smith and former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman. All three will be honored on Sept. 10 at the Reunion Dinner during Enshrinement weekend at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
“It is an honor for us to recognize these three outstanding men for their humanitarian efforts,” said John L. Doleva, president and CEO of the Basketball Hall of Fame.