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Bill Self will remain the men's basketball coach at Kansas, a person familiar with the decision said Thursday.

The move ends uncertainty about Self's future after he led the Jayhawks to their first NCAA title in 20 years on Monday.

The person spoke on condition on anonymity because an official announcement had yet to be made.

Fresh off winning her second straight NCAA title, Candace Parker was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the first pick in the WNBA draft.

The Associated Press player of the year joins Lisa Leslie, instantly turning Los Angeles into one of the top teams in the league.

The Sparks were a franchise-worst 10-24 last season with Leslie sitting out after giving birth to a daughter in June.

After leading Kansas to its first NCAA title in 20 years, Bill Self said he hopes to stay with the Jayhawks.

The newly crowned national championship coach wouldn't rule out listening to an offer from Oklahoma State, where Sean Sutton resigned under pressure April 1.

"That's my alma mater," Self said as he left the interview room after Kansas' 75-68 overtime victory over Memphis on Monday night.

"I know people down there. But they haven't contacted me.

The Jayhawks' third national title was not an upset along the lines of Danny Manning and the Miracles in 1988.

But it was a marvel of determination as Kansas came from six points down in the final 1 1/2 minutes of regulation.

By nature, coaching is a business of copycats. That puts John Calipari on the verge of becoming one of the most mimicked men in his profession.

The "dribble-drive motion" offense he uses is among the hottest things going in hoops these days, and his Memphis Tigers show it to the world for the final time this season in Monday night's championship game against Kansas.

Two players can't win an NCAA title by themselves, even if they're Darren Collison and Kevin Love. The slick junior point guard and gifted freshman center accounted for 40 of UCLA's 51 points in the Bruins' 51-49 second-round squeaker over Texas A&M.

But it was an aberration, the two players say, and the wealth will be shared against Western Kentucky in the West region semifinals on Thursday.

Two players can't win an NCAA title by themselves, even if they're Darren Collison and Kevin Love. The slick junior point guard and gifted freshman center accounted for 40 of UCLA's 51 points in the Bruins' 51-49 second-round squeaker over Texas A&M.

But it was an aberration, the two players say, and the wealth will be shared against Western Kentucky in the West region semifinals on Thursday.