ɪn bᵻtwˌiːn hɪz ˌɛnbˌiːˈeɪ kˈoʊtʃɪŋ kɚɹˈɪɹ, hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈoʊtʃt ðə kˈænzəs dʒˈeɪhɔːks ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv kˈænzəs fɔːɹ fˈaɪv sˈiːzənz, wˈɪnɪŋ ðə nˈæʃənəl kəlˈiːdʒiət æθlˈɛɾɪk ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ˈɛŋkˈɑː tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
In between his NBA coaching career, he also coached the Kansas Jayhawks of the University of Kansas for five seasons, winning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship in 1988.