Jacque Vaugh joining Kansas basketball as an assistant coach

A familiar face will return to Allen Fieldhouse next season as a member of Bill Self’s staff. Jacque Vaughn has accepted a position on Self’s coaching staff. He will serve as an assistant coach and will fill the role vacated by Norm Roberts.

Vaughn — whose No. 11 jersey is retired by KU — will join the KU staff with over 10 years of coaching experience in the NBA, including two stints as a head coach. Vaughn most recently served as the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets between 2022 and 2024. During his time coaching in the NBA, Vaughn worked for the San Antonio Spurs (assistant coach), Orlando Magic (head coach) and the Brooklyn Nets (assistant coach and later head coach).

“We’re very excited to welcome Jacque and (his wife) Laura into the fold,” Self said in a release. “I’ve known Jacque from a distance for several years now and have always admired how he has conducted himself professionally and how he has treated people. I think he will be an excellent addition to our program, while also serving as a great mentor, coach and representative of Kansas basketball. We lost an awesome coach in Norm (Roberts) when he retired but feel very fortunate to have replaced him with a tremendous Jayhawk that has a unique and impressive resume.”

As a player, Vaughn remains one of the greatest point guards to ever play at KU. He ended his KU career as the program’s all-time assist leader with 804 assists. At the time that also was the record in the Big Eight conference. He was a second-team All-American as a senior.

Vaughn was selected in the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft. He spent nine years in the NBA before he moved into coaching.

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