Latest Bill Self News
Kansas' Self feels good after scare, plans to keep coaching
Bill Self said he's doing well after a health scare kept him from coaching Kansas in the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments last month, and he reiterated Wednesday that he has no plans to step away from the Jayhawks any time soon. Self spoke to reporters for the first time since March 8,...
KU season ends with top players shut down, coach sitting out
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas' best two players were neutralized for long stretches, its point guard played on a sprained ankle in the second half, and the Jayhawks once again were without their Hall of Fame coach. It was all too much to overcome, even for a No. 1 seed desperately...
Arkansas ousts defending champ Kansas from March Madness
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eric Musselman and his players rushed across the floor at the final buzzer to celebrate with their joyfully delirious friends from Arkansas. The 58-year-old coach jumped onto the press table, ripped off his red polo shirt and waved it over his head, shouting...
Bill Self to miss Kansas' NCAA game against Arkansas
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bill Self will miss top-seeded Kansas' second-round NCAA Tournament game against Arkansas on Saturday, the school announced. Self, who is recovering from a heart procedure he received earlier this month, has been with his team since it arrived in Des Moines...
March Madness without Self: Roberts has KU running smoothly
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Norm Roberts appears to have transitioned smoothly into his acting head coach role for top-seeded Kansas despite all the day-to-day uncertainty and chatter about Bill Self's status in the NCAA Tournament. Roberts said Friday that Self was doing well in his...
No. 1 seed Kansas cruises past Howard with Self still absent
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds for No. 1 seed and defending national champion Kansas, which allowed absent and recovering coach Bill Self to rest a bit more comfortably during a 96-68 victory over Howard on Thursday in a West Region first-round game. ...
Kansas' Self, recovering from heart procedure, misses game
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self missed the defending national champion's first-round NCAA Tournament game against Howard, a 96-68 victory by the Jayhawks on Thursday. Assistant coach Norm Roberts served as acting head coach with Self continuing to recover from a...
Kansas coach Bill Self 'day to day' at March Madness
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bill Self's status for Kansas' opener in the NCAA Tournament was uncertain Wednesday, though assistant coach Norm Roberts said the Jayhawks remain hopeful he'll be on the bench when they play Howard on Thursday. Kansas' Hall of Fame coach was discharged from...
Kansas gets No. 1 seed in NCAA's stacked West Region
Kansas did not get a No. 1 seed in the Midwest, costing the Jayhawks a chance to potentially play the regional round just down the road in Kansas City. The Jayhawks are still a No. 1 seed, however, and will have their coach back for their bid to repeat as national champions. ...
Kansas coach Bill Self out of hospital after heart procedure
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Bill Self was discharged from a Kansas City-area hospital Sunday, where he'd been recovering after a procedure to treat blocked arteries in his heart, and the Hall of Famer will rejoin the No. 3 Jayhawks for the defense of their NCAA championship this week. ...
