Kansas coach Bill Self unsure about future after buzzer-beater loss to St. John's: 'I haven't decided'
After a heartbreaking last-second loss in the second round of the NCAA tournament, Self wasn't ready to discuss whether he'd be back at Kansas next season.
For 15 years, Bill Self was college basketball’s most inevitable figure. The Big 12 couldn’t beat him. The NCAA and even the FBI couldn’t take him down.
Maybe he left a couple national championships on the table, but he got two — and every year when March Madness began, Kansas was usually one of the teams to beat. It’s an all-time run. Is it over?
After Kansas was eliminated Sunday by St. John’s in the NCAA tournament second round, Self said “I haven’t decided” when asked if he will coach in 2026-27, citing health issues that have plagued him going back to 2023 when he was forced to miss the Big 12 and NCAA tournament after needing a stent to treat a blocked artery. “I’ll get back and get with family and visit and see what’s going on,” he said.
“I love what I do. I need to be able to do it where I’m feeling good and healthy to do it fairly well, so I’ll get back home and it’ll all be discussed. ” Kansas coach Bill Self didn't give a definitive answer when asked whether he'd be back for next season after the Jayhawks' NCAA tournament loss to St.