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College basketball coach Bill Self said Sunday he wasn’t sure about his future in the game after the Kansas Jayhawks lost a buzzer-beater to the St. Louis Cardinals. John’s.
Self said he is not sure if he will return for another season. The 63-year-old has won two national championships in 23 seasons with the Jayhawks. But the last few years have been marred by heart problems and other health conditions.
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Kansas head coach Bill Self reacts as the team plays California Baptist during the first half in the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
“I’ve been through other things off the court, so I’m going to come back and meet the family and visit and see what’s going on,” Self said. “I love what I do. I need to be able to do it when I feel good and healthy to do it well. I will go back home and everything will be discussed.”
Self missed a game in Colorado in January after taking a trip to the hospital. He also had two stents placed in his heart in 2023, and two more last year.
When asked about his health on Sunday, Self said he was not sure if he was “well”.
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Kansas coach Bill Self yells toward the court against St. John’s during the first half of a game in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
“But I feel – I feel as good as I’ve felt in a long time,” Self added. “I don’t make any statements. But every year, I think … if you’ve been doing it as long as I did, I’m looking at a five-year increase. Now I’m probably looking at a two-year increase, so to speak. So I’m trying to focus on this season and try to make it to the second weekend, which we failed to see. So that will lead down and I’m looking at where I’ll be back.”
The 2025-26 season ended with the St. John Dylan Darling scores the game-winner as time expires in the second round game.
“My career can’t be built on one game,” Self said when asked if it would be difficult to end his career with such a tough loss. “I said I will come back to check on my health.”
Self took the Jayhawks job before the 2003-04 season after three successful years at Illinois. He is 648-166 as a Kansas head coach. Kansas makes the NCAA tournament each season. He has only five seasons in which he has at least 10 losses.
Kansas coach Bill Self walks toward the court during the first half of the game between Kansas and St. John’s in the second round of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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