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Legendary college basketball coach Bill Self said Sunday he was unsure about his future in the sport after the Kansas Jayhawks lost in a buzzer-beater to St. John’s.
Self said he wasn’t sure if he would return for another season. The 63-year-old won two national championships in 23 seasons with the Jayhawks. But recent 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 of the first round of the NCAA college basketball tournament on Friday, March 20, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
“I’ve been through some things off the court, so I’m going to come back and get my family together to visit and see what’s going on,” Self said. “I love what I do. I need to be able to do it where I feel good and healthy to do it pretty well. I’ll come home and everything will be discussed.”
Self missed a game at Colorado in January after having to go to the hospital as a precaution. He also had two stents inserted in his heart in 2023 and two more last year.
When asked about his health on Sunday, Self said he wasn’t sure he was “completely” healthy.
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Kansas head coach Bill Self yells toward the court against St. John’s during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament on Sunday, March 22, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
“But I feel as good as I’ve felt in a long time,” Self added. “I’m not making any statements at all. But every year, I think… when you get to do it as I’ve done it, I look at it in five-year increments. Now I’m probably looking at it in more two-year increments, so to speak. So I try to focus on this season and try to get us to a second weekend, which we failed at. So I’ll go back now and look at it and see where that leads.”
The 2025-26 season ended with St. John’s guard Dylan Darling scoring a game-winning layup as time expired in the second-round matchup.
“My career won’t be based on one game,” Self said when asked if it would be difficult to end his career with such a crushing loss. “I said I was going to come back and evaluate my health situation.”
Self took over the Jayhawks job before the 2003-04 season after three successful years at Illinois. He is 648-166 as head coach of Kansas. Kansas made the NCAA tournament each season. He has only had five seasons in which he accumulated at least 10 losses.
Kansas head coach Bill Self gestures toward the court during the first half of a 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.
