Kansas' Bill Self Doesn't Have 'Any Restrictions Coaching' After Heart Procedure

Kansas basketball coach Bill Self told the Field of 68's Jeff Goodman he will be ready to coach during the 2025-26 season after undergoing a heart procedure in July.

"I don't have any restrictions coaching," Self told Goodman.

Self has two stents inserted into his heart last month as part of a treatment for blocked arteries. The Kansas athletics department said at the time he was "expected to make a full recovery."

According to Kansas, Self was originally admitted after experiencing "concerning symptoms."

He was released from the hospital two days after having the stents placed, Kansas said in a statement.

Self said he has since been in the office daily, can play golf and will be ready when players report for the season in a week and a half, according to Goodman.

The Kansas head coach previously underwent a heart procedure involving the placement of two stents in 2023, the recovery from which sidelined him for the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments.

Self signed a lifetime contract with Kansas in April. He is heading into his 23rd season with the Jayhawks after becoming the winningest coach in program history with his 591st career win last fall.

Kansas won a national title behind Self in 2022, but the Jayhawks have yet to make it past the second round of the NCAA Tournament since then.

Last spring's tournament run ended with an early defeat by John Calipari and Arkansas that marked the Jayhawks' first opening-round exit since 2006.

Self responded to those losses by changing his recruiting approach this offseason from targeting the top-ranked recruits in the nation to targeting experienced players who he believed fit into the Jayhawks' style of play, 247Sports' Michael Swain reported in July.

"I think the emphasis was more on what we needed to do to allow us to play as athletic and to play the style that best suits us and best fits me for winning, and I think we were actually able to do that," Self told Swain.

Self will hope those adjustments, as well as what he described to Swain as a focus on ball screen defense, will put the Jayhawks on track for another NCAA Tournament run next spring.