Bill Self Denies 'B.S., Bad Info' Circulating About His Kansas Future Amid Retirement Rumors

Kansas men's basketball head coach Bill Self told Gary Bedore of the Kansas City Star that there is no news to report about his coaching future amid the potential of him stepping away and that any comments out there suggesting otherwise represents "BS, bad info."

Kansas' season ended with a 67-65 loss to St. John's in the Sweet Sixteen on Sunday. After the game, the 63-year-old told reporters "I haven't decided" in regards to coaching next season and thereafter.

"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."

Self had told reporters earlier in March that he wanted to continue coaching as long as he felt OK enough to do so.

"As long as I feel good, I don't know why I wouldn't keep doing it," Self said. "I've had my personal health issues in some way that I've dealt with. Has it been a handicap in me doing my job? I don't think so. Has it been a pain in the butt to get through some of the things? Yeah, it has been. Everybody deals with something; I just happen to be dealing with some things right now."

KU insider Mike Vernon previously reported "initial thoughts" that Self may have coached his final game at Kansas.

CBS Sports' Matt Norlander reported the following on Wednesday: "There are some loose rumors out there in CBB circles this morning that Bill Self could announce his retirement from today, but a source close to Self tells CBS Sports that is 'bad information' and not on the table as of now."

Self has coached Kansas since 2003. Under his watch, the Jayhawks have gone 634-167 (79.2 percent win rate). They've made the Final Four on four occasions, making the national championship game three times and winning it twice. Kansas also has nine Big 12 conference tournament championships and 17 regular season titles.

The Jayhawks have also made the tournament every year it's been held since 2003. The lone exception was 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic cancelled March Madness. Kansas was the No. 1 team in the final Associated Press poll that year.

Needless to say, Kansas made the right call when it hired Self, who previously was the head coach at Oral Roberts, Tulsa and then Illinois before heading to KU, 23 years ago.

The Jayhawks haven't found as much tournament success since winning it all in 2022, ending their season in the second round on three occasions and the first round once.

This year featured a tough ending, but Self has certainly had enough success at Kansas to write his own future. However, it's unclear what path he is going to decide at this time.