News about Bill Self

KJ Adams Jr. is one of the Kansas Jayhawks' most versatile players, with the blue bloods counting on him every game to bring the program closer to another national championship. Allen Fieldhouse's most recent visit was a special one, not just because of a rare visit from a nonconference top-5 opponent who doubles as the defending national champion. It's far from perfect.

Bill Self, the head basketball coach of the University of Kansas, signed an amended lifetime deal on Tuesday that will earn him $53 million over the first five years. Self's job will outlast Kentucky Wildcats head coach John Calipari for the best deal ever offered to a college basketball coach at a public university. Over the next five years, Calipari is expected to make $44 million.

Arterio Morris, the college basketball player who recently went from Texas to Kansas after assault charges, has been charged with one count of rape and then released from the Jayhawks. According to public records, Morris was arrested in Douglas County, Kansas, and his bond was set at $75,000. His detention came after an incident report revealed this month that a lengthy investigation into suspected rape that took place at McCarthy Hall, which houses the men's basketball team as well as other locals and is located near Allen Fieldhouse. According to the criminal complaint, an 18-year-old victim was assaulted on August 26. Morris was not identified in the incident report, but he was later banned from the basketball program.

Bill Self's paper-mortem of the 2023 NCAA Tournament detailed the greatest personnel need for Kansas: a big who can reach 20 and 10. The Jayhawk just landed in Lawrence. Hunter Dickinson, a coveted Michigan transfer, is joining Kansas from a field of finalists, which included Villanova, Kentucky, and Maryland.

We're about to a thrilling Final Four that no one predicted in NCAA history. For those that weren't up to date on the Madness of March, let's get you up to speed. The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights of Teaneck, New Jersey, defeated Purdue in their Round of 64 games for the third time in NCAA history - and the second time at the men's tournament. Other first-round upsets included 13-seed Furman's triumph over four-seed Virginia and 11-seed Pitt's thrashing of six-seed Iowa State.

Kansas was stunned by Arkansas 70-67 on Saturday night, and the second one-seed in the nation fell within 24 hours. Four players for the Jayhawks had double-digits, led by Jalen Wilson's 16 points and four rebounds. Davonte Davis paved the way for the University of Arkansas by grabbing 25 points, seven rebounds, and one assist.

For the first time since he needed medical attention prior to the Big 12 conference tournament, Bill Self was active in Kansas' practice on Friday. Despite this, he will be sidelined again for the Jayhawks' second-round NCAA Tournament matchup against No. 11 on Saturday. Arkansas has been seeded eight seed. Norm Roberts, a Kansas assistant coach, will lead the No. 8s. For the fifth straight game, the 1 Jayhawks face the brutal, athletic Razorbacks. Self is recovering from a heart transplant.

Bill Self, who is recovering from a recent heart surgery, led the Jayhawks to a comfortable first-round victory over Howard in front of Vice President Kamala Harris in Des Moines on Thursday. For No. 2, Jalen Wilson had 20 points and seven rebounds. The Jayhawks, the nation's champion and defending national champion, cruised to a 96-68 victory. Self is also recovering from a recent heart transplant. On Wednesday, he travelled to Des Moines with the Jayhawks and supervised the team's practice but did not attend the team's media availability. Self was returned to the hotel to rest, according to Roberts. Self's status for a potential second-round match on Saturday was uncertain.

Alabama has the top seed in the NCAA Tournament after cruising through a season marred by a murder case in the last two months. The Crimson Tide earned the top spot over Kansas and Houston on Sunday, with each of whom exited their conference tournaments without the titles and missing key cogs on their teams. In the Big 12 tournament, the defending national champion Jayhawks lost by 20 to Texas on Saturday.

After being released from hospital in the aftermath of his health scare this week, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is expected to return in time for March Madness. This week, the 60-year-old checked into the hospital, where initial reports suggested a heart attack, although doctors have now reported that it didn't happen. Instead, it was revealed that Self underwent a'standard heart catheterization' after arriving on March 8 with 'chest tightness and balance issues.'

Just two months after firing head coach Chris Beard due to domestic violence charges, which have since been dropped, the Texas Longhorns have secured their ticket to the big dance. Dylan Disu beat early foul time to score 18 points, Marcus Carr and Sir'Jabari Rice added 17 points apiece, and the seventh-ranked Texas stunned a large crowd of spectators in the Big 12 Tournament championship game Saturday night. The Longhorns (26-28) have won two of the last three games, as well as wrapping up a No. 81. With their appearance in Kansas City, the two seed in next week's NCAA Tournament will be determined.

Norm Roberts, a Kansas assistant, was in charge of the No. 10. In the quarterfinal round, the 3 Jayhawks defeated West Virginia 78-61. According to the university, Self became sick about five hours before tip-off on Thursday. Roberts said, 'Coach is doing fine.' I talked to him on the phone (after the game).' He's doing well. He already wants to watch movies and all of that stuff. He's doing well. He's doing better.' Self did not have a heart attack, as some outlets had reported, but he was still a patient on Thursday, according to Dr. Steve Stites, the University of Kansas Health System's chief medical officer. Self is expected to recover fully after this procedure, but stitis did not specify the kind or extent of the surgery.

Top-ranked Houston lost to an unranked Temple on Sunday, the day after No. ranked No. 6 was ranked. 2 Kansas was blown out by TCU at Allen Fieldhouse, marking the first time in the AP poll that the country's top two teams suffered at home on consecutive days. Damian Dunn scored 16 points and made the go-ahead free throw, Kur Jongkuch blocked Houston's last second try, and Temple defeated the top-ranked Cougars 56-55 on Sunday. 'It was a cold celebration for me because the guys threw a lot of cold water on me,' Temple coach and former Philadelphia 76ers star Aaron McKie said.' 'It's just always exciting to see guys so excited about a win and just enjoying this sport of basketball.' The Jayhawks were defeated by TCU, 83-60, on Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas. Under new coach Bill Self, Kansas' second-largest loss at home was the second under coach Bill Self. On January 2, 2021, the Jayhawks defeated Texas 84-59.

Bill Self, Kansas' head coach, was suspended for the first four games of the 2022-23 season on Wednesday, as a result of a federal probe into college basketball abuses and suspected recruiting abuses, which resulted in a self-imposed punishment. Kurtis Townsend, the assistant coach, was suspended for four games, and the program faces other penalties, including scholarship reductions and recruiting limitations. Self will be able to attend Omaha's season opener on Monday, the first game the fifth-ranked Jayhawks will play as national champions and the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament will take place on November 23.