Bill Self: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 28

Kansas’ Bill Self Linked to Top Transfer Portal Player After Unexpected Departure

Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self is eyeing one of the transfer portal’s premier guards following USC junior Desmond Claude’s surprise entry into the spring window.

College Basketball News / The Spun / April 26

Former Kansas All-American Calls On Bill Self To Retire

Bill Self has been the head coach of the Kansas men's basketball team for the last 22 seasons. Self took over the program in 2003 and has led Kansas to the NCAA tournament 21 times.

College Basketball News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 22

Perfect Transfer Portal Fit For Kansas Basketball: Can Bill Self Get Him?

On April 6, just 10 days after Texas Tech was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament, Darrion Williams announced he would enter the transfer portal. Among all the solid players and prospects of every sort in the portal, Williams is different.

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The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?

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Bill Self News / Athlon Sports / April 21

Kansas' Bill Self Suffers Major Transfer Portal Loss on Monday

Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks are fresh off an embarrassing finish to the college basketball season. No. 7 seed Kansas was eliminated from the NCAA

Bill Self News / Athlon Sports / April 21

Kansas' Bill Self Gets Major Transfer Portal News After Disappointing Season

The Kansas Jayhawks have been one of the premier basketball programs in the country under the leadership of head coach Bill Self. Self and the Jayhawks entered the previous college basketball season as the preseason No.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 16

Kansas Commit Sends Strong Message After Transferring to Big 12 Powerhouse

The Kansas Jayhawks endured a tough 2024-25 season, culminating in a first-round exit from the NCAA Tournament. Following that disappointment, head coach Bill Self saw a significant portion of his roster depart—either due to expired eligibility or through the transfer portal.

College Basketball News / Athlon Sports / April 16

Kansas Gets Major Transfer Portal News on Wednesday

The Kansas Jayhawks are coming off a disappointing season for their standards. They went 21-13 and failed to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2004-05 college basketball season.

Kansas Jayhawks News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 15

Kansas Set to Welcome Class of 2026's Top Ranked Prospect For an Official Visit

With Class of 2025 recruit Darryn Peterson joining Kansas for the upcoming season, the Jayhawks are already set to bring in one No. 1 recruit (according to 247 Sports).

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / April 15

Kansas coach Bill Self hosting top 2026 player on visit

The No. 1 player in the 2026 high school boys basketball class will take a visit to Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks this weekend, according to Joe Tipton of On3.

Kansas Jayhawks News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 11

Kansas Transfer Portal Update: Jayhawks Make Top 5 For Two Frontcourt Targets

While Kansas and head coach Bill Self recently returned 6-9 freshman forward Flory Bidunga, they still need to bolster their frontcourt after losing star big man presence as Hunter Dickinson used his final season of eligibility last season.

College Basketball News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 9

Kansas To Host Versatile Transfer Portal Guard For On-Campus Visit

Seeking to add on to his transfer haul, Kansas head coach Bill Self has stayed active in the portal, and is eyeing another veteran guard. This time, it’s Melvin Council Jr., a 6-4 senior from St.

Kansas Jayhawks News / Heartland College Sports / April 9

Kansas Basketball: Way-Too-Early Starting Five for 2025-26

The college basketball season officially ended on Monday evening when Florida defeated Houston 65-63 in the National Championship game. Of course, Kansas’ basketball season has been over for a few weeks, since the Jayhawks were bounced in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 79-72 loss to Arkansas.

Kansas Jayhawks News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 9

Kansas Basketball Reportedly Eyeing Rival Guard for Next Season

Kansas basketball had a disappointing 2024-25 season where it lost in the first round the NCAA Tournament to Arkansas. Bill Self and the Jayhawks are undergoing a roster overhaul and are searching near and far in the transfer portal to get things fixed.

Kansas Jayhawks News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 7

Social Media Reacts to Flory Bidunga Returning and Adding Two Transfers

With Kansas’ lowest NCAA Tournament seed in decades, and a subsequent first-round loss in the Big Dance, head coach Bill Self and his staff were seeking to get the Jayhawks back on the right track during the offseason.

College Basketball News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 6

Flory Bidunga With a Surprising Transfer Portal Announcement

In today’s era of college basketball, which is characterized by a never-ending carousel of coaches and players switching schools, a program’s outlook can

Kansas Jayhawks News / Heartland College Sports / April 6

Flory Bidunga Returning to Kansas in 2025-26

On Sunday afternoon, Bill Self and the Kansas Jayhawks received some massive news regarding the status of one of their star players. According to a report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel, freshman center Flory Bidunga is withdrawing his name from the transfer portal and will be returning to Kansas in 2025-26.

College Basketball News / Kansas Jayhawks on SI / April 5

Kansas Basketball Signs First Transfer of the 2025 Offseason

Jayden Dawson, a guard from Loyola Chicago, is the first transfer portal signee for Bill Self and his team, Kansas Basketball announced on Saturday. Dawson, a 6-foot-4 junior and Omaha, NE native, marks the beginning of the Jayhawks' dive into the transfer portal of the 2025 offseason.

Bill Self News / Yardbarker / February 27

Kansas HC Bill Self seemingly clarifies future amid retirement speculation

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self seems irritated with speculation about his future.

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 21

Bill Self admits he spoke to Oklahoma State about job last year

In an alternate universe, Bill Self could have left Kansas for a Big 12 Conference rival just two years after winning a national championship. The Tulsa World reported Friday that Oklahoma State, Self's alma mater, made a "hard sell" last March in an attempt to pry the Hall of Fame coach away from the Jayhawks.

College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / February 21

Bill Self reportedly considered making shocking job decision

Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self considered a shocking move last year, according to a new report. Tulsa World sports columnist Berry Tramel wrote Friday that the Oklahoma State Cowboys made a push to hire Self last February, and that Self seriously considered the offer.

Bill Self News / Yardbarker / February 19

Kansas HC Bill Self sounds fed up after blowout loss to BYU

Kansas head coach Bill Self is sick of it.

BYU dominates No. 23 Kansas in 34-point blowout

Historic loss by No. 23 Kansas a troubling omen for team's March prospects

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Kansas Jayhawks News / Larry Brown Sports / February 19

Everyone made the same Bill Self joke after BYU embarrassed Kansas

Bill Self became the butt of the joke Tuesday after No. 24 Kansas got completely outplayed by BYU.

Historic loss by No. 23 Kansas a troubling omen for team's March prospects

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Kansas Jayhawks News / Yardbarker / February 10

Bill Self on Kansas' defense: 'There’s times that we can’t guard our shadow'

Bill Self is a legendary college basketball head coach, and if there's anyone who can get the Kansas Jayhawks right, it would be him. The issue is, in his estimation, the Jayhawks lack the type of consistency to be a dominant team.

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Kansas Jayhawks News / Yardbarker / January 23