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4 days ago
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Kansas Coach Bill Self Breaks Silence On Health Scare
Kansas Coach Bill Self Breaks Silence On Health Scare originally appeared on The Spun. After a scary health incident a few days ago, Kansas' Bill Self appears to be on the mend. On Thursday night, reports surfaced that the Jayhawks coach had been hospitalized due to "some concerning symptoms" and later had to have two stents inserted into his heart. "The procedure went very well, and he is expected to make a full recovery," KU said in a statement. "He is in good spirits and expects to be released from the hospital soon." Now Self has issued a statement of his own to Rock Chalk Nation after undergoing the successful operation and being released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital today: "I want to thank all the amazing doctors and nurses at LMH Health for the excellent care I received during my stay there," Self said, via ESPN's Jeff Borzello. "I feel strong and am excited to be home. Our team has had a productive summer and look forward to our batteries being recharged and prepping for this upcoming season." This isn't the first time the Hall of Fame coach has had to deal with issues related to his heart. Back in 2023, Self missed both the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments after being hospitalized because of chest tightness and balance concerns. That resulted in him undergoing a heart catheterization and having two stents put in to treat a pair of blocked arteries. At 62 years old, Self is still a fairly young man but his recent health concerns have caused some to call for his retirement before things worsen. Self signed a $53 million contract to remain with the Jayhawks two years ago which made him the highest-paid coach in men's college basketball at the time. We certainly wish Coach Self the best as he continues his recovery and hope he's able to return to the sideline (safely) whenever he's Coach Bill Self Breaks Silence On Health Scare first appeared on The Spun on Jul 26, 2025 This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared.
Reuters
4 days ago
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Kansas coach Bill Self released from hospital
July 27 - Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self was released from the hospital Saturday after undergoing a procedure two days earlier to insert two stents, the university announced. Self, 62, had checked into Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Thursday after experiencing "some concerning symptoms" and feeling unwell. The school said he is expected to make a full recovery. "I want to thank all the amazing doctors and nurses at LMH Health for the excellent care I received during my stay," Self said in a statement. "I feel strong and am excited to be home. Our team has had a productive summer, and I'm looking forward to recharging and preparing for the upcoming season." Thursday marked the second heart-related procedure for Self in just more than two years. After being hospitalized because of chest tightness and concerns about his balance, he underwent a catheterization in March 2023 and had two stents put in to treat blocked arteries. The procedure forced him to miss the Big 12 and NCAA Tournaments that year as Kansas, a No. 1 seed, was ousted by No. 8 Arkansas in the second round. Self, the winningest men's basketball coach in Jayhawks history, signed a $53 million contract in 2023, making him the highest-paid coach in college basketball. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017 and is entering his 23rd season with Kansas. He has a 624-156 record there, winning two national titles. Kansas will open its season Nov. 3 against Wisconsin-Green Bay. --Field Level Media
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5 days ago
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Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self released from hospital after undergoing heart procedure
Kansas men's basketball coach Bill Self has been released from the hospital after undergoing a heart procedure earlier this week, the school's athletics department announced on Saturday. 'I want to thank all the amazing doctors and nurses at LMH Health for the excellent care I received during my stay there,' Self said in a statement. 'I feel strong and am excited to be home." "Our team has had a productive summer and look forward to our batteries being recharged and prepping for this upcoming season," he added. Self, 62, was transported to Kansas' Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Thursday after not feeling well and experiencing "concerning symptoms," according to the university. The statement said he was expected to be released from the hospital "soon," and Self was indeed discharged two days later. Two stents were inserted during the heart procedure for blocked arteries. It was the second time Self had undergone such a procedure, following 2023 when he missed the Big 12 and NCAA tournament to have two stents inserted and also received a catheterization. That followed an aortic valve replacement he underwent in 2022. Going into the 2023 NCAA tournament as defending national champion and a No. 1 seed, Kansas lost in the second round to No. 8 Arkansas. He returned to the team in early April and admitted some lifestyle changes were necessary after the health scare. "I think I have to wake up a little bit and maybe do some things from a lifestyle standpoint, a personal habit standpoint, that I've been very, very, very inconsistent with my entire adult life," Self told reporters then, via the Associated Press. "And I said that jokingly earlier, can you imagine a doctor telling you to lose weight, eat right and exercise?" he continued. "I've been told that a long time, but I'm taking that serious for the first time I probably have in my life.' The only other time Self missed games on the Jayhawks' sideline was earlier in the 2022-23 season when he served a four-game suspension for self-imposed penalties by Kansas resulting from an FBI investigation into a college basketball corruption scandal involving eight schools. Self is Kansas' all-time winningest coach with a 624-156 record that includes 16 Big 12 regular season championships, eight conference tournament titles, four NCAA tournament Final Four appearances and two national championships. The Jayhawks added five-star recruit Darryn Peterson, who Rivals ranked as the No. 3 player nationally and the No. 1 shooting guard in the 2025 class out of Prolific Prep in Napa, California. Kansas tips off the preseason with an exhibition at Louisville on Oct. 24. The Jayhawks open the regular season on Nov. 3 against University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
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5 days ago
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Kansas football offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski shares thoughts as fall camp opens
Check out everything Kansas football offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski had to say Friday as the Jayhawks continued to progress in fall camp.
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5 days ago
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Kansas football quarterback Isaiah Marshall praises Jayhawks' wide receivers in fall camp
Check out some of what Kansas football quarterback Isaiah Marshall had to say Friday as the Jayhawks continued to make their way through fall camp.
