Kansas coach Bill Self may have committed an NCAA infraction just for saying hello to a recruit?
Self was attending a tournament in Springfield, Mo last week and said hello to one of the top recruits in the nation, John Wall. Wall is a 6-foot-4 guard from Word Of God Christian Academy in Raleigh, N.C., and is the number one recruit in the nation according to Rivals.com.
According to the wire services, the friendly hello happened during an evaluation period when college coaches are not allowed contact with prospects other than to exchange greetings.
Kansas is already in the final year of a …read more

It must be great to be a two-sports star.
That certainly is the case for C.J. Henry.
Henry was a hot shot baseball player who signed a $1.6 million signing bonus out of high school to play for the New York Yankees. But it wasn’t to be as he suffered at the plate and suffered injuries, including vision problems that has either ended his career or put it on hold.
So Henry went with Plan B and contacted Bill Self of the defending National Champions Kansas Jayhawks and the coach and team they beat for the title, John Calipari at Memphis (how’s …read more

Kansas head coach Bill Self has decided to turn down T. Boone Pickens cash and Oklahoma State’s overtures to remain with the Jayhawks.
Here is a clip from Self’s news conference.

Basking in the glory of his first national championship and struggling with his feeling about possibly returning to his alma mater, Oklahoma State, Bill Self has joined a very exclusive club: coaches at the University of Kansas with a national title.
Here is a great ESPN piece that discusses Self’s place in KU lore.

In case you missed last night’s Final Four games, here some thoughts from the winning coaches: Memphis’ John Calipari and Kansas’ Bill Self:

Embattled Oklahoma State head coach Sean Sutton resigned yesterday, and the rumor mill immediately kicked into high gear.
Kansas head coach Bill Self, trying to focus himself and his team on the Final Four, now much face the scrutiny of whether or not he would consider going back to his alma mater, OSU.
Kansas is one of the premier coaching gigs in the country, and many believe a move to Stillwater would be a step down for Self.
However, there is something intriguing about going back to your alma mater. Self was a four year letterman for the Cowboys from 1982-1985 and worked …read more

ESPN has posted interviews with the Final Four coaches: Ben Howland, John Calipari, Roy Williams and Bill Self.
They are definitely worth the time to watch.

Question: what should you do if you have some outstanding traffic charges against you?
Answer: show up on your appointed court date to resolve things.
Apparently, Kansas guard Brandon Rush didn’t get the memo…

The Kansas Jayhawks, who are already playing without All-Big 12 guard Brandon Rush, suffered another injury blow when leading scorer Sherron Collins underwent surgery for a stress fracture in his left foot.