Kansas head coach Bill Self explained how difficult it was competing sans the 2023 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and also spoke on the sudden injury. “We thought he was playing this ...

Check out everything Kansas basketball coach Bill Self and his players had to say Tuesday following a win at home in Big 12 Conference play vs UCF.

According to KU coach Bill Self, Harris’ absence was a surprise. “We thought he was playing this morning,” Self said. “Obviously, he goes out to shootaround and couldn’t do anything on it.

On Thursday, Bill Self and David Coit met with reporters to discuss the upcoming game at Baylor. Click the video above to see what Self had to say. Click the video below to see what Coit had to say.

After the game, Kansas basketball head coach Bill Self had a lot to say about the team's performance. The Jayhawks coach even said the team was “hung over,” per Michael Swain of 247Sports.

In March, there is the 25th anniversary of TU’s greatest basketball achievement. Bill Self’s final TU team – the 1999-2000 Hurricane – rolled to the Elite Eight and finished 32-5.

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