{"id":193788,"date":"2025-07-25T13:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/193788\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T13:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T13:54:15","slug":"legendary-kansas-college-basketball-coach-bill-self-rushed-to-hospital-with-concerning-health-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/193788\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Kansas college basketball coach Bill Self rushed to hospital with &#8216;concerning&#8217; health issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ICONIC Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was hospitalized after dealing with troubling health symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The longtime Kansas Jayhawks head coach had to undergo surgery due to the health scare.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bill Self, Kansas Jayhawks head coach, at a press conference.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/head-coach-bill-self-kansas-1012255716.jpg\" data-caption=\"Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self seen during a press conference at the 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/head-coach-bill-self-kansas-1012255716.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self seen during a press conference at the 2025 NCAA Men&#8217;s Basketball TournamentCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of Bill Self, head coach of the Kansas Jayhawks, coaching during a basketball game.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/head-coach-bill-self-kansas-1012255766.jpg\" data-caption=\"Self, 62, was recently rushed to the hospital after he was experiencing &quot;concerning&quot; symptoms\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/head-coach-bill-self-kansas-1012255766.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Self, 62, was recently rushed to the hospital after he was experiencing &#8220;concerning&#8221; symptomsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Self was admitted to Lawrence Memorial Hospital after experiencing &#8220;concerning&#8221; symptoms and needed two stents inserted into his heart to treat his blocked arteries, per Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the 62-year-old&#8217;s procedure &#8220;went very well and he is expected to make a full recovery,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is in good spirits and expects to be released from the hospital soon, the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Self had coached the final summer session practice for the Jayhawks on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time that Self has dealt with health issues concerning his heart.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the 2023 Big 12 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/ncaa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NCAA<\/a> tournaments due to a heart condition.<\/p>\n<p>Self underwent a standard heart catheterization and needed two stents inserted for treatment of blocked arteries.<\/p>\n<p>He later shared that he had a heart problem going back to the fall of the 2022-23 season and had his aorta valve replaced.<\/p>\n<p>Self will be entering his 23rd season at Kansas.<\/p>\n<p>He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/5053170\/ncaa-kansas-beat-north-carolina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">led the school to national titles<\/a> in 2008 and 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark&#8217;s WNBA All-Star Status in Doubt After Reaggravating Groin Injury<\/p>\n<p>Self leads the program all-time in wins with 609.<\/p>\n<p>His Jayhawks have also won 16 regular-season conference titles and eight conference tournament championships.<\/p>\n<p>Self was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Speculation about Self retiring from college basketball increased mightily toward the end of last season, but he shut down that talk numerous times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self hugging player Christian Braun after winning the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship.\" height=\"651\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000723996097.jpg\" data-caption=\"Self won his second national title at Kansas in 2022\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NINTCHDBPICT000723996097.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Self won his second national title at Kansas in 2022Credit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Longtime Jayhawks assistant Norm Roberts, who retired this offseason, filled in for Self when he was sidelined for a health issue in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He was replaced by former Jayhawk and two-time NBA head coach Jacque Vaughn.<\/p>\n<p>Self and his Kansas team will begin the preseason with an exhibition game at Louisville on October 24.<\/p>\n<p>Their regular-season opener will be on November 3 against Green Bay.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Head coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks during a basketball game.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/head-coach-bill-self-kansas-1012255710.jpg\" data-caption=\"Self will be entering his 23rd season with the Jayhawks this fall\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/head-coach-bill-self-kansas-1012255710.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>4<\/p>\n<p>Self will be entering his 23rd season with the Jayhawks this fallCredit: Getty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ICONIC Kansas basketball coach Bill Self was hospitalized after dealing with troubling health symptoms. 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