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Longtime Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self was ejected before halftime of Tuesday night’s game against Arizona State after a heated exchange with officials following a foul against one of the Jayhawks’ star players.
Self was assessed on two technicals after challenging a call involving Jayhawks freshman Darryn Peterson with just over six minutes left in the half. Peterson, coming off a screen, tangled along the baseline with Arizona State guard Bryce Ford, and officials fouled Peterson as he tried to pass Ford.
Kansas head coach Bill Self leaves the court after being ejected during the first half of an NCAA basketball game against Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., March 3, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/AP)
After the match, Self admitted that the first technical was deserved, but felt the second was overkill.
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“They kicked me out before I even said anything. It probably wasn’t a good decision, but I came out of the box and he gave me one (technique), which is good, but by no means did I do anything to deserve a second (technique), but those are the guys for you,” he said, via Athletics.
“He told me to get back in the box, and I didn’t get back in there fast enough, so it’s my fault.”
Kansas Jayhawks head coach Bill Self reacts after being ejected from the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first half at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, Arizona on March 3, 2026. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Kansas trailed when Self was ejected, but that margin grew to 20 points by the end of the first half. Arizona State would complete the 70-60 upset behind Moe Odum’s 23 points. For Self, even if the officiating didn’t help, it’s not the Jayhawks’ fault.
“I’m disappointed I wasn’t there with the guys to finish the game, but they were a pretty temperamental team tonight, but it didn’t cost us,” Self continued via The Athletic. “What cost us was that we weren’t ready to play and we weren’t good enough. Our players aren’t talented enough to not be ready and full of energy.”
Kansas head coach Bill Self reacts after being ejected during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz., March 3, 2026. (Rick Scuteri/AP)
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ASU fans stormed the field after the game, marking what could be Sun Devils head coach Bobby Hurley’s final home game as he enters the final year of his contract.
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