Fansided · Oct 30, 2025
Bill Self Makes Funny Quip When Speaking On Latest Exhibition Defensive Performance
Kansas Jayhawks coach Bill Self during the exhibition basketball game with the Louisville Cardinals at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky Friday, October 24, 2025. | Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesThere is a renewed emphasis on Kansas’ defense this season. Last season, the Jayhawks’ 69.6 points per game given up marked the nation’s 81st-best and the 7th-best in the Big 12. Not a terrible mark on either front, but likely not enough to sustain postseason success as the Jayhawks were quickly swept away by the Arkansas Razorbacks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with a 79-72 loss.