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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 over an unfair call on one of the Jayhawks’ star players.
Even was assessed two technicals after arguing a call involving Jayhawks star Darryn Peterson with just over six minutes left in the half. Peterson, coming off a screen, got tangled up with Arizona State guard Bryce Ford, and the officials called Peterson a foul when he tried to drive past Ford.
Kansas head coach Bill Self walks off 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 the first technical was deserved, but felt the second was a stretch.
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“They threw me out before they even said anything. It probably wasn’t a good call, but I got out of the box and he gave me a (technical), which is fine, but in no way did I do anything to deserve a second (technical), but that’s those guys for you,” he said, via Athletics.
“He told me to get back in the box and I didn’t get back in quick enough, so that’s on me.”
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 was trailing when Self was ejected, but that margin grew to 20 points by the end of the first half. Arizona State would complete the upset 70-60 behind Moe Odum’s 23 points. For Self, while it didn’t help, it wasn’t to blame for the Jayhawks’ loss.
“I’m disappointed in myself that I wasn’t out there with the guys to finish the game, but it was a pretty temperamental crew 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’re not good enough. Our players aren’t talented enough to not be ready and be energetic.”
Kansas head coach Bill Self reacts after being ejected during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Arizona State in Tempe, Arizona, 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 is in the final year of his contract.
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