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The Kansas Jayhawks' season ended at the buzzer in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 on Sunday, when St. John's and Rick Pitino squeaked by as the clock hit zero.
And there's a chance it's the end of Bill Self's coaching career. He didn't close the door on retiring.
After the loss, Self was asked by reporters whether he'd be back next season. He didn't give the easy yes.
“I love what I do, but I’d like to feel good while doing it," Self told reporters, via Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star.
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Self has battled health issues in recent years, and it's fair for him to want to make sense of everything before giving a definitive answer.
Obviously, Kansas will take Self back for as long as he wants to coach. It'll be up to him.
Self is 63 years old and long ago was a college hooper at Oklahoma State.
His head coaching career began at Oral Roberts (55-54), then went to Tulsa (74-27) and Illinois (78-24) before coming to Kansas.
With the Jayhawks, Self has a 648-166 record.
He has won two national championships and made it to the Final Four four times.
He also has 21 regular season conference titles throughout his coaching career.
This season's Jayhawks had the odd up-and-down ride with Darryn Peterson's cramps that made everything just a little bit weirder.
They still made it to the NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed, but their journey ended on the first weekend.
Now, Self has to determine what's best for himself.
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