Despite the chatter, there has been no confirmation or indication from Self himself that retirement is on the horizon. For now, Self remains firmly at the helm of Kansas basketball as they look to turn their season around and prepare for postseason play.

Kansas’ defense, the same one that allowed 91 points on 51.5% shooting and was torched for 14 3s on 36 attempts in Tuesday’s 34-point loss to BYU, actually entered the Big 12 men’s basketball battle as one of the country’s top units on that end.