Bill Self, Jayhawks hit new low in loss to Cincinnati

ByNBAUSA



Number 8 The Kansas Jayhawks suffered a surprising 84-68 loss on Saturday at the Cincinnati Bearcats. It was such a shocking loss that the program experienced another slump under the head coach Bill Self.

It was discovered that this the biggest household loss for Kansas against an unranked opponent with Self as the head coach, according to CBS Sports. Cincinnati beat the Jayhawks by 16 points, despite being a 10.5+ underdog.

“Cincinnati hands Kansas its biggest home loss to an unranked opponent under Bill Self.”

Kansas was outplayed in this case, as Cincinnati held a three-point advantage. The Bearcats shot 38.7% from deep, despite shooting 31 field goals. Meanwhile, the Jayhawks couldn’t buy a single bucket, as the program shot just 22.2% from beyond the arc. That’s well below the team average of 35.8% on the season.

Another key asset that led to the brutal loss was that Cincinnati owned the boards. The Bearcats outrebounded the Jayhawks 37 to 28. Kansas averaged 38.9 rebounds per contest as a team this season. Between the poor three-point shooting and rebounding, those seemed to be the key areas that caused Kansas to lose this contest.

That’s silverware for Bill Self’s team Darrin Peterson finally finished the game. With speculation mounting that Peterson doesn’t want to play basketball, the true freshman guard played 32 minutes for Kansas on Saturday.

Unfortunately, his efforts weren’t good enough to help the Jayhawks to victory, as he finished with 17 points, four rebounds, one assist and a steal. He also shot 41.1% from the floor while posting an abysmal 14.2% three-point percentage. Bill Self and Kansas will have a chance to redeem themselves on Monday when they take on the No. 2 Houston Cougars.





2026-02-21 20:59:00

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