Bill Self isn’t quite sure what the solution should be, but the Kansas basketball coach is at least convinced there is a problem.
In the wake of former KU juniors Wayne Selden and Brannen Greene going unselected in last week’s NBA Draft, Self took time Wednesday to opine on what he called an imperfect system during the Big 12’s annual summer coaches’ teleconference.
“I think there’s been some positive strides made,” Self said. “I don’t think it’s perfect — I think everybody would agree with that. There’s so much false hope with the draft.”
One of the positive strides Self referenced is an NCAA rule change that allows non-seniors to declare for the draft but later return to school, as long as they do not hire an agent and make their final decision prior to a late-May deadline.