In a letter from his lawyer, Kansas basketball coach Bill Self threatens legal action against the NCAA for its handling of the infractions case against the KU program

In a June 12 letter to the NCAA’s general counsel, Scott Thompsett, attorney for Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self, said Self is considering taking legal action for negligence, breach of contract, defamation and fraud as a result of how the NCAA handled its infractions case against the Kansas program.

News of the letter was reported by Conner Mitchell of the Lawrence Journal-Word.

Thompsett has also requested that the NCAA preserve evidence from the 2018 trial that made Adidas’ pay-for-play scandal public, as well as evidence dating back to 1990 about the relationship between corporate entities and college athletic programs, the NCAA’s oversight of shoe and apparel companies, and how shoe companies impact prospective student-athletes’ choices of schools.

Earlier this month, the NCAA levied a one-year