Kansas men’s basketball coach Bill Self sports the disco look in meeting with the media on June 11, 2010, in Kansas City, Mo., as part of the coach’s Basketball Boogie event.

Kansas City, Mo. ? There was no sulking, no brooding, no gnashing of teeth on Friday night at the College Basketball Experience next to Sprint Center.

Bill Self’s Basketball Boogie was, as advertised, the “Party of the Summer,” with Kansas University coaches and wives and many of the attendees decked in disco attire.

Any fretting about Colorado and Nebraska leaving the Big 12 and KU’s conference affiliation status was erased by the sight of Self and his coaches boogeying to the Bee-Gees’ “Staying Alive” in a choreographed dance.

“I think our fan base and our university, which most of these people are here tonight, deserve to have a good time. There’s been a little stress involved with everything going on. I think tonight is a good relief for everybody,” said Self, who wore oversized sunglasses and a multi-colored shirt with chains, with wife Cindy wearing the same colors.

Those interviewed took a “who cares?” or “don’t let the door hit you on the way out” attitude toward Nebraska, which announced Friday it was headed to the Big Ten a day after CU bolted for the Pac-10.

“I’m not (ticked) off at all,” said former KU center Scot Pollard, wearing a golden velvet shirt and a blonde wig. “It’s not my league. I was in the Big Eight more than the Big 12. What I do know is everything is about making dollars. I am sure our university is going to find a place that is going to be the most successful place for the future of the university as far as making money.

“Unfortunately, that’s all it’s about nowadays. As pure as we’d like to keep college athletics, the almighty dollar talks a lot and loud, and that’s where everything is headed. I’m sure (AD) Lew Perkins and our chancellor (Bernadette) Gray-Little will find the best place for the University of Kansas.”

Former KU forward Wayne Simien laughed when asked if he was “devastated” and/or “mad” at NU.

“Something good will happen out of this. There’s still football season next year, still basketball season next year. We still have great players, great coaches,” he said.

Self maintained his upbeat attitude of the past few days.

“No matter what, I’m 100 percent confident we’re going to land,” he said, aware of rumors KU could be headed to the Pac-10, Southeastern Conference or the Big East.

“We may land in a group that gives us more exposure than we ever could have had before. We may land with somebody that opens up recruiting doors in areas that we never really tested before. We’re not going to lose what we already have. This may open up new avenues for us.

“We are going to be in a BCS Conference,” he added, forcefully. “If this league is held together, we’ll go get two teams or six teams, and this league will be better than it ever has been.”

Former KU forward Lester Earl, who started his career at Southeastern Conference member LSU, grinned widely when asked about KU possibly being headed to that league.

“In basketball or football? Basketball we could compete with anybody; football it’d be competitive,” he said diplomatically.

Asked about NU and CU leaving the league, Earl said: “Good luck to them. I’m sure they probably were looking for a change because when you play in a league for so long and the same stuff continues to happen, you might look for something different.”

Self was asked if anything Husker officials said at Friday’s farewell news conference angered him.

“I have no idea what Nebraska said. They are not a member of our league anymore, so I don’t know what they said,” Self said.

He was told the Cornhuskers indicated they were a better fit with teams in the Big Ten.

“The thing is, if we go to a different league, aren’t we going to sell the league we are going to? That is par for the course,” Self said. “I do think the talks about Missouri and the talks about Nebraska and how vocal they were in pursuing that option expedited the process. That’s not throwing anybody under the bus. All it did was probably speed the inevitable, but it definitely expedited the process.”

Boogie sights

KU’s current basketball players shot baskets in the upper level of the CBE. … KU staff member Brennan Bechard wore an all-white disco outfit. … Director of basketball operations Barry Hinson had wide white bell bottom pants to go with a bright blue shirt he said he rented in downtown Lawrence. … Assistant Kurtis Townsend wore a shiny black and red shirt. “I actually got this when I was dating my wife at Western Kentucky,” said Townsend, a 1982 WKU grad. … Of Self’s outfit, Self said: “It’s something my wife purchased for me. It is something that will not remain in the closet after this evening.” … Simien said he’d hate to see KU never play K-State or Missouri again. “I can’t imagine it. Of course, being able to play in those rivalries … KU-Missouri. Growing up as a kid, watching KU-Nebraska football … I don’t know what it would look like playing other teams.”