Kansas will be without head coach Bill Self for the first-round game against Howard on Thursday. Self is still recovering from a heart procedure.
Assistant coach Norm Roberts of the Jayhawks listens to head coach Bill Self during post-game interviews after their 94-63 win over the Pittsburg State Gorillas at Allen Fieldhouse on Nov. 3, 2022, in Lawrence, Kansas.
Kansas initially said this week that Self would coach in the tournament. He was discharged from the hospital following a heart procedure. "KU coach Bill Self was discharged from the University of Kansas Health System today in good condition," the team said in a statement."He arrived at the emergency department Wednesday evening March 8 complaining of chest tightness and balance concerns. Clinical Service Chief for Cardiovascular Medicine and Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Mark Wiley said Coach Self underwent a standard heart catheterization and had two stents placed for the treatment of blocked arteries.
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