Kansas Coach Bill Self, Recovering From Heart Procedure, Misses Game

Kansas Coach Bill Self, Recovering From Heart Procedure, Misses Game
Kansas head coach Bill Self applauds his team's play against Texas Tech during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lawrence, Kan., on Feb. 28, 2023. Reed Hoffmann/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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DES MOINES, Iowa—Kansas coach Bill Self missed the defending national champion’s first-round NCAA Tournament game against Howard, a 96–68 victory by the Jayhawks on Thursday.

Assistant coach Norm Roberts served as acting head coach with Self continuing to recover from a heart procedure performed last week. The school announced about three hours before tipoff that Self would skip the game.