Kansas’ Bill Self will not coach 2nd-round sport vs. Arkansas

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Kansas coach Bill Self won’t coach in Saturday’s second-round NCAA event sport in opposition to Arkansas, the college introduced.

Self continues to get well from a process final week after complaining of chest tightness and steadiness issues. He underwent a coronary heart catheterization and had two stents positioned for the therapy of blocked arteries and was discharged from the College of Kansas Well being System on Sunday.

Assistant Norm Roberts will as soon as once more function appearing head coach for the Jayhawks.

Roberts, 57, additionally changed Self for 4 video games in the course of the season when Self was suspended by Kansas as a part of self-imposed sanctions surrounding the FBI investigation into faculty basketball corruption.

Self has been attending Kansas practices for the reason that Jayhawks arrived in Des Moines. Roberts mentioned that as a result of he has, the Jayhawks’ routine hasn’t modified a lot.

Kansas defeated Howard, 96-68 in first-round play on Thursday.