The Kansas Jayhawks will be without head coach Bill Self for the rest of the Big 12 tournament due to an illness. Self was admitted to the hospital Thursday morning and did not practice in KU’s first win of the tournament against the West Virginia Mountaineers. Doctors said Self did not suffer a heart attack, but a routine procedure was performed Wednesday night. The hospital had this to say in a statement: “KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self is a patient of the University of Kansas Health System. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steve Stites would like to clarify that Coach Self did not suffer a heart attack as some media outlets have reported. He arrived at the ER last night and underwent a standard procedure which went well. He is expected to make a full recovery. No additional medical details will be released at this time.” Meanwhile, Self said he’s grateful for the support. “I am very grateful for the huge number of good wishes that my family and I have received. I’m excited to be back with my team in the very near future,” Self said in a statement. Kansas Jayhawks assistant coach Norm Roberts will be the head coach for the rest of the tournament. KU will play Iowa State on Friday night at 6. It will be a rubber matchup between the two teams. Iowa State beat KU in Ames, while KU won the game in Lawrence. Kansas fans shocked by news After the win, Self’s health was top of mind for KU fans. “Our prayers just go out to him and his family first and foremost ,” said KU fan Tori Oblong. “I think that’s the most important thing right now.” With assistant coach Norm Roberts leading the team, fans are still confident heading into March Madness and hopefully Self can recover quickly. “We hope he has a quick recovery and the team continues to play in his honor with him in mind,” Oblong said. “I think Norm will do a good job as a team captain down the road.” Self’s status for the NCAA tournament is unknown at this time. .
The Kansas Jayhawks will be without head coach Bill Self for the rest of the Big 12 tournament due to an illness.
Self was admitted to the hospital Thursday morning and did not practice in KU’s first win of the tournament against the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Doctors said Self did not suffer a heart attack, but a routine procedure was performed Wednesday night.
The hospital announced this in a statement:
“KU men’s basketball coach Bill Self is a patient of the University of Kansas Health System. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Steve Stites would like to clarify that Coach Self did not suffer a heart attack as some media outlets have reported. He arrived at the ER last night and underwent a standard procedure which went well. He is expected to make a full recovery. No additional medical details will be released at this time.”
Meanwhile, Self said he’s grateful for the support.
“I am very grateful for the huge number of good wishes that my family and I have received. I’m excited to be back with my team in the very near future,” Self said in a statement.
Kansas Jayhawks assistant coach Norm Roberts will be the head coach for the rest of the tournament.
KU will play Iowa State on Friday night at 6 p.m
It will be a rubber match between two teams. Iowa State beat KU in Ames, while KU won the game in Lawrence.
Kansas fans are shocked by this news
After the win, Self’s health was top of mind for KU fans.
“Our prayers just go out to him and his family first and foremost,” KU fan Tori Oblong said. – I think that is the most important thing right now.
With assistant coach Norm Roberts leading the team, fans are still confident heading into March Madness and hope Self makes a quick recovery.
“We hope he has a speedy recovery and the team continues to play in his honor with him in mind,” Oblong said. “I think Norm will do a good job captaining the team down the stretch.”
Self’s status for the NCAA Tournament is currently unknown.