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.
“He’s doing good. It’s all day-to-day on how he feels, the doctors’ decisions,” Roberts said after the game “He’s been able to spend time with the guys and practice and that type of stuff.”
Players found out in the morning that Self would stay away from the arena….