When the Kansas Jayhawks take on West Virginia, they’ll be doing so without head coach Bill Self.
On Thursday morning, the school announced that Self would not be coaching in the game due to an illness. In his absence, Jayhawks assistant coach Norm Roberts will take over the head coaching duties.
According to USA TODAY Sports’s Eddie Timanus, Self was present at shootarounds on Wednesday and appeared normal.
It’s unclear at this time how long Self will be unavailable though it was later reported by multiple outlets including CBS Sports that Self was hospitalized due to the illness. His exact condition and specifics of the illness are currently unknown but in their press release, the university did state that Self was “doing well and receiving great care at the University of Kansas Health System”.
The Jayhawks this regular season went 25-5 including 13-4 in Big 12 play and entered the Big 12 Conference Tournament as the tournament’s No.1 seed.
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