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Bill Self, the former head of the Kansas male basketball team, was hospitalized on Thursday after experiencing “some worrying symptoms.”
A University spokesman confirmed that the 62 -year -old coach had two stents inserted during a heart procedure.
Self is still “in a good mood” and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in the near future.
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Chief coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks instructs his players on the field in extra time against the Wildcats of the state of Kansas at the Bramlage Coliseum on January 17, 2023, in Manhattan, Kan. (Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images)
“The procedure went very well, and it is expected to recover completely,” said the school in a statement. “It is in a good mood and hopes to be discharged from the hospital soon.”
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This is not the first time it is admitted in a hospital after a health scare. In 2023, the male basketball tournaments Big 12 and NCAA Division I were lost after experiencing chest oppression. Self also contained equilibrium problems at that time.
Chief coach Bill Self of the Kansas Jayhawks is on the court during a game against the Texas Longhorns in Moody Center on March 4, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Chris Covatta/Getty Images)
The two -time winning coach of the National Championship underwent cardiac catheterization and received a couple of stents to treat blocked arteries.
Kansas Jayhawks chief coach, Bill reacts during the second half against North Carolina Seahawks, Wilmington, in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas, on November 19, 2024. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn images)
Self has patrold Kansas since 2003. In addition to the two national titles, Self trained Jayhawks 14 consecutive championships of the regular season Big 12 of 2004-2018.
In 2017, Self was included in the Basketball Hall of Basketball Naismith Memorial.
