Kansas announces head basketball coach Bill Self will miss Big 12 Tournament quarterfinal vs WVU due to illness

Kansas head coach Bill Self will not be on the sidelines today for the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Tournament opener vs. West Virginia, per a report from college hoops insider Matt Norlander. He posted a release from Kansas Athletics to Twitter, which read:

“Kansas Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self will miss today’s Big 12 Tournament game as he recovers from an illness. Assistant Coach Norm Roberts will serve as the acting head coach. Self is doing well and receiving great care at the University of Kansas Health System.”

Pretty shocking development on the day of Kansas’ first postseason game, but apparently Coach Self is recovering from a bit of a health issue and won’t be able to man the sidelines today. Instead, Norm Roberts will take over head coaching duties for the time being, which was something he also did at the beginning of the season when Bill Self was suspended.

Jayhawks and Mountaineers tip off roughly around 3 p.m. ET and 2 p.m. CT on ESPN. You can check out the full Big 12 Tournament bracket as of Thursday morning right below:

Official bracket and schedule of games

All times are listed in CT

First Round: Wed., March 8
Game 1: (8) West Virginia vs. (9) Texas Tech | 6 p.m.
Game 2: (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) Oklahoma | 8:30 p.m.
Quarterfinals: Thurs., March 9
Game 3: (4) Baylor vs. (5) Iowa State | 11:30 a.m.
Game 4: (1) Kansas vs. (8) West Virginia | 2 p.m.
Game 5: (2) Texas vs. (7) Oklahoma State | 6 p.m.
Game 6: (3) Kansas State vs. (6) TCU | 8:30 p.m.
Semifinals: Fri., March 10
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner | 6 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner | 8:30 p.m.
Championship: Sat., March 11
Game 9: Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner | 7 p.m.