Bill Self feeling better; Jacque Vaughn to serve as interim HC - ESPN

Kansas coach Bill Self said he was feeling «much better» after being hospitalized Monday, but he will not coach the Jayhawks in Tuesday night's game against Colorado.

Jayhawks assistant coach Jacque Vaughn will serve as acting head coach.

«I'm feeling much better and I want to thank the well-wishers and the great team at LMH Health,» Self said in a statement. «I'll be sitting out tonight's game, and as I've said before, we have an elite coaching staff at KU, and I know our players are in good hands in Boulder. Jacque Vaughn will serve as the acting head coach tonight. He will rely on our great group of coaches, Jeremy Case, Kurtis Townsend, Joe Dooley and Tony Bland, throughout the game to lead the team.»

Self was taken to LMH Health out of caution Monday after feeling «under the weather.» He received IV fluids and was feeling better Monday night, but didn't travel with the team to Colorado.

Self, 63, has had multiple health scares in recent years.

In 2023, he missed the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments after being hospitalized because of chest tightness and balance concerns. He underwent a heart catheterization and had two stents placed for the treatment of blocked arteries.

In July, Self was admitted to a hospital after feeling unwell and experiencing «some concerning symptoms,» according to the school. He underwent a procedure to have two stents inserted and was released two days later.

Self, who was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2017, has been the coach at Kansas since 2003, winning two national championships and reaching four Final Fours. He led the Jayhawks to an NCAA-record 14 consecutive Big 12 regular-season championships from 2004 to 2018.

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