Norm Roberts is headed back to Kansas.
The former Florida assistant and St. John’s head coach is headed back to serve on Bill Self’s staff as a replacement for Danny Manning, who took the Tulsa job.
“I’m thrilled,” Self told the Journal-World. “We were together for nine years. My family helped raise his kids. His family has helped raise mine. We’re close. Certainly we hate to see Danny go, but Norm coming back will be a big bonus to our program.”
Roberts’ son, Niko, will be a junior walk-on for Kansas next season.
“I’m extremely excited having the chance to go back to such a great program as Kansas,” Norm Roberts told the Journal-World. “I thought when I was there, I wasn’t there long enough to really enjoy the Jayhawk nation and everything. Having a chance to go back will be great and the opportunity to work with Joe (Dooley) and Kurtis (Townsend) and the rest of the staff will be great as well.
“It’s going to be even more special because my son is there. He’s made his own way. He’s part of the program. Something important to me is that Niko was OK with me coming back. Obviously my wife (Pascale) is close with Cindy (Self) and our families are very close. This is a great opportunity for me and my family.”
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