Columbia, Mo. ? Former Missouri basketball coach Norm Stewart is recovering from open-heart surgery at a Columbia hospital.
University officials say the 73-year-old Stewart had an aortic valve replacement on Friday. He is recuperating at Boone Hospital Center and expects to be released later this week.
Stewart spent 32 years as coach at Missouri, his alma mater. He earned 731 career victories in his 38-year coaching career and is a member of the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
