Kansas basketball coach Bill Self hits the ball off a tee to kick off the Annual Mario V. Chalmers Foundation Golf Tournament Monday at Alvamar Country Club.

Bill Self, who had been too busy coaching his World University Games basketball team and recruiting to play any golf this summer, grabbed an oversized driver and prepared to hit the ceremonial tee shot at the seventh-annual Mario V. Chalmers Foundation Tournament on Monday at Alvamar.

Fresh off lunch — without any practice swings on the range — Kansas University’s 13th-year coach blasted a straight-as-an-arrow drive estimated about 300 yards.

“First swing in eight weeks. To be honest, that was 300 all carry. That may have been 330 (yards),” Self said with a smile.

Self had tried unsuccessfully to convince tournament officials to let Web.com pro golfer Chris Thompson open the proceedings.

“I was ready to go. I didn’t know if Bill was going to do it or not. Bill’s a trooper. I’m sure he’s done things like that before,” Thompson said.

“He hit a good one. It was pretty impressive.”

Self subbed for host/former KU basketball standout Chalmers, who attended the tourney’s Fireside Chat dinner on Sunday, before heading back to Miami before the start of the scramble event on Monday.

From left Kansas coach Bill Self, Ronnie Chalmers, father of Mario Chalmers and Mario's sister Roneka Chalmers attend the Annual Mario V. Chalmers Foundation Golf Tournament Monday at Alvamar Country Club.

Chalmers, who has been subject of Miami Heat trade rumors, needed to return to Florida to continue workouts following offseason arthoscopic knee surgery.

“He hated to not be here,” said Chalmers’ dad, Ronnie. “He can’t be in two places, especially with all the uncertainty going on now. I think he showed Miami that he’s serious about being a part of the organization for another year, going back to work out for them. He’d been gone 10 days. (It’s) time to be back.”

Proceeds from tourney activities go toward breast cancer initiatives and the Boys and Girls Club.

Busy time: Self had been on the road recruiting since returning from South Korea and the World Games on July 15.

“We got back on Wednesday night and they had that little deal at the baseball field,” he said of a welcome-home rally for the gold-medal winners. “The flight was at 7 the next morning to go recruit. I know I’m tired. I know our assistant coaches are tired. Players recover a lot easier because they are a lot younger. It was a great trip. I learned a lot. I think our players did too. It’s time to take it easy for a couple weeks.”

Of recruiting, he said: “I don’t know if we’re doing well or not. I never know in recruiting. Our staff has done a good job getting us in on guys. We still have to close. I think we’re in good shape with several of the premier players in the country that fit what we do. You know what? Whether it be Duke, Carolina, Michigan State, Texas … other people want them too. We’ve got to do a good job closing here in the next couple months.”

KU has at least three scholarships to give following the graduation of Hunter Mickelson, Jamari Traylor and Perry Ellis.

Injury updates: Freshman Carlton Bragg, who broke his nose at the World Games in Korea, recently had surgery.

“They said it was very non-invasive if you can have a surgery be non- invasive,” Self said. “He just can’t get hit there for three weeks. He’s in the gym shooting. He can work out. He just can’t play live, yet.”

Soph Devonté Graham (partially torn quad) is still a couple weeks from returning to full-court pick-up games.

“The healing process is going to take six weeks, period,” Self said. “I think he’s about week four. He’s a couple weeks from being full speed.”

And of junior Brannen Greene, who had offseason hip surgery. … “He’s maybe a little ahead of schedule from a rehab standpoint. We don’t see any reason he can’t be full speed by Oct. 1, maybe a little before that. Certainly he’s going to be a little bit behind. A healthy Brannen Greene that can move should definitely bring an added dimension to our team.”

New digs: The Jayhawks will move into their new apartments after the start of first semester classes.

“The apartments are coming great. They are just coming slow,” Self said. “We thought we could be in them by school starting (Aug. 24). We knew that would be pushing it. Everybody’s worked hard to try to make that happen. We’re probably a month behind. We’re going to have to stay somewhere else until they get completed. It’ll be well worth the wait. We’ll be in them we think by the first of October at the latest. I wish it was sooner. Still it’s going to be so good for our guys I don’t think they’re discouraged at all.”

Maui pairings: KU will play Chaminade in a first-round Maui Invitational game on Nov. 23 in Lahaina, ESPN’s Andy Katz reported Monday night. If KU wins, it would face UCLA or UNLV in the semifinals. On the other side of the bracket, Danny Manning’s Wake Forest team will play Indiana and St. John’s will meet former KU assistant Kevin Stallings’ Vanderbilt team. Pairings will be officially announced this afternoon.

Names: Wenyen Gabriel, a 6-foot-9 senior forward from Wilbraham and Monson Academy in Massachusetts, who is ranked No. 84 in the Class of 2016 by Rivals.com, says he’s been offered a scholarship by KU. He’s also considering UConn, Kentucky, Maryland, Duke, Notre Dame and others. … Terrence Ferguson, a 6-6 senior guard from Dallas, who is ranked No. 11 nationally, reportedly is close to announcing his college choice. KU, Alabama, Baylor, Texas and others are in the running.