McCaffery lead Iowa to a 12–6 record in the Big Ten, including memorable wins over #20 Ohio State (71–65) and #17 Maryland (71–55). McCaffrey's Hawkeyes were upset in the second round of the Big Ten tournament by Penn State (67–58), but still finished tied for third in the conference.

For 14 years, University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has maintained enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Hawkeye basketball program. After more than two decades as a head coach, he has coached his teams to 12 NCAA Tournaments, six conference tournament championships from four different leagues, including the Big ...

6 days ago · Fran McCaffery, Iowa Hawkeyes. McCaffery is in Year 15 in Iowa City. It’s been a successful tenure overall, with seven NCAA tournament appearances and some high-level teams lately with Luka Garza and Keegan Murray. But things feel stale here, and McCaffery isn’t getting any younger at 65. His youngest son, Jack, graduates high school this ...

2 days ago · Iowa is a half-game behind 5-8 Indiana (which it beat) and 5-8 Oregon (which comes to Iowa City on Feb. 19). Not making it to Indianapolis would be quite the collapse. Regardless, this almost assuredly will become head coach Fran McCaffery’s worst Iowa season since a 14-19 record in 2017-18, when the Hawkeyes were the No. 12 seed in the 14 ...

2 days ago · Iowa coach Fran McCaffery details reasons for 74-63 home loss to Wisconsin. The Hawkeyes led, 59-58, with 7:34 to go and scored four points the rest of the way in falling to 0-9 in Quad 1 games. ... Video: Fran McCaffery on Owen Freeman injury, Caitlin Clark jersey retirement.

1 day ago · IOWA CITY, IOWA- FEBRUARY 4: Head coach Fran McCaffery of the Iowa Hawkeyes calls a play during the first half against the Purdue Boilermakers at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on February 4, 2025 in Iowa ...

At 26, McCaffery was the nation’s youngest Division I head coach when he was hired in 1985 by Lehigh; Class of 2017 Siena Athletics Hall of Fame; 2015 Coaches vs. Cancer Champion Award and ACS Fighting Spirit Award; Helped spearhead the launch of a new Adolescents and Young Adult Cancer Center in Iowa City

Jan 16, 2024 · With a 86-77 victory of Minnesota, Fran McCaffery became the winningest head coach in Iowa men's basketball history, passing Tom Davis. Monday’s win was McCaffery’s 272nd at the helm of the Hawkeyes.

Jan 15, 2024 · With an 86-77 win at Minnesota on Monday night, Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery surpassed Tom Davis as the winningest coach in Hawkeyes history. McCaffery, 64, now has 272 wins...

5 days ago · Many Iowa fans are beginning to wonder if now is the time to make a move at head coach. Does Iowa have a plan of succession to move on from Fran McCaffery? First of all, moving on from Fran won't be easy. He's been at Iowa since 2010 and won 293 games for the Hawkeyes. But Iowa hasn't turned those wins into postseason success.