McCaffery recorded his 500th career win as a collegiate head coach on Dec. 8, 2022, and became the winningest head coach in Iowa history with a road win at Minnesota on Jan. 15, 2024.

Francis John McCaffery [1] (born May 23, 1959) is an American college basketball coach and the current men's basketball head coach at the University of Iowa.He has taken four Division I programs to postseason tournaments, including the Iowa Hawkeyes, who reached the final of the 2013 National Invitation Tournament and have reached the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in seven of his ...

1 day ago · If Iowa wanted to get out of the deal – termination without cause – it would owe McCaffery “60% of his base salary for each year (or portion thereof) remaining” in his contract. The “base salary” is key language here, because while McCaffery’s total compensation for the university for the 2024-25 season is $3.4 million, only ...

1 day ago · Following a deflating 85-62 loss vs. Ohio State (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) from Value City Arena in Columbus, Iowa basketball (13-8, 4-6 Big Ten) head coach Fran McCaffery shared where things went wrong. When asked about what shifted in the second half that allowed the Buckeyes to pull away, McCaffery pointed to Iowa's prolonged scoring drought that was compounded by poor defense, subpar shot ...

Feb 19, 2024 · IOWA CITY, Iowa – Fran McCaffery has ended speculation that he might be considering retiring anytime soon from coaching. Iowa’s 64-year-old head men’s basketball coach held a zoom conference with the media on Monday in which he was asked how veteran coaches like himself and Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo stay on top and manage ...

5 days ago · Fran McCaffery discusses Iowa's 76-75 win over Penn State on Friday. ... Iowa City High’s August Palmer discusses win over Iowa City West.

6 days ago · The Iowa Hawkeyes have had one of the best offenses in all of college basketball this season. However, as the Hawkeyes have now dropped three games in a row, head coach Fran McCaffery has seen that vaunted offense seemingly regress.. The most recent of those losses came at the hands of the Minnesota Golden Gophers.Following that game, McCaffery was asked about the offensive struggles, which ...

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

Oct 4, 2024 · Jack McCaffery, Fran’s youngest son, has committed to play at Butler beginning next season. So it’s taken some adjustment for Fran McCaffery, heading into his 15th season as Iowa’s head...

Jan 4, 2023 · Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery, who is Patrick’s father, met with the media on Wednesday and spoke at great length about his son’s struggle. Iowa faces 15 th -ranked Indiana on Thursday’s at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but that was hardly even mentioned during Fran McCaffery’s press conference.