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.

McCaffery, who is the Big Ten’s third longest tenured head coach behind Michigan State’s Tom Izzo and Matt Painter of Purdue, has an Iowa record 280 career victories, including a record 136 Big Ten wins.

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 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 ...

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 ...

2 days ago · Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery discussed Iowa's loss to Wisconsin, including offensive struggles down the stretch, improved effort on defense and rebounding, the team's mindset during the losing streak, and more.

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 ...

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.

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 31, 2025 · McCaffery's contract, which was signed in 2021, runs through the 2027-28 season, but it does not leave Iowa on the hook for a hefty lump sum. McCaffery's career record is 543-375. That career consists of stops at Lehigh (1985-88), a 10-year stint as a Notre Dame assistant, UNC Greensboro (1999-2005), Siena (2005-10) and Iowa.