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Iowa coach Fran McCaffery addresses future with program

Andrew Olson

By Andrew Olson

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Fran McCaffery is not planning on leaving his post at Iowa. The head Hawkeye was asked about his future with the basketball program amid a rough 2024-25 campaign.

Per David Eickholt of 247Sports/CBS Sports, McCaffery indicated has no plans for this season to be his last with the program.

“I’m fully committed to the program and the players. I have no intention of moving on,” McCaffery said.

McCaffery, who turns 66 in May, has been the head coach at Iowa since March 2010. He has a 546-380 record as a head coach, with a 295-203 mark with the Hawkeyes.

Under McCaffery, Iowa made 4 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances from 2019-23. At the time of the 2020 NCAA Tournament’s cancellation due to COVID-19, the Hawkeyes were 20-11 overall and 11-9 in Big Ten play.

Last season, Iowa went 19-15 overall and had its Big Dance streak snap. After going 10-10 in B1G play, the Hawkeyes went to the NIT, and had their season finish in the second round.

Barring a Big Ten Tournament run, Iowa is likely to miss out on the NCAA Tournament again. The Hawkeyes are 15-12 in 2024-25, and just 6-10 against conference opponents. Up next, McCaffery’s squad hosts Michigan State on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.

Andrew Olson

A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.