Head Coach Fran McCaffery

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THE MCCAFFERY FILE

Third longest tenured men’s basketball head coach in the Big Ten
One of five coaches in NCAA history to win conference tournament titles in four leagues or more
Posted 14 seasons of 20-win seasons, including 12 in the last 17 years
Led Iowa to Big Ten upper division finishes 10 of the last 11 years, including fifth place or better finishes seven of the last nine years
Guided Iowa to seven of the last nine NCAA Tournaments
Coached a Hawkeye to consensus All-America distinction five of the last eight years, including National Player of the Year Luka Garza (2020 & 2021)
Mentored his players to All-Big Ten status 21 times over the last 12 years, including 2020 & 2021 Big Ten Player of the Year Luka Garza
11 seasons as a Notre Dame assistant coach under head coaches Digger Phelps and John MacLeod
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

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"Coach McCaffery saw something in me that a lot of coaches didn’t see or looked past. I have built such a strong relationship with him and owe him so much for my development as a player. Choosing Coach McCaffery and Iowa was the best decision of my life."

Luka Garza, 2020 & 2021 National & Big Ten Player of the Year

"Coach McCaffery believed in me from Day 1. Iowa Basketball is truly a players’ program. The style of play is free flowing and fast-paced. Coach McCaffery and his entire staff helped me become a better basketball player in every aspect."

Keegan Murray, 2022 Consensus First-Team All-American

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“Fran McCaffery is a fine basketball coach, and an even finer person. He can teach the game, identify and attract talent, and he is a man of great substance and integrity."

Jay Bilas, College Basketball Analyst