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 ...

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.

4 days ago · What is Fran McCaffery’s buyout? McCaffery’s base salary for the three years remaining on his contract (after the current one) are $2,100,000 for 2025-26; $2,150,000 for 2026-27; and $2,250,000 for 2027-28. Taking 60% of that total equals $3.9 million.

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

1 day ago · Fran McCaffery's current contract, which was signed in 2021, is currently running through the 2027-28 season, but does not leave Iowa on the hook for a hefty lump sum. McCaffery carries a career record of 543-375 overall that has featured stops at Lehigh (1985-88), a 10-year stint as a Notre Dame assistant, UNC Greensboro (1999-2005), Siena ...

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 ...

Dec 28, 2024 · Head coach Fran McCaffery provided a succinct update on the Hawkeyes’ injury status as they get ready for the final non-conference game against New Hampshire. “Everybody is ready to go,” Fran...

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 at...

Jan 14, 2024 · Fran McCaffery will have a chance to become the winningest coach in Iowa history when the Hawkeyes visit Minnesota Monday in a Big Ten matchup in Minneapolis. McCaffery earned his 271st career...