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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 is the first head coach to lead Iowa to 18 or more victories in six straight seasons (2012-17), while winning 20 games or more eight of the last 12 years. The past 14 years, McCaffery coached 22 Hawkeyes to professional contracts, including Keegan Murray, Kris Murray, Joe Wieskamp and Garza.
- May 23, 1959
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- LaSalle, 1977
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.
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.
- Scott Dochterman
Dec 9, 2022 · Fran McCaffery, 62, first became a head coach in 1985 at Lehigh. On Thursday, he notched his 500th career win as head coach in a 75-56 pasting of No. 20 Iowa State.
- Scott Dochterman
Mar 14, 2022 · Fran has said he wants to coach him through his days as a Hawkeye. If he coaches Jack for four years, that’ll bring Fran to nearly 70 years old.
Jan 16, 2024 · Iowa coach Fran McCaffery won his 272nd game as a Hawkeye on Monday night, passing Dr. Tom Davis for the most victories in program history.
