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Iowa fires longtime men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery

On Friday morning, Jon Rothstein first reported that Fran McCaffery and the Iowa Hawkeyes would be parting ways, concluding his era in Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes faced a difficult and adversity-filled year with disappointing road performances, though they secured back-to-back quad 1 wins against Nebraska and Ohio State before ultimately falling to Illinois.
McCaffery, who took over the program in 2010 following the Todd Lickliter era, guided Iowa to 11 postseason tournament bids, including 7 NCAA tournament appearances, and a Big Ten Tournament title in 2022, a season with 26 wins, the second-most in program history.
This past basketball season approached a low point in the McCaffery era, with the lowest attendance since 1964, leading to the decision to change coaches as a first step, though Dix noted after a win over Ohio State that "He really cares."
With the NCAA Transfer portal opening on March 24, the Hawkeyes will focus on finding a new basketball coach and investing in the program's resources, aiming to reignite a fan base that is "starving to see the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

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