Articles Tagged: Fran McCaffery

Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray added to his sensational season with 26 points in a Big Ten tournament win over Rutgers.

Iowa avenged a January loss to Rutgers with an 84-74 triumph Friday in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals.

Iowa was on the wrong side of a gruesome 48-46 game at Rutgers in January. The Hawkeyes’ players remember it vividly and want to avenge it in the Big Ten tournament.

Iowa men’s basketball players don’t have to shut up and take social media abuse. Fran McCaffery “would always want my guys to stick up for themselves.”

Iowa has become such a better rebounding team than it was when it lost to Illinois three months ago. Now the Hawkeyes see what they can do in another meeting with the Big Ten’s best rebounder, Kofi Cockburn.

Episode 8 of T'd Up with Connor and Patrick returns to the brothers theme. Connor and Patrick McCaffery are joined by former Iowa men's basketball players Nicholas and Michael Baer.

Iowa has locked up a 20-win season and is headed to the NCAA tournament after losing a lot of major talent. Fran McCaffery is doing Big Ten Coach of the Year-type work.

Iowa mauled Michigan State in Carver, 86-60. Keegan Murray scored 28 points and drew big accolades from Hall of Famer Tom Izzo, but the Hawkeyes’ 10-man rotation is getting things done.

Iowa men’s basketball out-rebounded No. 18 Ohio State by nine, and double- and triple-teamed OSU star E.J. Liddell out of his comfort zone in a 75-62 win.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery is about to get out of COVID-19 protocol. His son, Patrick, had 18 points and seven rebounds Sunday in his father’s absence.

Assistant coach Billy Turner will serve as acting head coach for Iowa’s game Sunday against Minnesota after Fran McCaffery tested positive for COVID-19.

Iowa men’s basketball starts an Eastern swing by trying to repeat its Jan. 22 home win over the Penn State, and the result of that game has no bearing on this one.

No. 6 Purdue led for all but the game’s first 19 seconds and survived a second-half rally sparked by Iowa’s Murray twins.

For a fast-paced offensive team, Iowa’s turnover numbers have been remarkably low this season. Plus, the Hawkeyes’ defense has been prolific at steals lately.

Iowa men’s basketball rebounded from a terrible first-half rebounding effort to outboard and outplay Penn State, and even its Big Ten record at 4-4.