Mark Fox has secured their second assistant in former Iowa Assistant Andrew Francis. Francis was a mainstay on the Hawkeyes’ basketball team for 10 years. He spent 13 years with HC Fran McCaffery, 3 at Siena before the last 10 years at Iowa. Francis first started his coaching career as a video assistant under Jay Wright at Villanova before joining McCaffery at Siena. Known to be a “tireless recruiter,” Francis will form a great recruiting tandem, with reported hire Chris Harriman. He was well liked by the fan base and media members alike. The Bears look to have gotten a great underrated hire.