Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery walks off the court at the end of the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan State, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Iowa fired coach Fran McCaffery on Friday after the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years.
The 65-year-old McCaffery, who was under contract through 2028, had said last week that he intended to return for a 16th season rather than retire.
Athletic director Beth Goetz decide a change was in order amid declining attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena and will sign off on McCaffery’s $4.