According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Iowa is ready to brush aside head teach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons on the helm of Hawkeye basketball.
After Thursday’s loss, McCaffery stated that he predicted to go back as Iowa’s head teach subsequent season, however the software has determined to transport on from the 15th-12 months head teach.
McCaffery leaves Iowa City because the school’s all-time chief in wins with 297, and completed his remaining season 17-sixteen with a loss to Illinois withinside the 2nd spherical of the Big Ten Tournament.
He turned into ejected from the sport halfway via the second one 1/2 of after being assessed technical fouls, which now is going down as his remaining motion as a head teach.
It’s doubtful if McCaffery will stay with Iowa via its capability postseason. While the Hawkeyes are certainly removed from the NCAA Tournament, the opportunities of gambling withinside the College Basketball Crown or the National Invitational Tournament are nonetheless open.
“Oh, yeah, it’ll happen,” he stated
A listing of capability replacements for McCaffery consists of West Virginia head educate Darian DeVries, Mississippi State head educate Chris Jans, Drake head educate Ben McCollum, and McNeese State head educate Will Wade.
DeVries, regardless of being in his first yr on the helm of Mountaineer basketball, has sturdy ties to Iowa. He’s a local of Aplington, Iowa, placed an hour and a 1/2 of farfar from Iowa City.
McCaffery spoke on wanting greater via way of means of manner of NIL to push Iowa basketball returned to the NCAA Tournament, and DeVries, who had a a hit six-yr stretch at Drake earlier than WVU, might be the person to control scarce resources.
