The Wisconsin Badgers Basketball team is in the midst of an incredible 2024-25 season. So far on the year they’re 24-8 and are looking to make some noise in the Big Ten Tournament.
However, news today had Badgers fans reacting all over social media.
BREAKING: Badgers Rival Head Coach Fired (Report)
Coach Fran McCaffery has been fired after 15 years as Iowa Hawkeyes head coach:
Sources told ESPN, On3 Sports and CBS Sports about the dismissal Friday.
McCaffery led the Hawkeyes to a 17-16 record this season, including a 106-94 season-ending loss to Illinois in the Big Ten tournament Thursday in Indianapolis.
The Hawkeyes went 297-207 and earned seven NCAA tournament berths under the veteran coach. They won at least 20 games in eight of 10 seasons under McCaffery from 2012-13 through 2021-22.
McCaffery, 65, has an overall record of 548-384 over 29 years, including previous tenures at Lehigh, UNC Greensboro and Siena. He took Siena to the NCAA tournament for three-consecutive seasons before accepting the job at Iowa in 2010.
Here is a look at McCaffery’s total stats in Iowa:
| Season | School | Conf | G | W | L | W-L% | SRS | SOS | AP Pre | AP High | AP Final | Notes | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-86 | Lehigh | ECC | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | -9.09 | -8.85 | |||||
| 1986-87 | Lehigh | ECC | 29 | 15 | 14 | .517 | -8.07 | -6.22 | |||||
| 1987-88 | Lehigh | ECC | 31 | 21 | 10 | .677 | -1.59 | -6.25 | Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament | ||||
| 1999-00 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | -7.71 | -6.15 | |||||
| 2000-01 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 31 | 19 | 12 | .613 | -5.02 | -5.85 | Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament | ||||
| 2001-02 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 31 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 1.40 | -2.34 | Reg. Season Champion | ||||
| 2002-03 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 29 | 7 | 22 | .241 | -8.60 | -2.78 | |||||
| 2003-04 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | -7.37 | -4.11 | |||||
| 2004-05 | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 30 | 18 | 12 | .600 | -7.22 | -2.96 | |||||
| 2005-06 | Siena | MAAC | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 0.90 | -0.67 | |||||
| 2006-07 | Siena | MAAC | 32 | 20 | 12 | .625 | -1.16 | -4.72 | |||||
| 2007-08 | Siena | MAAC | 34 | 23 | 11 | .676 | 4.06 | -1.62 | Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament | ||||
| 2008-09 | Siena | MAAC | 35 | 27 | 8 | .771 | 8.05 | 0.99 | Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament | ||||
| 2009-10 | Siena | MAAC | 34 | 27 | 7 | .794 | 8.48 | -1.17 | Reg. Season Champion; Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament | ||||
| 2010-11 | Iowa | Big Ten | 31 | 11 | 20 | .355 | 7.95 | 8.79 | |||||
| 2011-12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 35 | 18 | 17 | .514 | 7.04 | 6.53 | |||||
| 2012-13 | Iowa | Big Ten | 38 | 25 | 13 | .658 | 14.22 | 6.93 | |||||
| 2013-14 | Iowa | Big Ten | 33 | 20 | 13 | .606 | 18.58 | 7.43 | 10 | NCAA Tournament | |||
| 2014-15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 34 | 22 | 12 | .647 | 15.83 | 8.39 | 25 | NCAA Tournament | |||
| 2015-16 | Iowa | Big Ten | 33 | 22 | 11 | .667 | 17.01 | 8.71 | 3 | 25 | NCAA Tournament | ||
| 2016-17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 34 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 10.01 | 7.54 | |||||
| 2017-18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 33 | 14 | 19 | .424 | 8.13 | 7.13 | |||||
| 2018-19 | Iowa | Big Ten | 35 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 14.27 | 9.84 | 14 | NCAA Tournament | |||
| 2019-20 | Iowa | Big Ten | 31 | 20 | 11 | .645 | 16.07 | 10.62 | 17 | 25 | |||
| 2020-21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 31 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 21.40 | 10.43 | 5 | 3 | 8 | NCAA Tournament | |
| 2021-22 | Iowa | Big Ten | 36 | 26 | 10 | .722 | 18.90 | 6.87 | 16 | 16 | Conf. Tournament Champion; NCAA Tournament | ||
| 2022-23 | Iowa | Big Ten | 33 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 14.08 | 8.69 | 25 | NCAA Tournament | |||
| 2023-24 | Iowa | Big Ten | 34 | 19 | 15 | .559 | 13.00 | 9.26 | |||||
| 2024-25 | Iowa | Big Ten | 33 | 17 | 16 | .515 | 13.03 | 10.24 | |||||
| Career | Overall | 932 | 548 | 384 | .588 | 6.09 | 2.58 | ||||||
| Lehigh | Men’s | 88 | 49 | 39 | .557 | -6.25 | -7.11 | ||||||
| UNC Greensboro | Men’s | 177 | 90 | 87 | .508 | -5.75 | -4.03 | ||||||
| Siena | Men’s | 163 | 112 | 51 | .687 | 4.07 | -1.44 | ||||||
| Iowa | Men’s | 504 | 297 | 207 | .589 | 13.97 | 8.49 |
Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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