According to the reports, Fran McCoffary was fired as a male basketball chief coach of the University of Iowa on Friday after a period of 15 years directed by the program.
The dismissal of McCoffery occurred just one day after he was expelled from an explosion defeat against Illinois in the Big 10 tournament on Thursday. The team will miss the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive season.
The images of expulsion circulated on social networks after the loss of 106-94 of Iowa.
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A few minutes after McCaffery’s dismissal was reported by multiple media, his son Connor, a former Iowa player, current coach in male basketball chief and boyfriend of Caitlin Clark, published three clown emoji in X.
Connor’s last two X X Publications were a retweet of a publication of his father reaching the 200 -winning mark in Iowa and two heart emoji in a video of his father’s emotional interview after a victory over Rutgers in February.
Connor played for Fran in Iowa for six seasons since 2017-23.
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Chief coach Fran McCaffery embraces his son Connor McCaffray of the Iowa Hawkeyes after a game against the Auburn Tigers in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
During his six seasons, Connor played in 166 games, which occupies the second place in the history of Iowa.
He arrived at the NCAA tournament in each of its full seasons, apart from its Covid season. He averaged 4.5 points and three rebounds, and played in 111 victories, drawing Jordan Bohannon for most of the history of the program. Its professional assistance ratio of 3.59 (527 assists to 147 ball losses) is the second best in the history of the NCAA.
Chief coach Fran McCaffery embraces his son Connor McCaffray of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second half against the Auburn Tigers in the first round of the NCAA tournament in Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 16, 2023, in Birmingham, Ala. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
Iowa is also where Connor met Clark when he starred in the 2020-24 women’s team. The couple began to leave in April 2023 after Clark led Iowa in a race to the game for the NCAA title. Connor was a last year student at that time and began his career as a coach after graduating.
Fran McCoffery will leave Iowa after he took the team to seven appearances in the NCAA tournament, advancing to the second round four times, but never reaching the Sweet 16. The coach would have led eight NCAA tournament teams if the Covid-19 pandemic would not have resulted in the cancellation of the 2020 tour.
In 15 seasons as Hawkeyes chief coach, McCaffery had a 297-207 record and will leave the program as leader of all time.
