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,

After 15 seasons, the Fran McCaffery era has come to an end for the Iowa Hawkeyes. The 65-year-old coach was fired Friday by athletic director Beth Goetz, sources told CBS Sports, one day removed from the Hawkeyes' 106-94 second-round loss in the Big Ten Tournament to Illinois.

Iowa center Luka Garza (55) talks with Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery during a NCAA Big Ten Conference men's basketball game against Purdue, Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. 200303 Purdue Iowa Mbb 037 Jpg / Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City Press-Citizen via Imagn Content Services, LLC