How social media reacted to Iowa basketball firing Fran McCaffery
After a 17-16 (7-13 Big Ten) season, Iowa head men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery was fired on Friday.
McCaffery leaves Iowa City as the Hawkeyes' all-time wins leader with a final record of 297-207 (143-141 Big Ten). In his 15 seasons at the helm, McCaffery directed Iowa to seven NCAA Tournament berths, including four straight from 2019-23.
The Hawkeyes won the 2022 Big Ten Tournament and McCaffery guided seven players to first-team All-Big Ten status and four consensus All-Americans. That group of players featured forward Jarrod Uthoff (2016), forward Luka Garza (2020, 2021), forward Keegan Murray (2022) and forward Kris Murray (2023).
Garza was recognized as the 2021 National Player of the Year as he received the Naismith Trophy after averaging 24.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 55.3% from the field and 44.0% from 3-point range.
Take a look at how Iowa basketball fans, reporters and college hoops fans reacted to the news of McCaffery's firing on social media on Friday.
This article originally appeared on Hawkeyes Wire: Social media reacts to Iowa basketball firing Fran McCaffery
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