McCaffery, Marble confident in Hawkeye star’s NBA future
Devyn Marble’s basketball metamorphosis came under the watchful eye of Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. It’s a relationship that started with indecision and blossomed with trust over four years. “He didn’t...
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White eyes LeBron James camp, big season for Hawkeyes
Aaron White loved LeBron James when he played for his favorite NBA team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. When James pulled up stakes and headed for Miami, Iowa’s forward lost some of that passion. “I’m not...
View ArticleBryce Miller: Patience with Peter Jok wearing dangerously thin
Peter Jok: First of all … stay … off … the … moped. Second of all: You’re treading dangerously close to that old baseball phrase, “Three strikes, you’re out.” No matter how good you are as a basketball...
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Iowa men get hoops commitment from Ohio forward
The Iowa basketball program has benefited greatly from Fran McCaffery’s decision to recruit forward Aaron White out of Ohio. McCaffery hopes to have the same success with another forward from the...
View ArticleIowa-North Carolina hoops lands on ESPN
Iowa’s return to Tobacco Road will get national attention. Coach Fran McCaffery’s team will visit North Carolina Dec. 3 as part of the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. It was announced today that the game will...
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Iowa hoops player Josh Oglesby arrested for public intoxication
Iowa senior guard Josh Oglesby, 22, was arrested early Saturday for public intoxication in Iowa City, according to a statement released Saturday afternoon by the university’s athletics department. “I...
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McCaffery defends program: “We have great kids, we don’t have thugs.”
Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery is not worried about the public perception of his program in the wake of several player arrests. “Not at all,” McCaffery told the Register at a charity-golf...
View ArticleRick Brown: McCaffery sees key roles for Clemmons, Ellingson, Uhl
Iowa’s basketball program is in a much better place than it was when coach Fran McCaffery took over in the spring of 2010. But now, after the first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2006, comes a...
View ArticleRick Brown’s breakdown of Iowa’s full 2014-15 hoops schedule
Iowa’s men’s basketball team will start its 2014-15 Big Ten schedule in an unusual place. On the road. The Big Ten released its conference schedule Thursday, and the Hawkeyes get started Dec. 30 at...
View ArticleFran McCaffery says Peter Jok will rejoin men’s hoops team on Tuesday
Peter Jok will be rejoining the Iowa men’s basketball team Tuesday, coach Fran McCaffery has confirmed. Jok, a sophomore guard and former West Des Moines Valley all-stater, was suspended from all...
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Ferentz calls coaching a son ‘the greatest thing in the world’
During a pregame discussion with Fran McCaffery at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., a few years back, I asked the Iowa basketball coach if he could handle having his son play for him some day....
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LIVE: Iowa State at Iowa men’s basketball
Welcome to HawkCentral’s live gameday center for Iowa basketball! Follow along as you watch the game, with live updates from Iowa reporter Chad Leistikow and Iowa State reporter Tommy Birch, both...
View ArticleVideo: Iowa coach Fran McCaffery discusses stifling zone, win over Michigan
Hawkeye coach Fran McCaffery discussed switching to the 2-3 zone, which sparked a run at the end of the first half. McCaffery said his team did a good job at contesting shots and passed the ball well...
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Don’t You Dare Ask Fran McCaffery About His Eye-Poking Player
Iowa’s Adam Woodbury poked another guy in the eye yesterday , a thing that he’s been doing far too often this season. After the game, a few reporters tried to ask Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery about...
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Fran McCaffery Was a Jerk When Asked About Adam Woodbury’s Habit of Poking...
Adam Woodbury, an Iowa basketball player, can’t quit his dirty habit of poking opponents in the eyes. He did it twice against Wisconsin in January and was eviscerated by ESPN announcer Dan Dakich....
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Fran McCaffery treats press like children during press conference
After Iowa’s 71-55 win over Maryland on Sunday night, Iowa coach Fran McCaffery theoretically should have been in a good mood. But a question about one of his player’s, Adam Woodbury, eye poke of...
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Video: Fran McCaffery reacts to win over Indiana
Fran McCaffery met with the media following Iowa’s 77-63 win over Indiana on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall. Watch the full press conference below: The post Video: Fran McCaffery reacts to win over...
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