The Hawkeyes, who finished 17-16, began spiraling after leading scorer Owen Freeman sustained a season-ending injury. They dropped seven of nine games in February, and calls for McCaffery's firing grew louder when Iowa blew a four-point halftime lead at Maryland and got blown out 101-75.

One of the longest tenured active coaches in major men’s college basketball is now out of a job. Iowa has fired coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons at the school, according to multiple reports Friday.