McCaffery from Iowa a candidate to replace Dixon do you think?
He is a Philadelphia boy--high school basketball legend there. Nicknamed "White Magic" in high school.
Has coached at mid to low level DI schools out east before taking the Iowa job 6 years ago.
Took Iowa from rubbish after they fired Todd Lickliter and now has had the Hawkeyes in the NCAA tourney the past 3 years and they won their 1st round game in the past two years there. 3 seasons ago Iowa played in the Final of the NIT tourney and lost to Baylor.
This season in early February had Iowa up to as high as #3 nationally.
Has oldest son already committed to Iowa and he'll be a high school senior next season and considered at Top 100 recruit for next year. His next oldest son is a freshman in high school and considered already a DI talent also.
Downsides: 57 years old (maybe maybe not considered a downside). Also his Iowa team has finished very badly in the regular season in 2 of the last 3 years--including this past season.
Some speculation already in Iowa that he might have some interest in the job if Pitt was interested in him. However, sounds as if he and the family really enjoy Iowa City and his wife (strong personality) is from Minneapolis originally (only 4.5 hrs. from Iowa City) and her family still there so he may also have no interest in leaving.
I believe is currently being paid in the $1.7 million range annually.
He is a Philadelphia boy--high school basketball legend there. Nicknamed "White Magic" in high school.
Has coached at mid to low level DI schools out east before taking the Iowa job 6 years ago.
Took Iowa from rubbish after they fired Todd Lickliter and now has had the Hawkeyes in the NCAA tourney the past 3 years and they won their 1st round game in the past two years there. 3 seasons ago Iowa played in the Final of the NIT tourney and lost to Baylor.
This season in early February had Iowa up to as high as #3 nationally.
Has oldest son already committed to Iowa and he'll be a high school senior next season and considered at Top 100 recruit for next year. His next oldest son is a freshman in high school and considered already a DI talent also.
Downsides: 57 years old (maybe maybe not considered a downside). Also his Iowa team has finished very badly in the regular season in 2 of the last 3 years--including this past season.
Some speculation already in Iowa that he might have some interest in the job if Pitt was interested in him. However, sounds as if he and the family really enjoy Iowa City and his wife (strong personality) is from Minneapolis originally (only 4.5 hrs. from Iowa City) and her family still there so he may also have no interest in leaving.
I believe is currently being paid in the $1.7 million range annually.
Last edited:
