Fran McCaffery extended through 2023-24 season

Fran McCaffery isn’t going anywhere; the coach signed an extension in November that includes a major buyout.

January 25, 2018

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery reacts to a call by the referee during the NCAA basketball game between Iowa and Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2017. The Hawkeyes fell to the Wolverines 75-68. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

For all the fans calling for Fran McCaffery’s firing, that doesn’t appear to be in the near future.

Land of 10 obtained a contract through the state’s open-record laws, and it reported that McCaffery signed a contract extension on Nov. 29, 2017, extending him through the 2023-24 season and creating a $10.2 million buyout if fired before July 1, 2018.

Other contract updates include McCaffery owing the university $2 million if he chooses to leave the program for another coaching gig before the 2023-24 season, which is $1 million more than the previous figure.

The university did not announce the extension when McCaffery signed it.

Iowa currently sits at 11-11, with only a pair of conference wins in nine tries. Prior to this season.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery contract 2017 by Scott Dochterman on Scribd

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Adam Hensley, Pregame Editor

Email: [email protected] Twitter: @A_Hens83 Adam Hensley is the current Pregame Editor at the DI, covering football, men's basketball, and baseball. Formerly the DI Sports Editor, Hensley has been on staff for all four years of his time at the University of Iowa, covering a wide range of sports, including cross-country, track and field, and women's basketball.