Iowa taps Siena's McCaffery to coach


Iowa has hired Siena coach Fran McCaffery to the same position, the school announced Sunday.
McCaffery, 50, will replace Todd Lickliter, who was fired two weeks ago after the Hawkeyes went 10-22 in their third losing season in a row.
McCaffery went 112-51 in five seasons at Siena. A former assistant coach at Notre Dame under Digger Phelps, McCaffery took the Saints to three straight NCAA tournaments, including two upsets in the first round.

Siena finished this season 27-7, 17-1 in the MAAC, after the No. 13-seeded Saints fell to No. 4-seeded Purdue in the first round of the ncaa tournament, 72-64.

McCaffery coached Lehigh for three seasons and UNC-Greensboro for six before taking the Siena job.

Iowa announced the hiring in a release and said it would hold a news conference Monday morning.



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