The Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team took on the Washington Huskies at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes battled hard and won the game 85-79. The win marked Fran McCaffery’s 200th win at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Fran McCaffery is a stalwart in the Big Ten, having led Iowa men's basketball since 2010. As the Hawkeyes limp toward the season's end, they will almost certainly miss the NCAA tournament and are at risk of even missing the Big Ten tournament, which will feature 15 of the league's 18 teams.

Fran McCaffery and Tom Izzo: two names synonymous with Big Ten men’s basketball. The pair have held steady at respective programs for more than a decade each and will clash for the 24th time on Thursday evening at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Despite Iowa (15-14, 6-12 Big Ten) enduring a disappointing 2024-25 season, senior forward Payton Sandfort went to bat for Iowa head men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery on Tuesday. "You know at first,