ESPN.com · Mar 27, 2025
Penn hires ex-Iowa coach Fran McCaffery to restore program
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Penn hired Fran McCaffery as its men's basketball coach Thursday, two weeks after he was fired at Iowa in a season where the Hawkeyes won their fewest games and had their lowest Big Ten regular-season finish in seven years.
Penn fired Steve Donahue earlier this month after the Quakers went 8-19 in his ninth season on the job.
McCaffery played three seasons with the Quakers and led the Ivy League in assists (105) and steals (51) as a senior in 1981-82. Penn went 36-6 in Ivy League play across McCaffery's three seasons, winning three conference titles. He played in two NCAA tournaments.
