Fran McCaffery is a Quaker. Again. The University of Pennsylvania officially announced McCaffery as its men's basketball coach Thursday morning. "I am thrilled to bring Fran back to Penn and Philadelphia as our next head men's basketball coach," Penn A.D. Alanna Wren said in a news release. "Fran has had success at every level of Division I and is passionate about restoring our program to glory. His energy and enthusiasm for leading young men was apparent throughout the process and he has proven to be committed to player development and relationship-building with his student-athletes throughout his storied career."McCaffery spent the past 15 seasons at Iowa, winning more games than anyone in school history. The school fired him on March 14 after 2 straight disappointing seasons and sagging attendance, and hired Ben McCollum from Drake."I am excited and honored to return to my alma mater and the city of Philadelphia to lead the Penn men's basketball program," McCaffery said in the release. "It is a program that I have fond memories of from my previous time there as a student-athlete and assistant coach. My vision is to return Penn to prominence in the Ivy League and beyond and bring an exciting style of play to The Palestra."I relish the challenge and look forward to getting started.McCaffery played three seasons for the Quakers after starting his college playing career at Wake Forest, then served as an assistant coach. His 43-year college coaching career includes 29 years as a head coach with stops at Lehigh (1985-1988), UNC Greensboro (1999-2005), Siena (2005-2010) and Iowa (2010-2025).» Subscribe to vlog's YouTube page» Download the free vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayFULL NEWS CONFERENCE: New Hawkeyes coach Ben McCollum introduced in Iowa City
Fran McCaffery is a Quaker. Again.
The as its men's basketball coach Thursday morning.
"I am thrilled to bring Fran back to Penn and Philadelphia as our next head men's basketball coach," Penn A.D. Alanna Wren said in a news release. "Fran has had success at every level of Division I and is passionate about restoring our program to glory. His energy and enthusiasm for leading young men was apparent throughout the process and he has proven to be committed to player development and relationship-building with his student-athletes throughout his storied career."
McCaffery spent the past 15 seasons at Iowa, winning more games than anyone in school history. The school fired him on March 14 after 2 straight disappointing seasons and sagging attendance, and hired Ben McCollum from Drake.
"I am excited and honored to return to my alma mater and the city of Philadelphia to lead the Penn men's basketball program," McCaffery said in the release. "It is a program that I have fond memories of from my previous time there as a student-athlete and assistant coach. My vision is to return Penn to prominence in the Ivy League and beyond and bring an exciting style of play to The Palestra.
"I relish the challenge and look forward to getting started.
McCaffery played three seasons for the Quakers after starting his college playing career at Wake Forest, then served as an assistant coach.
His 43-year college coaching career includes 29 years as a head coach with stops at Lehigh (1985-1988), UNC Greensboro (1999-2005), Siena (2005-2010) and Iowa (2010-2025).
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FULL NEWS CONFERENCE: New Hawkeyes coach Ben McCollum introduced in Iowa City
