Fran McCaffery 9yrs (172-129 .571)
Postseason tournaments
3 NIT (6-3 NIT) 3 NCAA (2-3 NCAA)
(his first years roster was not his players. Handed a weak roster. He went 11-20)
players he inherited in 2010
Matt Gatens, Eric May, Jarryd Cole, Andrew Brommer)
Anthony Tucker and Aaron Fuller left program prior to the season
Brings in
Melsahn Basabe, Zach McCabe, Roy d Marble, Bryce Cartwright, Devon Archie)
Noteworthy players during Iowa Tenure (non carryovers)
Bryce Cartwright, Melsahn Basabe, Zach McCabe, Roy d Marble, Aaron White, Gabe Olaseni, Mike Gesell, Adam Woodbury, Anthony Clemmons, Jarrod Uthoff, Peter Jock, Nicholas Baer, Jordan Bohannon, Luka Garza, Joe Wieskamp, Tyler Cook
Issues fans have with McCaffery
*Anger and technicals
*Late season collapses
*Sustaining success
*Late game situational coaching
*Lack of defense from teams
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Todd Lickliter 3 years (38-58 .396)
Postseason tournaments
0 NIT 0 NCAA
(his first years roster was not his players. He went 13-19)
players he inherited in 2007
Tony Freeman , Seth Gorney, Justin Johnson, Kurt Loobey, Cyrus Tate)
Brings in
Jake Kelly (left early)
Noteworthy players during Iowa Tenure (non carryovers)
Jake Kelly, Jarryd Cole, Matt Gatens, Devin Bawinkel, Anthony Tucker, Aaron Fuller, Andrew Brommer, Eric May, Brennan Cougill,
Issues fans had with Lickliter
*Sons playing time and roster spot
*Lack of success, bottom dweller
*Direction of the program
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Steve Alford 8 Years (152-106 .589)
Postseason tournaments
3 NIT (2-3 NIT) 3 NCAA (1-3 NCAA)
(his first year roster was not his players. Handed a solid roster went 14-16)
Players he inherited in 1999
Dean Oliver, Jacob Jaacks, Kyle Galloway, Duez Henderson, Ryan Luehrsmann)
Brings in
Rob Griffin
Noteworthy players during Iowa Tenure (non carryovers)
Rob Griffin, Reggie Evans, Luke Recker, Glenn Worley, Brody Boyd, Jared Reiner, Pierre Pierce*, Chauncey Leslie, Jeff Horner, Sean Sounderliter, Greg Brunner, Erek Hansen, Mike Henderson, Adam Haluska, Doug Thomas, Carlton Reed, Alex Thompson, Seth Gorney, Tony Freeman, Tyler Smith
Issues fans had with Alford
*Pierre Pierce issues
*Fans perception of arrogance
*Lost Davis for promise of Alford lore, never achieved level of success
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Takeaway for the last 20 years of Iowa basketball
*Iowa basketball is 362-293 (3-6 in 6 NCAA appearances) (8-6 in 6 NIT appearances)
*Appeared in AP top 25 poll in 10 of the 20 seasons. (4 with McCaffery, 6 with Alford)
*8 seasons with 20+ wins, 2 with 19 wins. (3 with Alford, 5 with McCaffery)
((Tom Davis had 10 seasons with 20+ wins out of his 13 years))
*7 different teams have won the big ten regular season during this time
While Fran hasn’t held onto or for that matter extended his level of success...5 of his 9 years he has produced 20+ wins. 1 year with 19 wins.
He has turned his recruiting up a notch recently.
I truly feel he is doing the job, we just need to find a way to help his weaknesses...I.e. hire a defensive minded assistant coach.
Am I frustrated with the results of late, absolutely...but if anything, that’s a sign that Iowa basketball is relevant again. It wasn’t that long ago that Todd Lickliters squads were on the floor...
**Hardest part of this post was looking back at the what could have been seasons
2013-2014 (22-12) White, Marble, Utthof, Basabe, Gessel, Clemmons, Jok, Woodbury, Olaseni (this team was STACKED)
2012-2013 (25-13) Marble, White, Gessel, Basabe, Woodbury, Clemmons
2005-2006 (25-9) Horner, Haluska, Brunner, Henderson, Thomas, Freeman (year before Pierce too)
2000-2001 (23-12) Recker, Evans, Reiner, Oliver, Worley, Henderson, Boyd
Postseason tournaments
3 NIT (6-3 NIT) 3 NCAA (2-3 NCAA)
(his first years roster was not his players. Handed a weak roster. He went 11-20)
players he inherited in 2010
Matt Gatens, Eric May, Jarryd Cole, Andrew Brommer)
Anthony Tucker and Aaron Fuller left program prior to the season
Brings in
Melsahn Basabe, Zach McCabe, Roy d Marble, Bryce Cartwright, Devon Archie)
Noteworthy players during Iowa Tenure (non carryovers)
Bryce Cartwright, Melsahn Basabe, Zach McCabe, Roy d Marble, Aaron White, Gabe Olaseni, Mike Gesell, Adam Woodbury, Anthony Clemmons, Jarrod Uthoff, Peter Jock, Nicholas Baer, Jordan Bohannon, Luka Garza, Joe Wieskamp, Tyler Cook
Issues fans have with McCaffery
*Anger and technicals
*Late season collapses
*Sustaining success
*Late game situational coaching
*Lack of defense from teams
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Todd Lickliter 3 years (38-58 .396)
Postseason tournaments
0 NIT 0 NCAA
(his first years roster was not his players. He went 13-19)
players he inherited in 2007
Tony Freeman , Seth Gorney, Justin Johnson, Kurt Loobey, Cyrus Tate)
Brings in
Jake Kelly (left early)
Noteworthy players during Iowa Tenure (non carryovers)
Jake Kelly, Jarryd Cole, Matt Gatens, Devin Bawinkel, Anthony Tucker, Aaron Fuller, Andrew Brommer, Eric May, Brennan Cougill,
Issues fans had with Lickliter
*Sons playing time and roster spot
*Lack of success, bottom dweller
*Direction of the program
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Steve Alford 8 Years (152-106 .589)
Postseason tournaments
3 NIT (2-3 NIT) 3 NCAA (1-3 NCAA)
(his first year roster was not his players. Handed a solid roster went 14-16)
Players he inherited in 1999
Dean Oliver, Jacob Jaacks, Kyle Galloway, Duez Henderson, Ryan Luehrsmann)
Brings in
Rob Griffin
Noteworthy players during Iowa Tenure (non carryovers)
Rob Griffin, Reggie Evans, Luke Recker, Glenn Worley, Brody Boyd, Jared Reiner, Pierre Pierce*, Chauncey Leslie, Jeff Horner, Sean Sounderliter, Greg Brunner, Erek Hansen, Mike Henderson, Adam Haluska, Doug Thomas, Carlton Reed, Alex Thompson, Seth Gorney, Tony Freeman, Tyler Smith
Issues fans had with Alford
*Pierre Pierce issues
*Fans perception of arrogance
*Lost Davis for promise of Alford lore, never achieved level of success
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Takeaway for the last 20 years of Iowa basketball
*Iowa basketball is 362-293 (3-6 in 6 NCAA appearances) (8-6 in 6 NIT appearances)
*Appeared in AP top 25 poll in 10 of the 20 seasons. (4 with McCaffery, 6 with Alford)
*8 seasons with 20+ wins, 2 with 19 wins. (3 with Alford, 5 with McCaffery)
((Tom Davis had 10 seasons with 20+ wins out of his 13 years))
*7 different teams have won the big ten regular season during this time
While Fran hasn’t held onto or for that matter extended his level of success...5 of his 9 years he has produced 20+ wins. 1 year with 19 wins.
He has turned his recruiting up a notch recently.
I truly feel he is doing the job, we just need to find a way to help his weaknesses...I.e. hire a defensive minded assistant coach.
Am I frustrated with the results of late, absolutely...but if anything, that’s a sign that Iowa basketball is relevant again. It wasn’t that long ago that Todd Lickliters squads were on the floor...
**Hardest part of this post was looking back at the what could have been seasons
2013-2014 (22-12) White, Marble, Utthof, Basabe, Gessel, Clemmons, Jok, Woodbury, Olaseni (this team was STACKED)
2012-2013 (25-13) Marble, White, Gessel, Basabe, Woodbury, Clemmons
2005-2006 (25-9) Horner, Haluska, Brunner, Henderson, Thomas, Freeman (year before Pierce too)
2000-2001 (23-12) Recker, Evans, Reiner, Oliver, Worley, Henderson, Boyd
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