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As Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark and boyfriend Connor McCaffery marked two years together, someone else made headlines for joining in on their love story.

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Butler brings Big East road woes to DePaul

Butler aims to earn a rare road win Saturday night when it visits DePaul for a Big East battle in Chicago. The Bulldogs (12-14, 5-10 Big East) are coming off a 76-63 loss Tuesday at Xavier, which dropped them to 1-7 in road games this season.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 28

Stevie Mitchell hits career high as big second half lifts No. 9 Marquette over Butler

Stevie Mitchell scored 14 of his career-high 22 points in the second half to fuel No. 9 Marquette to a 78-69 victory over host Butler on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Where are they now? March Madness names of the past

The 'Men's AP Player of the Year winners' quiz

College Basketball News / Hardwood Heroics / January 2

Villanova Wildcats Storm Back To 73-65 Victory Amid Butler Bulldogs Second Half Collapse

The Butler Bulldogs were flying high in their New Year’s Day matchup with the Villanova Wildcats. With 6:03 remaining on the clock, forward Patrick McCaffery knocked in a layup to put the Bulldogs up 64-51, capping a 23-10 run.

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The 'Naismith Men's Player of the Year Award winner' quiz

The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball (in 1891), Dr. James Naismith.Can you name every men's college basketball player who has won the Naismith Award?

The 'Mens basketball Consensus All-Americans since 2020' quiz

The 'AP Men's College Basketball Coach of the Year winners' quiz

The 'Mythical mascot' quiz

College Basketball News / Last Word On Sports / December 18

UConn Continues To Lead The Way In Big East Odds

The Big East season is about to kick into high gear. St. John’s and Villanova both won their conference openers on Tuesday. Preseason favorite UConn will face Xavier in one of three Big East games on Wednesday.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / December 3

Butler puts Eastern Illinois away for sixth straight win

Jahmyl Telfort and Patrick McCaffery each scored 20 points to lead the Butler Bulldogs to a hard-fought 73-58 home win against Eastern Illinois. McCaffery also added seven boards while Telfort had six for Butler (7-1), which has won six in a row.

College Basketball News / Indianapolis Pacers on SI / September 13

Connor McCaffery leaving role with Indiana Pacers for coaching job at Butler University per reports

Indiana Pacers team assistant Connor McCaffery is leaving the franchise and taking a job with Butler University, according to multiple reports. McCaffery, 26, joined the Pacers last summer.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Black Heart Gold Pants / May 15

Iowa Basketball: Hawkeyes Land Manhattan Transfer F Seydou Traore

Fran McCaffery and the Hawkeyes land an athletic forward in the portal. It’s the offseason for college football and basketball, but even though the transfer portal is officially closed for new entrants, it is still portal season in both sports.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 27, 2024

Patrick McCaffery, son of Iowa coach, enters transfer portal

Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery, son of coach Fran McCaffery, has entered the transfer portal, according to the school. Patrick McCaffery has one season of eligibility remaining after playing in 123 games for the Hawkeyes over the past four-plus seasons.

College Basketball News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / February 20, 2024

Hawkeyes Knock Off Michigan State

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team defeated Michigan State, 78-71, on Tuesday night at the Breslin Center. The Hawkeyes move to 16-11 on the season and 8-8 in Big Ten conference play.

College Basketball News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / February 17, 2024

Iowa Basketball Knocks Off Badgers

Patrick McCaffery, shower philosopher, apparently delivered the perfect assessment of Iowa’s 88-86 overtime win over No. 20 Wisconsin on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / February 11, 2024

Iowa Delivers Super Sunday Comeback

The second largest second-half comeback win in Iowa’s men’s basketball history was all but complete. Six seconds remained on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena clock, and guard Payton Sandfort jumped and thrust his fist twice toward the crowd.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 11, 2024

Iowa rallies from 20-point deficit to slay Minnesota

Payton Sandfort and Patrick McCaffery scored 21 points apiece, and Iowa stormed back from a 20-point deficit in the second half to beat Minnesota 90-85 in a Big Ten matchup on Sunday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / February 2, 2024

Hawkeyes Down OSU for Much-Needed Victory

The opportunities, Patrick McCaffery, are still there for Iowa’s men’s basketball team. But for the Hawkeyes to make a postseason tournament in a Big Ten schedule jammed with parity, they will have to win close games that have escaped them in recent weeks.

College Basketball News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / January 22, 2024

Hawkeyes Dealing with Health Concerns

Iowa’s frontcourt depth may shift again this week heading into Wednesday’s home game with Maryland. Patrick McCaffery, who has missed the last two games with an injured ankle, might be available, coach Fran McCaffery said on Monday.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Big Ten Network / January 16, 2024

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Iowa Hawkeyes News / Black Heart Gold Pants / January 16, 2024

Hawks overcome slow start to notch Fran McCaffery’s 272nd win at Iowa

Josh Dix and Ben Krikke had big second halves for the Hawkeyes If you clicked on the game last night and saw the Iowa Hawkeyes (11-6, 3-3) start against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (12-5, 3-3), I’m not sure if anyone would have blamed you for turning it off immediately.

College Basketball News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / January 15, 2024

Iowa Basketball Buries Golden Gophers

The historic win was inevitable. But it still brought out the emotions in Fran McCaffery, who became Iowa’s all-time winningest men’s basketball coach with Monday’s 86-77 win at Minnesota.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 15, 2024

Iowa tops Minnesota to give Fran McCaffery program wins mark

Fran McCaffery became the winningest coach in Iowa history as the Hawkeyes pulled away for an 86-77 win over host Minnesota in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Monday in Minneapolis.

College Basketball News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / January 6, 2024

Hawkeyes Top Rutgers for 1st B1G Win

BOX SCORE His 127th Big Ten win as Iowa’s coach was just like the others, Fran McCaffery said. The Hawkeyes’ 86-77 victory over Rutgers on Saturday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena helped McCaffery pass Tom Davis as the program’s all-time winningest coach in conference play.

Iowa Hawkeyes News / Iowa Hawkeyes on SI / December 29, 2023