The Hawkeyes are 17-16 and will miss the NCAAs for the second straight season. McCaffery took Iowa to the NCAA tourney seven times, and it would have been eight if there had been

Iowa has fired coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons at the school, according to multiple reports Friday. The decision came the day after the Hawkeyes fell to Illinois 106-94 in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, a loss that dropped them to 17-16 on the season. Iowa lost 12 of its final 17 games after a 12-4 start.

March 14 (UPI) -- The Iowa Hawkeyes fired men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery, ending his 15-year tenure. Sources told ESPN, On3 Sports and CBS Sports about the dismissal Friday.