Caitlin Clark's boyfriend posts cryptic message after his dad is ejected from game and fired as Iowa coach

Fran McCaffery was reportedly fired arsenic the University of Iowa's men's hoops caput manager Friday aft a 15-year stint moving the program. 

McCaffery's firing came conscionable 1 time aft helium was ejected from a blowout nonaccomplishment to Illinois successful the Big 10 Tournament Thursday. The squad volition miss the NCAA tourney for the 2nd consecutive season. 

Footage of the ejection circulated connected societal media aft Iowa's 106-94 loss.

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Just minutes aft McCaffery's firing was reported by aggregate outlets, his lad Connor, a erstwhile Iowa player, existent Butler men's hoops adjunct caput manager and fellow of Caitlin Clark, posted 3 clown emoji connected X.

Connor's past 2 X posts were a retweet of a celebratory station of his begetter reaching the 200-win people astatine Iowa and 2 bosom emoji implicit a video of his father's affectional interrogation aft a triumph implicit Rutgers successful February. 

Connor played for Fran astatine Iowa for six seasons from 2017-23. 

HUGE CAITLIN CLARK MILESTONE SURPASSED BY TEEN PHENOM JUJU WATKINS AMID QUEST TO STEAL ALL-TIME SCORING CROWN

Head manager Fran McCaffery hugs lad Connor McCaffery of the Iowa Hawkeyes aft a crippled against the Auburn Tigers successful the archetypal circular of the NCAA Tournament astatine Legacy Arena astatine the BJCC March 16, 2023, successful Birmingham, Ala.  (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

During his six seasons, Connor played successful 166 games, which ranks 2nd successful Iowa history. He dealt with injuries passim the bulk of his assemblage career, but a redshirt twelvemonth and COVID-19 run allotted him six seasons of eligibility. 

He reached the NCAA Tournament successful each of his afloat seasons isolated from his COVID season. He averaged 4.5 points and 3 rebounds, and played successful 111 wins, tying Jordan Bohannon for the astir successful programme history. His vocation assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.59 (527 assists to 147 turnovers) is the 2nd champion successful NCAA history.

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Head manager Fran McCaffery hugs lad Connor McCaffery of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2nd fractional against the Auburn Tigers successful the archetypal circular of the NCAA Tournament astatine Legacy Arena astatine the BJCC March 16, 2023, successful Birmingham, Ala. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Iowa is besides wherever Connor met Clark erstwhile she was starring for the women's squad from 2020-24. The mates started dating successful April 2023 aft Clark led Iowa connected a tally to the NCAA rubric game. Connor was a elder astatine that clip and began his coaching vocation aft graduating. 

Fran McCaffery volition permission Iowa aft helium led the squad to 7 NCAA tourney appearances, advancing to the 2nd circular 4 times but ne'er reaching the Sweet 16. The manager would person led 8 NCAA tourney teams had the COVID-19 pandemic not resulted successful the cancellation of the 2020 tournament. 

In 15 seasons arsenic Hawkeyes caput coach, McCaffery had a grounds of 297-207 and volition permission the programme arsenic the all-time wins leader. 

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