Another name that could be in play is West Virginia coach Darian DeVries, who spent last season as the coach at Drake. Like McCollum, DeVries is a native of the Hawkeye State and played basketball at Northern Iowa. Here are some of the top coaching candidates Iowa might consider to replace McCaffery.

One of the longest tenured active coaches in major men’s college basketball is now out of a job. Iowa has fired coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons at the school, according to multiple reports Friday.

Iowa dismissed men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery after 15 seasons on Friday. The university's all-time leader in wins (297), McCaffery guided the Hawkeyes to seven NCAA Tournament appearances. Unfortunately for McCaffery's teams,