If that was the end, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery went out with a bang. McCaffery was ejected in the second half of Iowa's 106-94 loss to Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament. The ejection and subsequent defeat came amid widespread speculation that the 2024-25 season may be the Hawkeyes' last with McCaffrey at the helm.

Iowa men's basketball faced off against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. Here's how it went down for the Hawkeyes and Fran McCaffery.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery would have preferred to bid farewell to his seniors in front of the crowd Thursday night. Instead, his second-half ejection forced that scene to play out in the privacy of the Hawkeyes' locker room.

Was this the end for Payton Sandfort and Fran McCaffery? The biggest takeaways from Iowa's loss vs. No. 25 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.

The 12th-ranked Iowa State Cyclones defeated the Cincinnati Bearcats 76-56 in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament. Iowa State's victory was fueled by a dominant frontcourt performance, led by Joshua Jefferson with 19 points and Dishon Jackson with a double-double (10 points,

Live updates from Kansas City of Cincinnati Bearcats basketball vs. Iowa State Cyclones in the Big 12 tournament.