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Patrick McCaffery
McCaffery with Iowa in 2022
No. 22 – Butler Bulldogs
PositionPower forward
LeagueBig East Conference
Personal information
Born (2000-03-20) March 20, 2000 (age 24)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolIowa City West
(Iowa City, Iowa)
College

Patrick D. McCaffery (born March 20, 2000) is an American college basketball player for the Butler Bulldogs of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

Early life and high school career

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McCaffery was born in Greensboro, North Carolina where his father, Fran McCaffery was the head basketball coach at UNC Greensboro and spent his early childhood there until moving to Albany, New York after Fran became the head coach at Siena. He moved with his family to Iowa City, Iowa at age ten when his father was named the head coach at the University of Iowa. McCaffery was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when he was 13 years old.[1] He was diagnosed cancer free after three months of treatment, including two surgeries.[2]

McCaffery attended Iowa City West High School and made the varsity basketball team as a freshman.[3] He was named first-team All-State after winning the 2017 4A State Championship and averaged 19.9 points and six rebounds per game in his junior season. McCaffery repeated as a first-team All-State selection after averaging 25.1 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.[4] He also set Iowa City West's scoring record during his senior season.[5] McCaffery was rated a consensus top-100 recruit and committed to playing college basketball for his father at Iowa.[6]

College career

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McCaffery played in two games as a freshman before missing the rest of the season after encountering complications from his cancer treatment.[7] He ultimately was granted a hardship waiver by the NCAA and allowed to use a redshirt on the season.[8][9] He played in all 31 of the Hawkeyes games as a redshirt freshman and averaged 5.2 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.[10] McCaffery became a starter and averaged 10.5 points and 3.6 rebounds as a redshirt sophomore.[11]

McCaffery started the first 14 games of his redshirt junior season before taking a leave of absence from the team, citing the need to address his mental health.[12] He returned to the team after a six-game leave of absence.[13] McCaffery served as a key reserve coming off the bench after his return.[14] He finished the season averaging 9.8 points and 3.5 rebounds in 27 games played.[15] McCaffery played in 31 games with 15 starts during his redshirt senior season and averaged 8.9 points and 2.8 rebounds. After the season, McCaffery decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and entered the NCAA transfer portal.[16]

McCaffery ultimately transferred to play at Butler.[17] On November 8, 2024, McCaffery scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 68-66 loss against Austin Peay. McCaffery had 20 points and pulled down seven rebounds in a 73-58 victory over Eastern Illinois on December 3, 2024.

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Iowa 2 0 13.5 .300 .000 – 2.5 .5 .5 .0 3.0
2020–21 Iowa 31 0 14.6 .438 .302 .707 2.7 .9 .4 .4 5.2
2021–22 Iowa 32 32 24.2 .422 .330 .714 3.6 1.6 .6 .5 10.5
2022–23 Iowa 27 14 22.4 .409 .347 .771 3.5 1.0 .8 .4 9.8
2023-24 Iowa 31 15 23.0 .441 .312 .788 2.8 1.2 .4 .3 8.9
Career 123 61 20.9 .425 .323 .750 3.1 1.2 .5 .4 8.5

Personal life

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McCaffery's father, Fran McCaffery, played college basketball at Wake Forest and Penn before entering coaching.[18] His mother, Margaret, played basketball at Notre Dame and was an All-American.[19] His brother Connor also played basketball for Iowa.[20] While undergoing treatment for cancer McCaffery became close friends with NBA star Chris Paul.[21]

References

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  1. ^ "Patrick McCaffery's tumor was cancerous, treatment is next". Iowa City Press-Citizen. April 14, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Brown, Rick (November 5, 2014). "How Iowa's Fran McCaffery has changed since son's cancer". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Gazette's area boys' basketball Team of the Decade". The Gazette. December 30, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Introducing the Register's 2018-19 All-Iowa boys' basketball team". The Des Moines Register. March 15, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "Patrick McCaffery sets Iowa City West's career scoring record in win over Dubuque Wahlert". The Gazette. February 13, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Patrick McCaffery officially commits to Iowa". The Gazette. October 5, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
  7. ^ "Jimmy V Classic more than game for Iowa's Patrick McCaffery". The Peterborough Examiner. Associated Press. December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ^ "Iowa's Patrick McCaffery gets hardship waiver approved". The Gazette. May 29, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Saville, Scott (October 12, 2021). "Patrick McCaffery looking to step up for Iowa in his redshirt sophomore season". KCRG.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  10. ^ "Patrick McCaffery, Murray brothers going to Spain for exhibition games". OurQuadCities.com. July 16, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  11. ^ "Patrick McCaffery seeking consistency in junior year at Iowa". Globe Gazette. July 6, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  12. ^ "Iowa's Patrick McCaffery takes indefinite leave to address anxiety". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  13. ^ Smith III, Kennington Lloyd (January 30, 2023). "Following anxiety bout, Iowa's Patrick McCaffery is back and focused solely on basketball". Des Moines Register. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  14. ^ Quinn, Brendan (March 16, 2023). "Iowa's Patrick McCaffery and the road back to this moment". The Athletic. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  15. ^ "McCaffery embracing larger role with Hawkeyes". Quad-City Times. October 24, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  16. ^ "Iowa's Patrick McCaffery, son of coach, in transfer portal". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 27, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  17. ^ Dochterman, Scott (April 13, 2024). "Patrick McCaffery, son of Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery, transfers to Butler". The Athletic. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  18. ^ Dochterman, Scott (October 6, 2022). "Connor and Patrick McCaffery on their dad's all-time Iowa starting 5, winning Big Ten". The Athletic. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  19. ^ Quinn, Brendan (March 14, 2022). "What this magical Iowa run means to the real Fran McCaffery: 'Nobody really knows him'". The Athletic. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  20. ^ "A Brotherly Bond: Connor, Patrick McCaffery on life and basketball". Iowa City Press-Citizen. March 7, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  21. ^ Markazi, Arash (April 1, 2014). "CP3 befriends Patrick McCaffery". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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