They often say that where there is smoke, there is fire. It seems that the smoke around the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball program and the uncertain future of head coach Fran McCaffery is gaining momentum.

IOWA CITY — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said Monday that star sophomore Owen Freeman would have been at risk of "permanent injury" if he had continued playing this season. Freeman will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the Hawkeyes announced earlier in the day. He was set to undergo finger surgery on his right hand Monday.

The Iowa Hawkeyes may have some tough decisions to make following the 2024-25 men's college basketball season. As fans are fully aware of, the season has not go

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IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball sophomore Owen Freeman will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the Hawkeyes announced Monday. Freeman will have finger surgery (right hand) on Monday.

Iowa men's basketball hosted Purdue in a Big Ten clash at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday. Here's how it went:

Owen Freeman has been a star for the Iowa Hawkeyes' basketball program this season. A sophomore forward from Moline, Illinois, Freeman has averaged 16.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Hawkeyes in 19 games this season.