Boy of Iowa coach McCaffery signs up with Pacers’ staff

May 29, 2023, 01:10 PM ET

Former Iowa guard Connor McCaffery is joining the personnel of the Indiana Pacers, he told the Des Moines Register.Among his jobs as a group assistant will be to assist run the scout team and assist with film study and anything else the coaching personnel needs.” It’s a way in.

It’s an entry-level task,” said McCaffery, 24, who stated he desires have a career in training. “You’ve got to work hard and work your way up. That’s clearly what I wish to do.”

McCaffery played six seasons for his daddy, Fran McCaffery, at Iowa, where he likewise was a baseball standout.He starts his

new function in September.

“I’m actually excited. I wish to get away and attempt to learn from another person, elsewhere,” McCaffery stated. “I have actually constantly been under my daddy’s shadow and tutelage. Now, learning from somebody like coach [Rick] Carlisle … and the assistants they have there, they’re all good basketball minds … I’m just going to try to take everything in.”

McCaffery played in 166 games, which ranks 2nd in Iowa history. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.0 rebounds, and played in 111 wins, connecting Jordan Bohannon for the majority of in program history.His profession assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.59(527 assists to 147 turnovers)is 2nd best in NCAA history.