Iowa will hire Siena's McCaffery

Iowa will hire Siena's McCaffery, sources tell CollegeCarousel.

Today, reports surfaced that St. John's was interested in Siena's Fran McCaffery. From the get-go, we felt Steve Lavin would be the John's first choice and that McCaffery would be a no-go.

As of 10:00pm tonight, we have heard word that Iowa plans to hire McCaffery to take the head coach job vacated after the firing of Todd Lickliter.

Expect official word from the university tomorrow.

Lavin and St. John's

CollegeCarousel is hearing that Steve Lavin and St. John's have more than a mutual interest in eachother. St. John's is expecting to interview Siena coach Fran McCaffery today, but sources close to both McCaffery and St. John's tell us that St. John's would rather have Lavin and that McCaffery isn't sure St. John's is actually the "place for him."

We would be surprised if any one other than Lavin ends up at St. John's. We do not expect McCaffery to get the job.