<html><body><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><a href="http://www.hawkeyesports.com/news/2017/10/31/final-tune-up-thursday-night-for-mens-basketball-team.aspx?path=mbball">http://www.hawkeyesports.com/news/2017/10/31/final-tune-up-thursday-night-for-mens-basketball-team.aspx?path=mbball</a></div><div><br></div><div><span style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; text-decoration: underline; background-color: #ffffff;"><strong style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box;" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box;">CONNOR McCAFFERY TO PLAY FRESHMAN SEASON</strong></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;">Freshman guard </span><dfn style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7219" rel="smarttag" rev="7219" style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; color: black;" data-mce-href="http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7219" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Connor McCaffery</a></dfn><span style="font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;"> announced on Tuesday his decision to play his freshman season on the basketball court. Initially, McCaffery was going to redshirt basketball and play baseball as a freshman, but that changed after point guard</span><dfn style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;"><a href="http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7088" rel="smarttag" rev="7088" style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; color: black;" data-mce-href="http://www.hawkeyesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7088" data-mce-style="word-wrap: break-word; box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Christian Williams</a></dfn><span style="font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;" data-mce-style="font-family: sinkin_sans400_regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.6px; background-color: #ffffff;"> decided to transfer on Oct. 26. A decision as to whether or not McCaffery plays baseball this spring will be decided at a later date.</span></div></div></body></html>