Caitlin Clark's boyfriend set to change jobs – how does she feel about it?
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Caitlin Clark's boyfriend Connor McCaffery was hired to a new job as an assistant men's basketball coach at Butler University, the program announced Tuesday.
"Following a high-level playing career, Connor has had the opportunity to both contribute and learn alongside one of the best staffs in the NBA," Butler head coach Thad Matta said in a statement. "Those experiences will be very valuable to our staff. He obviously comes from a basketball family that I know very well and I’m excited for the impact he is going to have on our program both quickly and in the long run."
Clark expressed her feelings for his new job in an Instagram story on Tuesday.
"Yayy!! So happy for you," Clark, 22, wrote alongside a white heart emoji and McCaffery’s Instagram handle.
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Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever and boyfriend Connor McCaffery attend a game between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 10, 2024, in New York City. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
McCaffery will now get to coach his younger brother, Jack, an incoming freshman at Butler in the class of 2025. Connor will have some experience about coaching family members, but from the other side of the equation.
Connor played for his father, Fran McCaffery, who has been the coach at Iowa since 2010, across six collegiate season from 2017-23.
McCaffery played in 166 games, which ranks second in Iowa history. He dealt with injuries throughout the majority of his college career, but a redshirt year and COVID-19