From the Butler Athletic Department
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Connor McCaffery, who most recently served on the Indiana Pacers staff after concluding his playing career at Iowa, has been hired as an assistant coach at Butler.
McCaffery fills the role recently vacated by Greg Oden, who has decided to focus on his business interests outside of coaching.
“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,” said Butler head coach Thad Matta. “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.”
Oden, an Indianapolis native who played for Matta at Ohio State, has been part of the Butler staff since Matta returned to his alma mater to lead the program in 2022.
“Greg has meant a ton to me both personally and professionally for two decades,” said Matta. “When I came back to Butler a few years ago, I wanted Greg to be part of what we were building. He set a good example for the young men in our program and I know he’ll continue to support them. All of us wish Greg and his family nothing but the best in this next phase of his career.”
McCaffery served as the Basketball Development Coordinator for the Indiana Pacers since the beginning of the 2023-24 season. His role involved a number of responsibilities, including running the scout team, assisting with video operations and scouting report, in addition to working out with the active roster. The Pacers advanced to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in 2024 after improving their regular-season win total to 47 after missing the playoffs the season before.
McCaffery played for his father, Fran, at Iowa, and played alongside his brother, Patrick, for a majority of his career. Patrick will suit up for Butler for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Connor finished his Iowa career an assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.59 (527 assists; 147 turnovers), which is second best in NCAA history. He played in 111 Iowa wins, tying Jordan Bohannon for most in program history and saw action in 166 games for the Hawkeyes, the second-most in program history.
