IOWA CITY — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said Monday that star sophomore Owen Freeman would have been at risk of "permanent injury" if he had continued playing this season. Freeman will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the Hawkeyes announced earlier in the day. He was set to undergo finger surgery on his right hand Monday.

Iowa's Owen Freeman will undergo season-ending surgery after injuring a finger on his right hand, leaving the Hawkeyes without their top scorer and rebounder.

IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball sophomore Owen Freeman will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, announced Monday. Freeman will have finger surgery (right hand) on Monday. “After discussions with Owen,