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 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,

Iowa forward Owen Freeman will have surgery to address a finger injury on his right hand, ending his season, the school announced Monday.