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.

Injuries have been a nagging issue for the Iowa men’s basketball team this year more than many others in the past. But, the latest injury impacts Iowa more than the others as big man Owen Freeman will be sidelined for the rest of the season after surgery on the index finger of shooting hand.

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,