# Jack McCaffery, son of Penn coach Fran, on leave at Richmond after cancer diagnosis

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/jack-mccaffery-son-of-penn-coach-fran-on-leave-at-richmond-after-cancer-diagnosis/
- Published: 2026-11-08T23:22:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T00:38:04+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/sports/jack-mccaffery-on-leave-at-richmond-after-cancer-diagnosis/
- Topics: Basketball, Health, Medicine, Sport, World

## Key points

- Jack McCaffery, 20, has Hodgkin lymphoma.
- He is taking leave from Richmond’s team for treatment.
- His doctors describe the cancer as highly curable.

## Summary

Richmond guard Jack McCaffery, 20, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and will temporarily leave the university’s basketball team to receive treatment. The diagnosis matters to the team and his family, who say he has their support, while his doctors describe the cancer as highly curable.

Penn Medicine specialists are directing McCaffery’s care, and the stated aim is for him to complete treatment safely and return to school and basketball when possible. His father is Penn coach Fran McCaffery; Jack’s older brother Patrick was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2014. Jack made nine appearances for Butler last season, averaging 2.8 points in 9.6 minutes per game.

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