Former Butler basketball player Jack McCaffery diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma
Jack McCaffery, who played his freshman season in 2025-26 for the Bulldogs, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and was placed on indefinite medical leave, according to a news release from the Richmond basketball program.
Key points
- McCaffery's brother Patrick, who played for Iowa and Butler between 2019-25, was diagnosed with pediatric thyroid cancer at age 14 but was cleared after undergoing radioactive iodine treatment.
- We're with you Jack ❤️💙 #OneRichmond pic.twitter.com/tdjM9vhGlM — Richmond Basketball (@SpiderMBB) November 8, 2026 This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star:.
- "Jack was seen by medical staff at Richmond earlier this week and, following his evaluation, he traveled home with his parents and was admitted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania," the Richmond release said.
Our goal is to get Jack through his treatments safely and to return him to school and to his teammates on the basketball court as soon as we can." McCaffery appeared in nine games as a freshman for Butler last season but missed most of the year with injuries.
Additional details
- "We are grateful to the Richmond coaching staff and medical team for their prompt response, and to Kevin Mahoney and the doctors and nurses here at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania," Fran McCaffery said in a release.
- "He is in great hands and our family feels blessed to be here, where Jack's care is directed by this world-class care team." Another brother, Connor McCaffery, is a Noblesville Boom assistant coach who dates Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark.
- Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph system, which is part of the immune system, according to St.
- Alison Wakoff of Penn Medicine: "Any cancer diagnosis is distressing, especially at a young age, but we are confident in Jack's treatment plan and Penn Medicine's team of lymphoma experts.
- Hodgkin's lymphoma mainly affects young people in their 20's, but it is a highly curable form of cancer, thanks to years of dedicated research.
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