Richmond’s Jack McCaffery diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma

Richmond basketball player Jack McCaffery, 20, has been diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma and will take indefinite medical leave from the team, the university announced Sunday. He has begun treatment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania under Penn Medicine’s care.

Richmond said its medical staff evaluated McCaffery before he traveled to Philadelphia with his parents and was admitted to the hospital. The university said he would remain there during treatment. It has not announced when he might return to school or basketball.

Penn Medicine physician Alison Wakoff Loren said the medical team was confident in McCaffery’s treatment plan. She described Hodgkin lymphoma as highly curable and said the aim was to help him complete treatment safely and return to school and his teammates. Those remarks concern the general outlook for the disease and the team’s plan; no individual prognosis was provided.

McCaffery’s father, Fran McCaffery, thanked Richmond’s coaching staff and medical team for responding promptly and praised the care at the Philadelphia hospital. Richmond coach Chris Mooney said Jack had become an important part of the program and that the team would support him...