Iona Gaels men's basketball

Iona Gaels
Iona Gaels
	2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
University	ECC Community College
Head coach	Tim Cluess (8th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	New Rochelle, New York
Arena	Hynes Athletic Center ; (Capacity: 2,611)
Nickname	Gaels
Colors	Maroon and Gold[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	1980*
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018; vacated by NCAA
Conference tournament champions
	1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018
Conference regular season champions
	1983, 1984, 1985, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2012, 2014, 2015

The Iona Gaels men's basketball team represents Iona College in New Rochelle, New York in NCAA Division I competition. The school's team competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) and plays home games in Hynes Athletic Center.^[2] As of 2018, the Gaels are coached by Tim Cluess.

History

Iona College has been competing in Division I basketball since the inception of the school in 1940. Iona is also one of the founding members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which began play in men's basketball with the 1981–82 season. The Gaels have compiled the most victories of any MAAC team since the founding of the conference and have won a league record ten MAAC titles (1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2013, 2016, and 2017). They also appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2017; with the first two of those appearances coming as a member of the Metropolitan Conference and in 2012 as an at-large selection out of the MAAC. The Gaels have also been to 4 NITs, in 1982, 1983, 1996, and 1997. In 2011, the Gaels made it to the final game of the CIT post-season tournament, losing at home to Santa Clara.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Gaels have appeared in 13 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–13. ^[3]

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1979	First Round	Penn	L 69–73
1980	First Round Second Round	Holy Cross Georgetown	W 84–78 L 71–74
1984	First Round	Virginia	L 57–58
1985	First Round	Loyola Chicago	L 58–59
1998	First Round	Syracuse	L 61–63
2000	First Round	Maryland	L 59–74
2001	First Round	Mississippi	L 70–72
2006	First Round	LSU	L 64–80
2012	First Four	BYU	L 72–78
2013	Second Round	Ohio State	L 70–95
2016	First Round	Iowa State	L 81–94
2017	First Round	Oregon	L 77–93
2018	First Round	Duke	L 67–89

NIT results

The Gaels have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 1–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First Round	Rutgers	L 51–55
1983	First Round Second Round	St. Bonaventure Nebraska	W 90–76 L 73–85
1996	First Round	St. Joseph's	L 78–82
1997	First Round	Connecticut	L 66–71
2014	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 88–89
2015	First Round	Rhode Island	L 75–88

CIT results

The Gaels have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 3–1

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Valpariso Buffalo East Tennessee State Santa Clara	W 85–77 W 78–63 W 83–80 L 69–76

Victories over ranked opponents

Feb. 21, 1980: Iona 77, Louisville 60 (Madison Square Garden)
Dec. 27, 2002: Iona 65, North Carolina 56 (Madison Square Garden)
Nov. 26, 2005: Iona 89, Iowa State 72 (Ames, Iowa)

Gaels in the NBA

Richie Guerin (Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, 2013)
Jeff Ruland (1984 All-Star Selection)
Steve Burtt, Sr.
Sean Green

References

↑ "Logo Library - ICGaels.com". June 26, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
↑ MAAC men's basketball media guide. Accessed March 9, 2012.
↑ Associated Press, "Brigham Young storms back in NCAA tournament opener", USA Today, 13 March 2012.

External links

Iona men's basketball page

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[1] "Logo Library - ICGaels.com". June 26, 2017. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

[MAAC-2] MAAC men's basketball media guide. Accessed March 9, 2012.

[3] Associated Press, "Brigham Young storms back in NCAA tournament opener", USA Today, 13 March 2012.

Iona College (New York)
Located in: New Rochelle, New York
Academics	Elizabeth Seton College Institute of Thomas Paine Studies
Athletics	Iona Gaels Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Softball Hynes Athletic Center Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
People	List of Iona College alumni
Founded: 1940

Iona Gaels men's basketball
Venues	Hynes Athletic Center (1974–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches NBA players
Seasons	1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Monmouth Hawks Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Siena Saints Saint Peter's Peacocks
Tournament & awards	MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19