Iona Gaels men's basketball

Iona Gaels

2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

University

Iona College

Conference

MAAC

Location

New Rochelle, NY

Head coach

Tim Cluess (7th year)

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
*vacated by NCAA

Conference tournament champions

1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2013, 2016

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 2010 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 an original member 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 eight MAAC titles (1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, and 2013). They also appeared in the NCAA tournament in 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012, and 2013; 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 11 NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–11.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1979	First Round	Penn	L 69–73
1980	First Round Second Round	Holy Cross Georgetown	W 84–78^[3] 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

NIT results

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

Year	Opponent	Result/Score
1982	Rutgers	L 51–55
1983	St. Bonaventure Nebraska	W 90–76 L 73–85
1996	St. Joseph's	L 78–82
1997	Connecticut	L 66–71
2014	Louisiana Tech	L 88–89
2015	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/Score
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
Scott Machado

References

↑ "Logo Library - ICGaels.com". Retrieved 2016-04-15.
↑ 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

Iona Gaels men's basketball

Venues	Hynes Athletic Center (1974–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches NBA players

Seasons	1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 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

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

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