2020-21 MEN's BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 2 • HOFSTRA • DECEMBER 5, 2020 4 P.M
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2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 2 • HOFSTRA • DECEMBER 5, 2020 4 p.m. • Hempstead, N.Y.• Mack Sports Complex • FloSports ABV @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB #GaelNation 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Iona College men's basketball team (0-1) returns to Iona vs. Hofstra Overall: 0-1 H: 0-0 A: 0-1 N: 0-0 MAAC: 0-0 action Saturday afternoon at Hofstra (1-1) and the Mack Overall: 20-20 (.500) (Rick Pitino, 2-0) Date Opponent Time/Result Sports Complex in Game 2 of the Rick Pitino Era. The Gaels Home: 11-8 N 30 at Seton Hall (FS1) L, 64-86 are in action for the second time this season following the Away: 8-11 D 3 MERRIMACK (ESPN3) Canceled cancellation of Thursday night's game vs. Merrimack. Neutral: 1-1 D 5 at Hofstra (FloSports) 4 p.m. LAST 15 MEETINGS IONA VS. HOFSTRA - SERIES HISTORY D 11 at Quinnipiac* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Date W-L Score Site • Iona meets Hofstra for the 41st time in history with the 12/27/88 W 65-60 A D 12 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. series knotted at 20-20. 12/12/89 L 58-72 H D 18 at Rider* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. • The two teams last met nine years ago in Hempstead, 12/11/90 W 73-69 A D 19 at Rider* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. with Hofstra earning a win that ended a 6-2, eight game 12/11/91 W 57-43 H J 1 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. road trip for the Gaels in their at-large NCAA appearance 1/9/93 W 67-54 A J 3 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. year in 2011-12. 11/30/93 W 80-61 H J 15 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. 12/10/97 W 78-63 A • The Gaels are 8-11 all-time on Hofstra's home floor. J 16 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. 12/8/98 L 61-77 H • It will the first of a three-year series between the two J 29 at Fairfield* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. 12/18/99 L 69-90 A teams, with next year in New Rochelle before a return to J 30 at Fairfield* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. 12/13/00 W 61-60 H Hempstead in 2022. The home team in today's game was 12/1/01 L 54-67 MSG F 5 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. decided by a well-publicized Rock Paper Scissors battle 2/23/08 L 63-81 H F 6 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. between mascots Killian the Gael and Willie Pride. 12/23/08 W 67-64 A F 12 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) TBD 12/29/10 W 87-62 H F 13 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) TBD SCOUTING HOFSTRA (1-1) 12/29/11 L 75-83 A F 19 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. • Five players have accounted for all but 12 of Hofstra's 129 40 games F 20 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. points through its first two games. Iona 2,683 pts 67.1 ppg F 26 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Senior guards Jalen Ray and Coburn have averaged 14.0 Hofstra 2,712 pts 67.8 ppg F 27 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. points per game a piece to lead the Pride. Ray's 11 assists M 5 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. and Coburn's five three-pointers are also tops on the squad. M 6 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Preseason All-CAA First Team junior forward Isaac Kante has posted 11.0 points and 13.0 MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ rebounds for Hofstra. M 9 First Round (TBD) TBD • Freshman forward Kvonn Cramer (10.0 ppg) and junior guard Omar Silverio (9.0) round out the top scorers. M 10-111 Quarterfina (TBD) 7 or 9:30 p.m. • The reigning CAA tournament champions were selected to repeat as the top team in the M 12 Semifinal (TBD) 6 or 8:30 p.m. league's preseason poll M 13 Championship Game (TBD) 4 p.m. Home events in CAPS & BOLD; MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 2020-21 IONA GAELS AT A GLANCE ## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Of Note Starters (based on last game's starting five) 0 Berrick JeanLouis Jr. G 6-4 195 5.0 4.0 2.0 Uber-athletic wing... Played at New Mexico St. as a freshman before year in JUCO in 2019-20 5 Tahlik Chavez So. G 6-1 160 5.0 3.0 2.0 Tremendous shooter with great range... Scoring guard that will see point guard minutes early 20 Isaiah Ross Sr. G 6-3 200 23.0 4.0 0.0 Preseason All-MAAC Second Team... One of the top deep threats in the MAAC 23 Nelly Junior Joseph Fr. F 6-9 230 13.0 6.0 1.0 Strong freshman front court product... Talented around the rim, both scoring & rebounding 24 Dylan van Eyck Sr. F 6-8 210 0.0 4.0 1.0 Athletic big man who will see action in the starting lineup to start the 2020-21 campaign Off the Bench 1 Colton Cashaw Sr. G 6-2 185 --- --- --- Back up point guard... Will not dress (injury) 2 Asante Gist Sr. G 5-10 185 --- --- --- Preseason All-MAAC Second Team... Iona's top returning scorer... Will not dress (injury) 3 Ryan Myers Fr. G 6-0 170 9.0 0.0 2.0 New York City scoring guard who will see time at both guard positions as a rookie 4 Parker Weiss So. G 6-2 175 --- --- --- Second-year walk-on from Florida 10 Robert Brown Jr. F 6-8 235 4.0 0.0 0.0 New Mexico St. transfer... Joined the program in January 2020... Makes his Iona debut tonight 11 Dwayne Koroma Fr. F 6-7 190 5.0 2.0 2.0 Talented rookie prospect that will push for starting position in the front court 12 Jordan Brooks Fr. G 6-4 190 --- --- --- Rookie walk-on from Kentucky... Son of former Rick Pitino player/assistant Delray Brooks 13 Omar Rowe Fr. G 6-5 185 0.0 2.0 1.0 New York product that played scholastically in Conn. and prep down South 15 Johan Crafoord Fr. F 6-8 230 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tough inside presence who will push for time in Iona's deep front court 44 James Carey So. G 5-10 160 --- --- --- Sophomore walk-on from nearby Pelham, NY... Played rookie year at Gettysburg College (PA). 55 Osborn Shema So. F 7-0 200 --- --- --- One of Iona's top recruits for 2020-21... Will not dress (injury) 2020-21 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes at Hofstra • December 5, 2020 • Page 2 THE BIG STORY • Over the last decade, Iona’s 211 wins and • Iona College enters its first season under Hall .628 win percentage are also the best in both of Fame head coach Rick Pitino in 2020-21 categories. (Seton Hall, 191 wins; .582 win pct.) • Coach Pitino was tabbed to lead the program • Since 1995-96, the Maroon & Gold hold the lead on March 14, 2020 after Tim Cluess stepped down in wins (465), 14 more than Hofstra, 35 more than for health reasons following the most successful No. 3 Seton Hall and the top win percentage (.584). 2020-21 MAAC STANDINGS decade in Iona basketball history. • Iona’s nine postseason appearances (six NCAA, • Coach Pitino spent the last two seasons two NIT, one CIT) since 2010-11 are the most during MAAC OVERALL Panathinaikos B.C. (PAN-ah-tin-IKE-ohs) in the the time frame, almost twice as many Seton Hall (4 SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT EuroLeague in Greece. NCAA, 1 NIT) and St. John’s (three NCAA, two NIT). Saint Peter's 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 • The Naismith Hall of Famer begins his 32nd year Quinnipiac 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 TOP NEW YORK METRO TEAMS (2010-20)* as a head coach of an NCAA Division I program. Canisius 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2010-2020 1995-2020 • Coach Pitino has led Hawaii, Boston University, Manhattan 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Team W-L Pct W-L Pct. Providence, Kentucky and Louisville to 770 career Marist 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 IONA 211-125 .628 465-331 .584 wins, seven final fours, and two national titles Monmouth 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Seton Hall 191-137 .582 430-354 .548 among his numerous career accomplishments. Rider 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Long Island 178-145 .551 362-392 .480 • The New York native returns home to the Siena 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Wagner 169-140 .547 372-372 .500 Metropolitan area where it all started. Growing IONA 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 HOFSTRA 179-151 .542 451-340 .570 up in Manhattan, Pitino starred for the CHSAA's Niagara 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 St. John's 168-160 .512 409-378 .520 St. Dominic High School on Long Island before Fairfield 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 * - all teams with .500 or better record since 2010 his collegiate playing days at UMass and long THIS WEEK’S MAAC ACTION coaching career. TIME OUT FOR BLACK LIVES / MAAC UNITED FOR JUSTICE Wednesday, November 25 • He also coached several years with the New • The MAAC recently announced its Time Out PROVIDENCE 97, Fairfield 56 York Knicks and Boston Celtics in the NBA.