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715 NORTH AVENUE • NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 914-633-2334 • FAX: 914-633-2072 2015-16 GAME NOTES MBB Contact: Brian Beyrer, Associate AD/Communications (e-mail: [email protected]) March 7, 2016 LISTEN LIVE - IonaInsider.com - Gary Stanley and Kevin Hamilton WATCH LIVE - ESPN - Dan Schulman and Jay Bilas 2015-16 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 20-10 H: 11-2 A: 8-6 N: 1-2 MAAC: 16-4 IONA VS. MONMOUTH FOR THE MAAC TITLE Date Opponent Time/Result The No. 2 seed Iona College men’s basketball team (21-10, 16-4 MAAC) takes on No. 1 Hardwood Showcase - Campus Sites Monmouth (26-7, 17-3 MAAC) at the Times Union Center Monday at 7:00 pm on ESPN. The 11/15/15 at Valparaiso (ESPN3) L, 58-83 Gaels and Hawks meet for the third time this season with each team earning a victory on its 11/17/15 at Oregon State (Pac-12 Networks) L, 73-93 opponent’s home court. 11/20/15 DELAWARE (Iona Insider) W, 92-77 THE GAELS IN MAAC TOURNAMENT PLAY IONA VS. MONMOUTH 12/1/15 FAIRFIELD* (Iona Insider) W, 101-77 In 34 years as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Overall: 7-2 (.778) (Cluess, 5-2) 12/4/15 at Marist* (Iona Insider) W, 101-66 Conference, Iona has compiled an all-time record of 46- MAAC Championship: 1-0 12/8/15 at Tulsa (ESPN3) L, 81-90 26 (.639) record in the league’s postseason tournament MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS 12/16/15 TEXAS SOUTHERN (Iona Insider) W, 83-73 - including a league-record eight titles. The .634 winning Year Round Decision Site 12/19/15 at Rhode Island (CoxHub.com) L, 74-79 OT percentage is highest in MAAC history (Siena, 35-22, .614). 2015 Semi W, 95-77 Albany South Point Holiday Hoops Classic - Las Vegas, NV BUSTING THE (MAAC) BRACKET GAELS IN THE MAAC 12/22/15 vs. UC Santa Barbara L, 76-80 • The No. 2 seed has reached the MAAC Championship game 23 CHAMPIONSHIP 12/23/15 vs. Akron L, 64-78 times in the 35 championship events, the most of any seed in the Army 4-0 12/28/15 DREXEL (Iona Insider) W, 77-70 tournament (No. 1, 22 times). Eight of the first 22 times, the No. 2 Canisius 5-3 Fairfield 2-4 1/2/16 at Quinnipiac* (SNY) W, 78-66 was crowned MAAC Champion. Fordham 3-2 1/4/16 NIAGARA* (Iona Insider) W, 66-52 • Iona is the No. 2 seed for the sixth time in history. It has won two of its Holy Cross 3-2 1/7/16 RIDER* (ESPN3) W, 67-58 eight of MAAC Championships (2000, 2006, both in Albany) as the No. Loyola 4-0 1/9/16 MARIST* (Iona Insider) W, 90-80 2 seed and reached the final one other time in 2011. Manhattan 2-4 1/15/16 MONMOUTH* (ESPNU) L, 102-110 • It is the 15th time in MAAC Championship history the final game Marist 4-2 1/17/16 at Rider* (ESPN3) L, 75-79 pits the top two seeds. The No. 2 seed is 4-10 in those games. MONMOUTH 1-0 1/22/16 SAINT PETER’S* (Iona Insider) W, 64-58 • The Gaels are 5-2 all time vs. the No. 1 seed (1-0 in 1v2 game). Niagara 2-5 Rider 3-1 1/24/16 at Fairfield* (SNY/ESPN3) L, 91-98 • The Maroon & Gold is 1-0 all-time vs. Monmouth in the MAAC Championship after its semifinal win last season. Saint Peter's 5-3 1/29/16 MANHATTAN* (ESPNU) W, 70-56 Siena 8-0 2/1/16 at Saint Peter’s* (Iona Insider) W, 75-67 20/20 VISION Overall 46-26 (.639) 2/5/16 at Canisius* (ESPN3) W, 84-66 • Following its quarterfinal win vs. Canisius Friday, Iona recorded 2/7/16 at Niagara* (Time Warner Sports) W, 75-61 its seventh straight and 20th all-time 20+ win seasons in the 75-year history of the program. 2/13/16 SIENA* (ESPN3) L, 78-81 • It extends a program record for consecutive 20+ win seasons, surpassing the previous high 2/15/16 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN3) W, 87-59 of four straight from 1981-85. 2/19/16 at Monmouth* (ESPNU) W, 83-67 • Tim Cluess is the only (of 12 all-time) head coach in program history to earn 20 wins in each of 2/22/16 at Siena* (Time Warner Sports/ESPN3) W, 87-81 his first six seasons in New Rochelle. He is also the Iona coach to boast six 20-win seasons as the 2/26/16 at Manhattan* (ESPNU) W, 86-73 leader of the Maroon & Gold (Pat Kennedy, 4). 2/28/16 CANISIUS* (ESPN3) W, 86-78 • In 2014-15, Iona won 26 games, a high under Cluess, and matched the third highest win total MAAC Championship - Albany, NY - No. 2 Seed in program history. It was the most wins since a 27-6 mark in 1997-98. The program record is 29 3/4/16 vs. No. 8 Canisius (ESPN3) W, 73-55 set by a Jim Valvano and Jeff Ruland led 1979-80 squad. Iona also won 26 games in 1984-85. 3/6/16 at No. 3 Siena (ESPN3) W, 81-70 20+ WIN SEASONS 3/7/16 vs. No. 1 Monmouth (ESPN) 7:00 pm 1949-50 (21), 1978-79 (23), 1979-80 (29), 1981-82 (24),1982-83 (22), 1983-84 (23), 1984-85 (26), 1995-96 (21), Home events in CAPS & BOLD 1996-97 (22), 1997-98 (27), 1999-00 (20), 2000-01 (22), 2005-06 (23), 2009-10 (21), 2010-11 (25), 2011-12 (25), MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 2012-13 (20), 2013-14 (22), 2014-15 (26), 2015-16 (21). 2015-16 Iona Gaels at a Glance No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Of Note Probable Starters (based on last game’s starters) 1 Isaiah Williams Sr. F 6-7 190 12.8 7.1 Become 37th 1,000-point scorer at Iona with season-high 23 points vs. Siena last night 3 Ibn Muhammad Sr. G 5-9 155 5.3 1.9 Matched career-best effort with 15 points vs. Quinnipiac 5 A.J. English Sr. G 6-4 190 22.5 5.1 Averaging 38.0 ppg, 4.0 apg, 5.5 rpg and 5.5 3FG/g vs, Monmouth this season 15 Deyshonee Much So. G 6-5 170 13.1 3.6 Has 18 10+ point efforts in 28 games... Had career-high 30p, 8 3FG at Canisius 23 Jordan Washington Jr. F 6-8 255 13.8 6.0 Played just six minutes do to foul trouble in MAAC Semifinal vs. Siena Off the Bench 0 Rickey McGill Fr. G 6-1 165 3.0 1.5 Had a career-high 14 points with five rebounds in MAAC Quarterfinal vs. Canisius 13 Jahaad Proctor Fr. G 6-3 175 5.3 2.1 Posted nine points in 12 minutes off the bench in MAAC Quarterfinal vs. Canisius 22 Taylor Bessick Jr. F 6-9 225 3.7 3.4 Played one minute in MAAC Quarterfinal after missing seven games with an injury 24 Benjamin Nwokeabia Fr. G 6-5 165 0.0 0.2 Freshman walk-on... Played post-grad season at Impact Academy in Sarasota, FL 25 Aaron Rountree Gr. F 6-8 200 6.3 5.1 Only MAAC performer in Top 15 in blocks (No. 2) and steals (No. 5) 32 Ryden Hines So. F 6-9 225 0.3 0.9 Reserve front court player from Anchorage, Alaska 33 Saren Westrop Fr. F 6-7 190 0.0 0.1 Freshman walk-on... Hails from Southern Alberta, Canada 2015-16 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Monmouth - MAAC Final - March 7, 2016 - Page 2 KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE LIST Iona Goal Club Hall of Famer Steve Burtt Jr. with • No team among the 14 NYC Metropolitan Area 13 games with 30 or more points. Division I basketball programs within 30 miles of the FIVE OR MORE 30+ POINT EFFORTS IN IONA HISTORY center of NY College basketball, Madison Square Rk. Name No. Garden has won more games than Iona College 1. Steve Burtt 19 in the last 20 +seasons (393; Hofstra #2, 364). 2. A.J. ENGLISH 13 • Iona’s 26 wins and .765 winning percentage 3. Steve Burtt Jr. 12 in 2014-15 were the best in both categories, 3.0 2015-16 MAAC STANDINGS 4. Sean Green 9 games better than No. 2 St. Francis Brooklyn. MAAC OVERALL Warren Isaac 9 • Since head coach Tim Cluess took the SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT 6. Jeff Ruland 8 1.) MONMOUTH 17 3 .850 27 6 .818 reins in 2010-11, Iona’s 139 wins and .685 win 2.) IONA 16 4 .800 21 10 .677 percentage are also the best in both categories. • English holds two of the top five scoring efforts 3.) Siena 13 7 .650 21 12 .636 • Since 1995-96, the Maroon & Gold hold the lead in the NCAA this season. He is one of two NCAA 4.) Saint Peter’s 12 8 .600 14 16 .467 in wins (393), 29 more than Hofstra, 52 more than performers to have multiple 40+ point efforts, 5.) Fairfield 12 8 .600 19 13 .594 No. 3 St. John’s and the top win percentage (.593). one behind Davidson’s Jack Gibbs.