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2018-19 Game Notes 715 NORTH AVENUE • NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 914-637-2726 • FAX: 914-633-2072 2018-19 GAME NOTES MBB Contacts: Brian Beyrer ([email protected]), Jonathan Stanko ([email protected]) February 13, 2019 WATCH LIVE - ESPN+ - A.J. Kanell and Andy Grazulis 2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 8-15 H: 6-3 A: 1-9 N: 1-3 MAAC: 6-6 IONA TAKES ON SIENA AT THE TIMES UNION CENTER Date Opponent Time/Result The Iona College men's basketball team (8-15, 6-6 MAAC) travels North to the Times Union Center for a 11/9/18 ALBANY (ESPN3) W, 72-68 pivotal game against Siena (13-12, 8-4 MAAC) Wednesday. Iona can move into a tie for fifth place with 11/13/18 at New Mexico (Mtn. West Net.) L, 83-90 Rider with the win, gain a game on the Saints in the standings and forging a split in the season series. MGM Resorts Main Event 11/19/18 vs. Long Beach State L, 85-86 IONA VS. SIENA - SERIES HISTORY Iona vs. Siena 11/21/18 vs. Hartford W, 80-75 • The Gaels and Saints meet for the 114th time in history Overall: 63-50 (.558) (Cluess, 15-6) with Iona holding a 63-50 advantage. 11/24/18 at Providence (YES Network) L, 79-91 Home: 26-21 • Siena is the Maroon & Gold’s second most frequent 11/27/18 at Ohio (ESPN+) L, 65-89 Away: 24-28 opponent (Saint Peter’s 119). 12/1/18 at VCU (ESPN+) L, 59-88 Neutral: 13-1 MSG Holiday Festival - Madison Square Garden • Iona maintains the series lead after winning 15 of the LAST 15 MEETINGS last 20 meetings following a 10-game losing streak. 12/9/18 vs. Columbia (Fox Sports 1) L, 71-74 Date W-L Score Site • The Gaels are 24-28 in Albany. Last year's win by the Saints Boardwalk Classic - Atlantic City, NJ 3/3/13 W 80-61 H snapped an eight-game losing streak for the home team. 12/15/18 vs. Princeton (FloHoops.com) L, 81-85 1/12/14 W 87-78 A 1/19/14 W 88-74 H 12/22/18 at Yale (ESPN+) L, 84-99 SCOUTING SIENA (13-12, 8-4 MAAC) 1/4/15 W 86-72 A 12/30/18 HOLY CROSS (ESPN+) L, 71-78 • Siena has won four straight games including all three 2/6/15 W 87-83 H 1/3/19 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3) W, 103-84 since the two teams last met 11 days ago. 3/7/15 W 74-71 A (MAAC) 1/5/19 FAIRFIELD* (ESPN3) W, 94-87 • Senior Evan Fisher (15.9) and Jalen Pickett (14.5) are the 1/11/19 at Niagara* L, 90-95 lone Saints to average 10 or more points. 2/13/16 L 78-81 H 2/22/16 W 87-81 A 1/13/19 at Canisius* (ESPN3) W, 88-70 • Fisher leads with 6.2 rpg and is second with 1.6 apg. 3/6/16 W 81-70 A (MAAC) 1/18/19 MARIST* (ESPN+) W, 90-77 • Pickett, the frontrunner for MAAC Rookie of the Year, 1/27/17 W 77-66 A 1/20/19 at Monmouth* (ESPN3) L, 81-83 leads the MAAC with 6.2 apg, and is No. 2 with 49 steals 2/7/17 L 79-81 H 1/25/19 RIDER* (ESPNU) W, 77-71 • Freshman Sloan Seymour leads with 69 3FG. 3/6/17 W 87-86 OT A (MAAC) 1/27/19 at Fairfield* (ESPN+) L, 68-80 • Siena was picked to finish 11th in the MAAC preseason poll. 1/11/18 W 71-69 H 1/31/19 at Marist* (ESPN3) L, 74-78 GAELS IN MAAC REGULAR SEASON PLAY 2/12/18 L 78-82 OT A 2/2/19 SIENA* (ESPN3) L, 54-56 Since the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 season, 2/2/18 L 54-56 H 2/8/19 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN+) L, 65-66 Iona has compiled a 382-238 (.616) record in regular 113 games 2/10/19 NIAGARA* (ESPN+) W, 79-76 season conference play. The Gaels’ 382 wins and .616 Iona 8,060 pts 71.3 ppg 2/13/19 at Siena* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. winning percentage are the highest of any current MAAC Siena 7,732 pts 69.3 ppg 2/15/19 SAINT PETER'S* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. member. The Gaels became the first MAAC team to 2/19/19 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. reach 375 wins with its win at Saint Peter's on Feb. 10, GAELS VS. SAINTS 2/22/19 at Manhattan* 7 p.m. 2018, five seasons after reaching 300. Iona is currently NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST 2/24/19 CANISIUS* (ESPN+) 1 p.m. 84 ahead of Manhattan, the No. 2 team on the list. Gist 2 34.5 17.0 3.0 1.5 3/1/19 at Rider* (ESPNU) 9 p.m. MAAC Championship - Albany, NY GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AWAY FROM HOME Crawford 7 31.3 15.3 4.3 1.1 3/7/18 First Round The Gaels are eight games over .500 in MAAC road Agee 2 26.5 13.0 7.0 1.0 contests following its loss at Marist. Iona finished 2017- 3/8-9/18 Quarterfinal McGill 9 27.3 11.2 4.2 4.1 18 with a 4-4 mark. The program record for regular 3/10/18 Semifinal Perez 1 36.0 8.0 5.0 2.0 season MAAC road wins is eight (2005-06, 2013-14, 3/11/18 Championship Game Ristanovic 2 17.5 2.5 3.5 0.0 2015-16). The Gaels are 48-29 under head coach Tim Maxwell 2 14.5 2.0 3.5 0.0 Home events in CAPS & BOLD; Cluess. Iona holds a 156-148 (.513) in its 38th season Nikolic 1 9.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 MAAC Games noted by an asterisk in the MAAC. Hudson 1 24.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2018-19 Iona Gaels at a Glance ## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Of Note Starters (based on last game's starting five) 0 Rickey McGill Sr. G 6-2 185 15.3 4.5 5.4 No. 3 in scoring in MAAC games (17.3 ppg), No. 2 in steals (2.3/g), No. 2 with 5.3 apg 2 E.J. Crawford Jr. G 6-6 210 18.0 5.0 1.9 No. 2 in scoring in MAAC games (19.8 ppg)...Recorded 11 20+ point efforts in last 15 games 3 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 185 12.4 2.3 2.0 14.4p, 48.7 FG%, 42.9 3FG%, 2.5 3FG/g in 12g off bench... 10.2 ppg, 36.6 FG%, 26.8 3FG%, 1.4 3FG/g in 11 starts 5 Ben Perez Jr. G 6-3 180 9.2 3.1 1.1 Scored 17p with 5 3FG in loss to Siena... Avg. 2.6 3FG/g at a 48.8% clip in last 7 games 12 Tajuan Agee Jr. F 6-8 215 12.1 7.4 1.0 No. 1 in rebounding in MAAC games (8.4/g)... Team leading 7 double-doubles, incl. three with 20/10 Reserves 1 Isaiah Still Jr. G 6-6 190 7.5 3.2 1.4 Has missed 10 of last 12 games due to injury 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-11 215 3.5 3.0 0.6 Did not score but matched season-high with 8 reb vs. Siena... DNP vs. NIA (illness) 13 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr. F 6-8 230 3.3 2.1 0.6 Both 10+ pt efforts have come at home, vs. MON/MAR... Season bests 16p, 7r, 3a, 4 3FG vs. MON 24 Malik Rhem Jr. G 6-3 170 0.0 0.0 0.0 Walk-on, spent frosh & soph. seasons as a team manager... Made first appearance vs. MON 32 Payton Hudson Fr. G 6-0 170 0.3 0.5 0.4 Lone true freshman on the squad... season-high 24 min at Fairfield 44 Niksa Nikolic Jr. F 6-8 234 2.9 2.5 0.4 Has started last six of last eight games he has played... team leader in blocks, FG% 2018-19 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes at Siena - February 13, 2019 - Page 2 20+ POINT EFFORTS MILLENNIA MEN • Four Iona players (Crawford, Gist, Agee, • Junior E.J. Crawford became the 41st player McGill) have combined for 25 20+ point efforts in Iona men's basketball history to record 1,000 this season, the most in the MAAC. career points in a 20-point effort at Canisius • Quinnipiac ranks No. 2 with 21 (Young, Kelly, • Senior Rickey McGill was the 40th with 16 points Rigoni, Williams). Niagara (16), Saint Peter's (13) at VCU on Dec. 1 earlier this season. and Siena (12) round out the top 5. • They are the 10th and 11th players under Tim 2018-19 MAAC STANDINGS • Quinnipiac's Cameron Young's 14 games with Cluess to reach the mark. MAAC OVERALL 20 or more points leads the MAAC individual list. • In eight-plus seasons, Cluess has mentored more SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT • Iona's E.J. Crawford (10) is two ahead of than 1/4 of Iona's all-time 1,000 point scorers.
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