2020-21 MEN's BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 1 • SETON HALL • NOVEMBER 30, 2020 9 P.M
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2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 1 • SETON HALL • NOVEMBER 30, 2020 9 p.m. • Newark, N.J.• Prudential Center • FS1 (Scott Graham & Jim Spanarkel) ABV @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB #GaelNation 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Iona College men's basketball team (0-0) opens its Iona vs. Seton Hall Overall: 0-0 H: 0-0 A: 0-0 N: 0-0 MAAC: 0-0 2020-21 campaign and the Rick Pitino Era tonight at Seton Overall: 9-29 (.237) (Pitino, 13-2) Date Opponent Time/Result Hall (0-1) and the Prudential Center. In a match up that Home: 3-5 N 30 at Seton Hall (FS1) 9 p.m. came together just over 48 hours ago, two of the top teams Away: 2-19 D 3 MERRIMACK (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. in the New York Metropolitan Area square off for the first Neutral: 4-5 D 5 at Hofstra (FloSports) 4 p.m. time in 15 seasons. LAST 15 MEETINGS D 11 MONMOUTH* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Date W-L Score Site D 12 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. IONA VS. SETON HALL - SERIES HISTORY 1/30/74 L 82-85 OT H D 18 at Rider* (ESPN3/+) TBD • Iona meets Seton Hall for the 39th time in history with the 1/25/75 L 71-95 A D 19 at Rider* (ESPN3/+) TBD Pirates holding a 29-9 series advantage. 2/28/76 L 78-79 OT H J 1 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. • This marks the first contest Iona will play in the Prudential 12/18/76 L 83-95 A J 3 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. Center, which opened in 2007. 3/1/79 W 80-73 Nassau 12/9/87 L 84-92 OT A J 8 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3/+) TBD • The Gaels are 2-19 all-time on Seton Hall's home floor. 1/11/89 L 58-74 W. Plains J 9 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3/+) TBD • Iona has won two of the last three meetings, dating back 12/9/89 L 67-85 A J 15 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. to 1996. 11/24/90 L 69-79 A J 16 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • The Pirates toppled the Gaels on New Year's Eve in 2005, 12/7/91 L 72-88 E. Rthrfrd J 29 at Fairfield* (ESPN3/+) TBD 73-59, marking Iona's final non-conference loss in a 7-2 12/10/92 L 61-75 W. Plains J 30 at Fairfield* (ESPN3/+) TBD showing away from the MAAC. 12/14/93 L 56-81 E. Rthrfrd F 5 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. 11/20/96 W 79-66 E. Rthrfrd F 6 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. SCOUTING SETON HALL (0-1) 12/27/01 W 73-70 MSG F 12 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) TBD • Senior Sandro Mamukelashvili led three Pirates in 12/31/05 L 59-73 E. Rthrfrd F 13 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) TBD double-figures with 22 points and 10 rebounds in a 71-70 39 games F 19 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) TBD loss at Louisville on Friday. Iona 2,633 pts 69.3 ppg F 20 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) TBD • Senior Shavar Reynolds and junior Jared Rhoden each had Seton Hall 2,895 pts 76.2 ppg F 26 MAAC Make-Up Weekend 11 points. Junior Takal Molson, a former Canisius standout, F 27 MAAC Make-Up Weekend posted eight points in his Pirate debut. M 5 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • The Pirates are led by Kevin Willard in his 11th season. Willard was Iona's head coach from M 6 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. 2007-10, and a Rick Pitino assistant for the 10 previous years with the Boston Celtics from 1997- MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ 2001 and the University of Louisville 2001-07. M 9 First Round (TBD) TBD • One of the top Big East teams in the 2019-20 campaign, Seton Hall was picked to finish fifth this season. M 10-111 Quarterfina (TBD) 7 or 9:30 p.m. M 12 Semifinal (TBD) 6 or 8:30 p.m. LAST TIME VS. OPPONENT (DEC. 31, 2005, SHU 73, IONA 59) M 13 Championship Game (TBD) 4 p.m. Iona dropped its second straight contest to end the 2005 in a 73-59 loss at Seton Hall at Continental Home events in CAPS & BOLD; Airlines Arena. Steve Burtt netted 18 and Ricky Soliver scored 17 to lead the Gaels. MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 2020-21 IONA GAELS AT A GLANCE ## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Of Note Returners (PPG/RPG/APG from 2019-20) 1 Colton Cashaw Sr. G 6-3 185 0.6 0.6 0.3 Back up point guard... Will not dress (injury) 2 Asante Gist Sr. G 5-11 185 10.1 2.1 2.6 Preseason All-MAAC Second Team... Iona's top returning scorer... Will not dress (injury) 4 Parker Weiss So. G 6-3 175 0.0 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on from Florida 20 Isaiah Ross Sr. G 6-4 200 11.0 3.2 1.1 Preseason All-MAAC Second Team... One of the top deep threats in the MAAC 24 Dylan van Eyck Sr. F 6-9 210 3.5 4.2 1.0 Athletic big man who will see action in the starting lineup to start the 2020-21 campaign Newcomers 0 Berrick JeanLouis Jr. G 6-5 195 --- --- --- Uber-athletic wing... Played at New Mexico St. as a freshman before year in JUCO in 2019-20 3 Ryan Myers Fr. G 6-1 170 --- --- --- New York City scoring guard who will see time at both guard positions as a rookie 5 Tahlik Chavez So. G 6-2 160 --- --- --- Tremendous shooter with great range... Scoring guard that will see point guard minutes early 10 Robert Brown Jr. F 6-9 235 --- --- --- New Mexico St. transfer... Joined the program in January 2020... Makes his Iona debut tonight 11 Dwayne Koroma Fr. F 6-8 190 --- --- --- Talented rookie prospect that will push for starting position in the front court 12 Jordan Brooks Fr. G 6-6 190 --- --- --- Rookie walk-on from Kentucky... Son of former Rick Pitino player/assistant Delray Brooks 13 Omar Rowe Fr. G 6-6 185 --- --- --- New York product that played scholastically in Conn. and prep down South 15 Johan Crafoord Fr. F 6-9 230 --- --- --- Tough inside presence who will push for time in Iona's deep front court 23 Nelly Junior Joseph Fr. F 6-9 230 --- --- --- Strong freshman front court product... Talented around the rim, both scoring & rebounding 44 James Carey So. G 5-11 160 --- --- --- Sophomore walk-on from nearby Pelham, NY... Played rookie year at Gettysburg College (PA). 55 Osborn Shema So. F 7-1 200 --- --- --- One of Iona's top recruits for 2020-21... Will not dress (injury) 2020-21 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes at Seton Hall • November 30, 2020 • Page 2 THE BIG STORY KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE LIST • Iona College enters its first season under Hall • No team among the 14 NYC Metropolitan Area of Fame head coach Rick Pitino in 2020-21 Division I basketball programs within 30 miles of the • Coach Pitino was tabbed to lead the program center of NY College basketball, Madison Square on March 14, 2020 after Tim Cluess stepped down Garden has won more games than Iona College in for health reasons following the most successful the last quarter century (465; Hofstra #2, 451). 2020-21 MAAC STANDINGS decade in Iona basketball history. • Over the last decade, Iona’s 211 wins and • Coach Pitino spent the last two seasons .628 win percentage are also the best in both MAAC OVERALL Panathinaikos B.C. (PAN-ah-tin-IKE-ohs) in the categories. (Seton Hall, 191 wins; .582 win pct.) SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT EuroLeague in Greece. • Since 1995-96, the Maroon & Gold hold the lead Quinnipiac 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 • The Naismith Hall of Famer begins his 32nd year in wins (465), 14 more than Hofstra, 35 more than Saint Peter's 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 as a head coach of an NCAA Division I program. No. 3 Seton Hall and the top win percentage (.584). Canisius 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 • Coach Pitino has led Hawaii, Boston University, • Iona’s nine postseason appearances (six NCAA, IONA 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Providence, Kentucky and Louisville to 770 career two NIT, one CIT) since 2010-11 are the most during Manhattan 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 wins, seven final fours, and two national titles the time frame, almost twice as many Seton Hall (4 Marist 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 among his numerous career accomplishments. NCAA, 1 NIT) and St. John’s (three NCAA, two NIT). Monmouth 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 • The New York native returns home to the Niagara 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 TOP NEW YORK METRO TEAMS (2010-20)* Metropolitan area where it all started. Growing Rider 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2010-2020 1995-2020 up in Manhattan, Pitino starred for the CHSAA's Siena 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Team W-L Pct W-L Pct. St. Dominic High School on Long Island before Fairfield 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 IONA 211-125 .628 465-331 .584 his collegiate playing days at UMass and long SETON HALL 191-137 .582 430-354 .548 THIS WEEK’S MAAC ACTION coaching career.