2018 Maac Championship Guide
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RICKEY McGILL ROLAND GRIFFIN ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM MAAC SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR MAAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE 2018 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDE 2018 METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TIMES UNION CENTER (10,450) - ALBANY, NY - MARCH 1-5 General Information Location.............................................................New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890 Founded .......................................................................................................1940 Enrollment ...................................................................................................3,179 IONA COLLEGE Nickname ..................................................................................................Gaels Colors ........................................................................................Maroon & Gold MEN’S BASKETBALL Affiliation ................................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ............................. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Home Court (Capacity) .................................Hynes Athletics Center (2,611) MAAC REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS President ...........................................................................Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. Vice President for Athletics Administratoin .................................Rick Cole Jr. 1982-83, 1984-85, 1995-96, Deputy AD/Advancement & External Affairs ........................... Matt Glovaski Sr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator ...................... Jamie Fogarty 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01, Sr. Associate AD/Communications ............................................. Brian Beyrer Sr. Associate AD/Sports Medicine ..............................................Sam De Rosa 2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15 Assistant AD/Facilities and Operations .................................... Tyler Cardinal Assistant AD/Administration ..............................................Jessica Rosenberg Assistant AD/Business ......................................................................Sean Burke Assistant AD/Marketing and Tickets ............................................Joe Scribani MAAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Assistant AD/Compliance ............................................Katherine Steiner, Esq. Assistant AD/Academics ............................................................... Tiffani Troilo 1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, Strength and Conditioning Coach ............................................... Kelly Shaver Team Physician .......................................................................Dr. Riley Williams 2000, 2001, 2006, Athletics Phone ........................................................................... (914) 633-2654 2013, 2016, 2017 2017-18 Basketball Information Head Coach ................................................................ Tim Cluess (Hofstra ‘83) Record at Iona/Seasons* .................................... 179-91 (.663)/Eight seasons ADMINISTRATORS CAN BE REACHED: Career Record/Seasons* .......................................277-114 (.708)/12 seasons Basketball Office Phone ............................................................ (914) 633-2304 ALBANY MARRIOTT Associate Head Coach ..................................Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac ‘02) OLF OAD Assistant Coaches .....................................Eric Eaton (UMass-Dartmouth ‘97) 189 W R ............................................................................. Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo ‘97) ALBANY, NY 12205 Director of Operations ..................................................Ricky Johns (Utah ’07) Graduate Manager .............................. Eamonn Mahar (Cortland State ‘17) (518) 458-8444 2017-18 Record ..........................................................................................17-13 2017-18 Conference Record/Finish ....................................................11-7/4th NCAA Appearances .........................12 (1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017) NIT Appearances ..............................Six (1982, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2014, 2015) Athletic Communications Sr. Associate AD/Athletic Communications ..............Brian Beyrer (Iona ‘01) Office / E-Mail .........................................(914) 637-2726 / [email protected] Assistant AD/Athletic Communications ..... Pat McWalters (Saint Rose ‘10) Office / E-Mail .................................. (914) 633-2334 / [email protected] Sports Information Fax ............................................................... (914) 633-2072 Iona Web Page ............................................................................ICGaels.com Facebook/Twitter/Instagram ............................................................ @ICGaels Asst. Director of Athletic Communications ...... Jonathan Stanko (Iona ‘14) Office / E-Mail .......................................... (914) 633-2310 / [email protected] Asst. Director of Athletic Communications .......... Steven Kultzow (Iona ‘13) Office / E-Mail ........................................ (914) 633-2057 / [email protected] @ICGAELS, @IONAGAELSMBB, #ICMBB 2017-18 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes MAAC Championship - March 3-5, 2018 - Page 1 2017-18 Iona College Roster Numerical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Last School / High School 0 Rickey McGill Jr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley 1 Zach Lewis Gr. G 6-3 185 Windsor, CT / Northwest Catholic / Canisius / UMass 2 E.J. Crawford So. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More 3 C.J. Seaforth Fr. G 6-1 155 Hamden, CT / Hamden 4 Schadrac Casimir Jr. G 5-10 165 Stamford, CT / South Kent School 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ) 11 Roland Griffin Jr. F 6-7 215 Aurora, IL / West Aurora / Illinois State / Midland College 13 TK Edogi Gr. F 6-8 220 Phoenix, AZ / Valley Vista / Tulsa 15 Deyshonee Much Sr. G 6-5 180 Rochester, NY / Univ. of Buffalo 20 Jan Svandrlik Gr. G/F 6-7 210 Pilsen, Czech Republic / Indian Hills (IA) 21 Gavin Kensmil Fr. F 6-7 230 Paramaribo, Suriname / Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) 22 Isaiah Still* Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris 44 Tyrell Williams Jr. F 6-9 230 Miami, FL / Western Nebraska Alphabetical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 4 Schadrac Casimir Jr. G 5-10 165 Stamford, CT / South Kent School 2 E.J. Crawford So. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More 13 TK Edogi Gr. F 6-8 220 Phoenix, AZ / Valley Vista / Tulsa 11 Roland Griffin Jr. F 6-7 215 Aurora, IL / West Aurora / Illinois State / Midland College 21 Gavin Kensmil Fr. F 6-7 230 Paramaribo, Suriname / Canarias Basketball Academy (Spain) 1 Zach Lewis Gr. G 6-3 185 Windsor, CT / Northwest Catholic / Canisius / UMass 0 Rickey McGill Jr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley 15 Deyshonee Much Sr. G 6-5 180 Rochester, NY / Univ. of Buffalo 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ) 3 C.J. Seaforth Fr. G 6-1 155 Hamden, CT / Hamden 22 Isaiah Still* Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris 20 Jan Svandrlik Gr. G/F 6-7 210 Pilsen, Czech Republic / Indian Hills (IA) 44 Tyrell Williams Jr. F 6-9 230 Miami, FL / Western Nebraska Head Coach: Tim Cluess (Hofstra ’83), eighth season Associate Head Coach: Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac ‘02) Assistant Coaches: Eric Eaton (UMass-Dartmouth ‘97), Adam Ginsburg (Buffalo ‘97) Director of Operations: Ricky Johns (Utah ’07) Graduate Manager: Eamonn Mahar (Cortland State ‘17) * - must sit out 2017-18 season due to NCAA Transfer regulations By Class: By State: By Tenure: Graduate (2) ...........................................TK Edogi New York (2) ................................... Rickey McGill Returners (6) ........................... Schadrac CasimirS Zach Lewis Deyshonee Much E.J. CrawfordS Seniors (2) ................................ Deyshonee Much Connecticut (4) ...................... Schadrac Casimir Rickey McGillS Jan Svandrlik EJ Crawford Deyshonee MuchS Juniors (5) ................................ Schadrac Casimir Zach Lewis Jan Svandrlik Roland Griffin C.J. Seaforth Tyrell Williams Rickey McGill New Jersey (1) ......................................Isaiah Still* Newcomers (8) ........................................TK Edogi Isaiah Still* Arizona (1) ................................................TK Edogi Roland Griffin Tyrell Williams California ................................................Nils Taylor Gavin Kensmil Sophomores (2) .............................. E.J. Crawford Florida (1) ........................................ Tyrell Williams Zach Lewis Nils Taylor Illiinois (1) .........................................Roland Griffin Andrija Ristanovic Freshmen (3) ..................................Gavin Kensmil Czech Republic (1) .........................Jan Svandrlik C.J. Seaforth Andrija Ristanovic Serbia (1) ................................. Andrija Ristanovic Isaiah Still* C.J. Seaforth Suriname (1) ...................................Gavin Kensmil Nils Taylor S * - must sit out 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer regulations - returning 2016-17 starter Pronunciation Guide: HC Tim Cluess - CLOOSE Deyshonee Much - DAY-shawn AHC - Jared Grasso - GRAS-so Andrija Ristanovic - on-DREE-uh riss-TANN-oh-vich Schadrac Casimir - SED-rick KAZ-meer C.J. Seaforth - SEE-forth TK Edogi - eh-DOE-gee Jan Svandrlik - JAN (rhymes with ANN) SVON-durr-lick Gavin Kensmil - GAY-vin KENS-mill Tyrell Williams - tie-RELL Iona Gaels Multimedia: Social Media Guide @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB 2017-18