2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Arena at Harbor Yard (9,500) - Bridgeport, CT - March 2-5

General Information Location ...... New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890 Founded ...... 1940 Enrollment ...... 2,980 Iona College Nickname ...... Gaels Colors ...... Maroon & Gold Men’s Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Conference ...... Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Home Court (Capacity) ...... Hynes Athletics (2,611) MAAC Regular Season President ...... Br. James A. Liguori (Iona ’65) Champions Athletics Director...... Patrick Lyons (Iona '96, '99 MS '04 MBA) Sr. Associate AD/SWA/Compliance ...... Jamie Fogarty (Iona ’95, ’97 MSEd) 1982-83, 1984-85, 1995-96, Assoicate AD/Marketing ...... C.J. Huddleston (Syracuse ‘01; Lynn ‘04 MBA) 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01 Associate AD/Internal Affairs...... Matt Glovaski (Springfield '01, 05 MA) Associate AD/Development ...... Corey Aronstam (Nazareth '98, Wagner 01 MBA) Assistant AD/Operations...... Jesse Latino (Ithaca '04) MAAC Tournament Strength and Conditioning Coach ...... Matt Rosko (Eastern '03) Head Athletic Trainer ...... Sam DeRosa (Iona ’87) Champions Trainer Emeritus ...... J.B. Buono (Iona ’77H, 98H) 1982, 1984, 1985, Team Physician ...... Dr. Riley Williams Assistant to the Athletic Director ...... William Montanaro (Iona '06) 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006 Athletics Phone ...... (914) 633-2305 Iona Administrators can be Basketball Information reached at the Holiday Inn of Head Coach ...... (Iona ’91) Record at Iona/Seasons ...... 139-134 (.509)/Ninth Year Bridgeport Career Record/Seasons ...... Same (203) 334-1234 Basketball Office Phone ...... (914) 633-2304 Assistant Coaches ...... Nick Macarchuk (Canisius ‘88) ...... (Marquette ‘03) ...... Vin Parise (Iona ‘00) 2006-07 Record ...... 2-27 2006-07 Conference Record/Finish ...... 1-17/10th NCAA Appearances ...... Eight (1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006) NIT Appearances ...... Four (1982, 1983, 1996, 1997) Athletic Communications Associate AD/Athletic Communications/ Men’s Basketball Contact ...... Brian Beyrer (Iona '01) Office Phone/Cell Phone ...... (914) 633-2334/(914) 497-3136 E-Mail/Treo ...... [email protected] Sports Information Fax...... (914) 633-2072 Iona Web Page...... http://www.iona.edu/gaels 2006-07 Basketball Athletic Communications Š 715 North Avenue Š New Rochelle, NY 10801 Š 914-633-2334 Š Fax: 914-633-2072 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES

MBB Contact: Brian Beyrer, Asst AD/Athletics Communications (e-mail: [email protected]) March 2, 2007 QUICK FACTS Location ...... New Rochelle, NY, 10801 Iona takes on No. 7 Rider in MAAC Tourney opening round President ...... Br. James A. Liguori The No. 10 seeded Iona College men's basketball team (2-27, 1-17 Athletics Director ...... Patrick Lyons Iona vs. Opponents in MAAC) takes on No. 7 Rider (15-14, 9-9 MAAC) in the Opening Round Head Coach ...... Jeff Ruland (Iona '91) the MAAC Tournament Record at Iona ...... 139-134/Ninth Season of the 2007 Bank of America MAAC Basketball Championship this Overall Record ...... same evening. The two teams split their regular season series and the Army ...... 4-0 Website: ...... www.iona.edu/gaels winner will earn the right to take on No. 2 Niagara tomorrow night at Canisius ...... 2-2 Hotline: ...... 914-633-2670 the Arena at Harbor Yard. Fairfield ...... 2-2 Fordham ...... 3-2 2006-07 SCHEDULE/RESULTS IONA'S ALL-TIME RECORD AT THE ARENA AT HARBOR YARD Holy Cross ...... 3-2 Overall: 2-27 H: 1-10 A: 1-15 N: 0-2 MAAC: 1-17 Loyola ...... 4-0 Date Opponent Time/Result The MAAC Championship hits the hardwood of the Arena at Harbor NIT Season Tip-off - East Regional - Charlotte Bobcats Arena Yard for the first time in history. Overall, the Gaels are 3-4 at the Manhattan ...... 1-2 Nov. 14 vs. Winthrop L, 38-57 Arena since the building opened in October 2001. Iona is 2-4 vs. Marist...... 3-1 Nov. 15 vs. Sacred Heart L, 61-68 Fairfield as well as picking up a win over Marist in a regular-season Niagara ...... 1-4 Nov. 21 at Buffalo L, 54-65 neutral site matchup with the Red Foxes in 2005. Rider ...... 1-0 Nov. 28 at Rhode Island L, 60-85 Dec. 3 at Fordham L, 54-70 Saint Peter's ...... 5-2 Dec. 7 at Rider* L, 55-69 THE GAELS IN MAAC TOURNAMENT PLAY Siena ...... 5-0 Dec. 10 at Vermont L, 50-63 In 26 years as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Overall ...... 34-18 (0.654) Dec. 16 at Rutgers L, 51-66 Iona has compiled an all-time record of 34-18 (.653) record in the Dec. 19 NIAGARA* L, 58-79 league’s postseason tournament - including a league-record seven Dec. 22 NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 52-67 titles. The Gaels, the defending MAAC Champions, have won 13 Dec. 30 PRINCETON L, 46-57 out of their last 17 games in MAAC postseason play. Last season, GAELS ON THE MAAC Jan. 4 at Maryland L, 57-88 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Jan. 6 at Loyola* L, 66-75 the No. 2 seeded Gaels steam rolled past Niagara, Marist and Saint Peter's en route to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982 Rory Grimes (MVP), Tony Jan. 9 at Marist* L, 65-87 Hargraves, Jan. 12 MANHATTAN* (ESPNU) L, 66-76 Jacksonville, FL. 1983 Steve Burtt, Rory Grimes, Jan. 14 FAIRFIELD* L, 76-83 OT Tony Hargraves Jan. 18 at Canisius* L, 65-72 OT THE GAELS ON THE MAAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1984 Steve Burtt (MVP), Tony Hargraves, Jan. 20 at Niagara* L, 80-81 Since the inaugural MAAC Tournament in 1982, Iona basketball Gary Springer Jan. 23 at Fairfield* L, 67-70 OT 1985 Tony Hargraves (MVP), Rory Grimes Jan. 27 LOYOLA* L, 61-71 players have been selected to the MAAC All-Tournament team a record 32 times, including a record seven MVP winners. Steve 1986 Bob Coleman Jan. 29 CANISIUS* L, 61-71 1987 Alvin Lott, Richie Simmonds Feb. 1 at Siena* L, 60-61 Burtt earned MVP honors in 2006 and earned his second All- 1989 Glenn Grant Feb. 3 RIDER* W, 69-57 Tournament selection in two years. Burtt was joined by 1991 Sean Green, Antoine Lewis Feb. 9 SIENA* L, 53-71 classmates Ricky Soliver and Kiril Wachsmann on the '06 All- 1992 Derrick Canada Feb. 11 MARIST* L, 53-79 Tourney Team. 1996 Mikkel Larsen Feb. 15 at Saint Peter's* L, 52-59 1998 John McDonald (MVP), Feb. 17 at Delaware (ESPNU Bracketbusters) W, 52-50 Tariq Kirksay, Kashif Hameed Feb. 23 SAINT PETER'S* (ESPNU) L, 52-54 INSIDE THE MAAC TOURNAMENT FORMAT 2000 Dyree Wilson (MVP), Nakiea Miller, Feb. 25 at Manhattan* (MSG) L, 65-71 The MAAC returned to a single-bye format for the top seven seeds Tariq Kirksay MAAC Championship - Arena at Harbor Yard after going with a double-bye in the previous four tournaments. 2001 Nakiea Miller (MVP), Phil Grant, Mar. 2 vs. No. 7 Rider 10:00 pm Tonight's game marks the first time that the Gaels will appear in Earl Johnson 2005 Steve Burtt Home events in CAPS and BOLD the first round game in this year's format since the league expanded to 10 teams in 1997-98. 2006 Steve Burtt (MVP), Ricky Soliver, MAAC Games noted by an asterisk Kiril Wachsmann 2006-07 Iona College Gaels at a Glance No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG. RPG. Of Note Probable Starters 3 DeShaune Griffin Fr. G 6-0 160 4.8 2.9 Has started seven of the last eight games, averaging 7.6 ppg 22 Mike Harris Fr. G 6-3 185 8.7 2.3 Thirteen straight starts with eight of his 11 double-digit point efforts this season. 23 Devon Clarke So. F 6-6 205 7.6 3.6 Had a career-high 19 points in win over Rider; Three straight starts 30 Anthony Bruin Sr. F 6-7 235 12.2 6.4 Recorded 16 points, eight rebounds and two blocks vs. SPC; Moved to No. 50 all time in scoring 32 Justin Marshall Sr. F 6-8 220 8.3 4.4 Has scored 10 or more poitns in six of his last eight appearances Off the Bench 00 John Kelly Jr. C 7-0 270 2.6 2.7 Career-high 10 points vs. Marist; Averaging 8.3 points and 5.4 rebounds in last four appearances 4 Gary Springer Jr. F-C 6-9 230 -- -- Will not play this season and will retain junior eligibility in 2007-08 10 Kyle Camper Jr. G 6-3 190 7.0 4.7 Team captain; Will not play this season due to injury 11 Milan Prodanovic Fr. G 6-2 180 7.5 3.3 Had his 10th double-digit point effort vs. SPC; Came of the bench for first time in last two games 21 Alejo Rodriguez Fr. F 6-8 220 7.1 5.9 Will not play due to injury; Out for MAAC Championship this weekend 24 Dexter Gray Jr. F 6-7 215 10.3 5.3 Out indefinitely while taking care of academic affairs 33 Kevin Hassett Fr. G-F 6-8 205 3.2 1.3 Had seven points and two rebounds in loss at Manhattan last Sunday FOUR WINS IN FOUR DAYS While not unprecedented in MAAC history, winning four games in four days is a daunting task that the Gaels will face in order to repeat as conference champions. Siena is the only team to accomplish the feat as the No. 7 seeded Saints won four straight on their home floor. Last year, Saint Peter's fell short in the final game after winning its first three in Albany.

IONA VS. RIDER - SERIES HISTORY Tonight's contest represents the 37th overall between the two teams. The Gaels maintain a 20-16 2006-07 MAAC STANDINGS advantage after forging a split of the season series with a 69-57 win at the Hynes Athletics Center on MAAC OVERALL Feb. 3. The two teams face each other for just the second time in MAAC Tournament play. The Gaels ousted the Broncs 64-59 in the quarterfinal round on Mar. 4 en route to a MAAC Championship run in SCHOOL W L PCT. W L PCT. 2000. Marist# 14 4 .778 23 7 .767 Niagara 13 5 .722 19 11 .633 SCOUTING RIDER Loyola 12 6 .667 17 12 .586 Finishing with the No. 7 seed after falling in its last contest, the Broncs stumbled with losses in three of Siena 12 6 .667 18 11 .621 their last four contests.. Rider is led by junior MAAC Player of the Year candidate Jason Thompson who Manhattan 10 8 .556 13 16 .449 averaged 19.9 points (2nd overall) and 9.9 rebounds (1st overall) and a MAAC leading 2.2 blocked shots Fairfield 10 8 .556 13 18 .419 per game. Two other Broncs have averaged 10 or more points this season. Senior Terrance Mouton RIDER 9 9 .500 15 14 .517 poured in 13.4 points while leading the team with 119 assists. Sophomore Harris Mansell averaged 12.3 Canisius 6 12 .333 11 18 .379 points and is the team's leading deep threat with 64 3-pt FGs (6th in the MAAC). Saint Peter's 3 15 .167 5 24 .172 THE GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AWAY FROM HOME IONA 1 17 .056 2 27 .069 The Gaels fell to six games under .500 with a 95-101 (.485) record on the road in the 25+ seasons of MAAC Basketball. Last year, the Maroon & Gold set a new standard for wins away from home, posting 2007 BANK OF AMERICA an 8-1 mark. Iona's lowest win total in a single season is one, set during the 1987-88 season. MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP LAST TIME ON THE COURT (Manhattan 71, Iona 65) SCHEDULE Antoine Pearson scored 16 points and reserve Brandon Adams had 15 to help Manhattan defeat Iona 71-65 Friday, March 2 - First Round Sunday in both teams' regular-season finale. Darryl Crawford added 14 points and Guy Ngarndi 12 for the Gm 1: #8 Canisius vs #9 Saint Peter's ..... 7:30 pm Jaspers (13-16, 10-8 Metro Atlantic), who snapped a five-game losing streak. Mike Harris scored 18 points GM 2: #7 RIDER VS #10 IONA ...... 10:00 PM and Justin Marshall 13 for the visiting Gaels (2-27, 1-17), who lost the most games in one season in school history. Both teams move on to the MAAC tournament later this week in Bridgeport, Conn. Iona Saturday, March 3 - Quarterfinals plays in the opening round Friday against an opponent that was to be determined late Sunday, and Manhattan Gm 3: #4 Siena vs #5 Manhattan ...... 2:00 pm meets Siena in the quarterfinals Saturday. The Jaspers, who held Iona without a over the opening 9:17, led 35-24 at halftime. The Gaels narrowed the margin to 57-51 after Harris scored with 4:39 left, but Gm 4: #1 Marist vs Gm 1 Winner ...... 4:00 pm never got any closer. Manhattan was 33-for-42 from the foul line, and Iona was 30-of-46. Gm 5: #2 Niagara vs Gm 2 Winner ...... 7:30 pm Gm 6: #3 Loyola vs #6 Fairfield ...... 10:00 pm FINDING THE RIGHT MIX Head coach Jeff Ruland has used all 11 players in his rotation in the starting lineup this season, accounting Sunday, March 4 - Semifinals for 19 different looks through 29 games. Freshman Milan Prodanovic has started all but the last three Gm 7: Gm 3 Winner vs Gm 4 Winner ...... 6:00 pm games. Senior Anthony Bruin has started all 26 games he has appeared in. Bruin and Prodanovic Gm 8: Gm 5 Winner vs Gm 6 Winner ...... 8:30 pm were joined by Devon Clarke, Mike Harris and Alejo Rodriguez as starters of seven contests Iona's most common lineup this season. Monday, March 5 - Championship Game STARTING LINUEPS Gm 9: Gm 7 Winner vs Gm 8 Winner ...... 9:00 pm Opponent F F G/F G G Winthrop Bruin Kelly Hassett Camper Prodanovic S. Heart Bruin Kelly Griffin Camper Prodanovic Buffalo Bruin Marshall Griffin Camper Prodanovic URI Bruin Rodriguez Marshall Griffin Prodanovic Fordham Bruin Rodriguez Marshall Griffin Prodanovic Rider Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Prodanovic DIRECTIONS TO IONA COLLEGE Vermont Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Prodanovic From Hutchison River Parkway Southbound: Exit 18E, Rutgers Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Prodanovic Niagara Bruin Rodriguez Gray Harris Prodanovic Mill Road. Right on Mill Road to light, then right on North UNH Bruin Rodriguez Gray Harris Prodanovic Avenue. Follow North Avenue 2 miles to gates of College Princeton Bruin Marshall Gray Hassett Prodanovic on your left Maryland Bruin Marshall Gray Hassett Prodanovic From Hutchison River Parkway Northbound: Exit 14, Loyola Bruin Rodriguez Marshall Griffin Prodanovic Marist Bruin Marshall Harris Griffin Prodanovic turn right at the light off the exit. Turn left on Eastchester Manhattan Bruin Kelly Marshall Griffin Prodanovic Road to the end, then right on North Avenue to second Fairfield Bruin Clarke Marshall Griffin Prodanovic traffic light and left onto campus. Canisius Bruin Clarke Marshall Harris Prodanovic From I-95 North and Southbound: Exit 16. Follow signs Niagara Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Prodanovic Fairfield Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Prodanovic to North Avenue. Right onto North Avenue, proceed 1 mile Loyola Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Prodanovic to gates of the College on your right. Canisius Bruin Rodriguez Hassett Harris Prodanovic From I-87 North and Southbound: Exit at Cross County Siena Kelly Hassett Griffin Harris Prodanovic Parkway East, proceed east to Exit 10, New Rochelle Rider Rodriguez Hassett Griffin Harris Prodanovic Siena Bruin Hassett Griffin Harris Prodanovic Road, Eastchester. Turn right and procee\d to fourth traf- Marist Rodriguez Hassett Griffin Harris Prodanovic fic light. Turn left on Eastchester Road to the end, then SPC Bruin Rodriguez Marshall Harris Prodanovic right on North Avenue to second traffic light and left onto Delaware Bruin Rodriguez Clarke Harris Griffin campus. SPC Bruin Marshall Clarke Harris Griffin Manhattan Bruin Marshall Clarke Harris Griffin Page 4 2007 Iona College Men’s Basketball MAAC Championship Guide Individual Career Totals Fun With Numbers Player G Pts Reb Ast Blk Stl Jeff Ruland’s record by months... Anthony Bruin 98 745 475 80 134 74 98-99 99-00 00-01 01-02 02-03 03-04 04-05 05-06 06-07 TOTAL Justin Marshall 102 413 258 41 85 29 Nov. 2-1 1-2 2-2 0-4 3-1 1-2 2-2 3-0 0-4 14-18 (.438) Dec. 2-6 3-3 6-2 5-4 2-4 2-5 2-5 4-2 0-7 26-38 (.406) Dexter Gray 46 279 202 46 33 33 Jan. 7-3 6-4 8-2 5-4 6-2 4-5 4-5 8-2 0-10 48-37 (.565) Gary Springer 60 268 209 15 30 33 Feb. 5-4 7-1 3-4 3-4 5-3 3-5 5-3 5-3 2-6 38-34 (.528) Milan Prodanovic 29 218 97 53 5 28 Mar. -- 3-1 3-1 0-1 1-2 1-1 2-1 3-1 13-8 (.588) Mike Harris 26 226 60 49 2 23 Total 16-14 20-11 22-11 13-17 17-12 11-18 15-16 23-8 2-27 139-134(.509) Devon Clarke 27 194 89 22 14 13 All-Time Win-Loss Records - 1,657 games played Alejo Rodriguez 23 164 136 22 17 21 All-Time (1940-present) - 946-711 (.571) De'Shaune Griffin 28 135 81 59 2 27 Home (1948-present) - 439-152 (.743) John Kelly 45 115 99 18 19 9 Away (1948-present) - 263-357 (.424) Kevin Hassett 24 77 31 16 2 6 Neutral (1948-present) - 167-163 (.506) Kyle Camper 3 21 14 14 2 5 Overtime games (1947-present) - 46-41 (.529) **Home, Away Neutral not available 1940-47** Jason McPherson 1151000 George Don 100000MAAC Records (1981-present) - 402 games played John Scott100000MAAC All-Time - 237-165 (.590) MAAC Home - 136-61 (.690) MAAC Away - 95-103 (.480) BE LIKE MIKE MAAC Neutral - 6-2 (.750) Freshman Mike Harris had a game-high 18 points vs. Manhattan in Iona's regular MAAC Tournament - 34-18 (.654) season finale, finishing one-point shy of his career-high 19 set vs. Canisius on Hynes Athletics Center Records (1974-present) - 405 games played Jan. 29. Harris shot 5-of-9 from the field and 8-of-11 from the charity stripe in Overall - 295-110 (.728) the Gaels loss. He is Iona's No. 2 leading scorer that will appear in the Non-Conference Games - 159-48 (.768) tournament with 8.6 points per game. His 31 three-pointers rank second overall MAAC Games - 136-61 (.690) on the team (Milan Prodanovic, 33). Fairfield earlier this season. The trifecta total is also Prodanovic's season- MARSHALL FINISHES ON A HIGH NOTE best, after connecting on three in a game on three different occasions (vs. Sacred Senior Justin Marshall completed the regular season with a 14-point, seven Heart, at Rider, and vs. Fairfield). The rookie guard needs five three pointers to effort at Manhattan. He got to the charity stripe a career-best 14 times, match former Gael Steve Burtt's '06 freshman record. knocking down nine of them in the loss on the road. Marshall has come on strong of late for the Gaels averaging 10.5 points in the team's final eight contests. MOVIN' ON UP The fourth-year post player is one of to Gaels (Milan Prodanovic) to appear in With five points in 18 minutes vs. Manhattan, CAREER SCORING all 29 contests this season. Anthony Bruin extended his lead on former Gael LEADERS Bob Santini's '53 as the No. 50 all-time scorer in No. Player Points Iona history. He is now 12 points shy of Leroy 46. Bob LaRusso 762 SHOOTING CONTEST 47. Harry Hart 760 The Gaels and Jaspers combined for 88 total free throw attempts in the marathon Scott's 757 points and just 17 shy of jumping four 48. Glenn Grant 759 regular season finale at Draddy Gym. The 58 combined foul calls resulted in places and Bob LaRusso's total of 762 points. Vs. 49. Leroy Scott 757 only two disqualifications (Devon Clarke and Guy Ngarndi) but eight other Saint Peter's, Bruin recorded two blocks to tie him 50. Anthony Bruin 745 players finished with four a piece. Iona shot 30-of-46 (65.2%) during the game. for eighth all-time on the Gaels career rejections list. 51. Bob Santini 739 The percentage was higher than the Gaels season average but the freebies His 134 career blocks is tied with his head coach, could have proved valuable in the six-point loss. The team's 57.0% FT% as a Jeff Ruland. team ranks 333rd out of 336 NCAA Division I basketball programs. GET READY FOR AN IONA-RIDER PARTY MAAC BLOCKED SHOTS LEADERS KELLY PRODUCES IN FINAL FIVE Iona and Rider are the top two teams in the # Player-Team GP Avg/G After averaging just 1.5 points per game through his first 20 appearances, senior MAAC in blocked shots. The Gaels (4.79/ 1. Iona 29 4.79 2. Rider 29 3.69 John Kelly has averaged 8.3 ppg in four of the last five games he has played g) lead the Broncs (3.69/g) by more than a 3. Manhattan 29 3.59 in. (Appeared in less than three minutes at Saint Peter's in the middle of the rejection per game. Three of the MAAC's 4. Loyola (Md) 29 3.52 stretch). Kelly netted nine points and grabbed six rebounds in Iona's final contest top four individual leaders will be appearing 5. Saint Peter's 29 3.45 at Manhattan in a season-high 18 minutes on the court. in today's game. Rider's Jason Thompson 6. Fairfield 31 3.1 is responsible for mor than half of his team's 7. Siena 29 2.86 MINUTES ARE KEY FOR BRUIN blocks with 2.21 per game. Iona's Anthony 8. Canisius 29 2.48 ANTHONY BRUIN Senior Anthony Bruin had is team best 17th Bruin (1.46/g) and Justin Marshall (1.41/g) 9. Marist 30 2.33 GAMES WITH 30+ MINUTES 10. Niagara 30 1.67 double-digit point effort of the season with 16 points MIN/G PTS/G REB/G are No. 3 and No. 4 in the MAAC. vs. Saint Peter's. He also appeared in 39 minutes 37.4 14.8 7.5 in the win. In 17 games with 30 or more minutes, MIN/40 PTS/40 REB/40 DOUBLE-DIGIT EFFORTS GAMES WITH 10 OR Bruin has averaged 14.8 points and 7.5 rebounds. 40.0 15.8 8.1 Senior Anthony Bruin and freshman Milan Prodanovic MORE POINTS Player Number In the nine games where he missed the 30-minute added another double-digit point effort notch to their belts Bruin 17 GAMES WITH 29- MINUTES plateau, the stats dip to 7.2 ppg and 4.2 rpg. When in the loss to Saint Peter's. Bruin is tops on the team with Marshall 12 MIN/G PTS/G REB/G you extrapolate the numbers over 40 minutes, the 17 this season while Prodanovic is tied for third with 10. Harris 11 25.1 7.2 4.2 fourth-year forwards still averages 4.4 more points Prodanovic 10 MIN/40 PTS/40 REB/40 Clarke 7 and 1.1 more rebounds in games when he plays 30 40.0 11.4 7.0 GAELS IN THE BRACKETBUSTERS EVENT Rodriguez 6 ore more minutes. Iona improved to 2-0 in the ESPN Bracketbusters event with the win over Delaware on the road. Last season the Gaels defeated Buffalo MILAN FINDS THE SCORING TOUCH at the Hynes Athletics Center. The Bracketbusters event creates a home-and- Freshman Milan Prodanovic had his top performance in Maroon & Gold with a home matchup and the Gaels and Blue Hens will meet for a rematch in New season-best 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field to go along with four Rochelle early next season. The Maroon & Gold will also host the Bracketbusters three point field goals. He surpassed his career-high of 15 set at Rider and vs. game in 2008 at the HAC. 2007 Iona College Men’s Basketball MAAC Championship Guide Page 5

TALE OF THE TAPE SOLID DOWN THE STRETCH FROM THE LINE VS. DELAWARE Freshmen Mike Harris and De'Shaune Griffin and sophomore Devon Clarke Iona Rider combined for a 6-for-7 effort from the foul line in the final 35 seconds of the 2-27 Overall Record 15-14 game to seal a 52-50 win at Delaware. The trio have been Iona's most clutch 2-8 Last 10 Games 5-5 free throw shooters in the final three minutes of the game all season. Clarke 324 of 336 RPI 189 of 336 has been the best, hitting 9-of-11 (81.8%) from the free throw line. Harris has 58.5 Scoring Offense 70.3 converted 10-of-14 (71.4%) and Griffin is 7-for-11 (63.6%) including Iona's lone 69.6 Scoring Defense 73.9 miss vs. the Blue Hens. Iona's 61.2% (52-of-85) conversion rate in the final 180 -11.1 Scoring Margin -3.6 seconds of the game is a slight improvement on the team's 57.0% free throw .409 FG% .430 percentage for the season. .282 3-pt FG% .369 .570 FT% .724 LIMITING THE TURNOVERS .440 Opponent FG% .440 The Gaels committed 12 turnovers vs. Delaware matching their season low for .336 Opponent 3-pt FG% .377 the third time. The previous two times came in back-to-back games at Marist .688 Opponent FT% .699 and vs. Manhattan on Jan. 9 and 12. The team averages a MAAC-high 18.0 35.0-35.4 Rebounding Difference 34.4-37.2 turnovers per game this season - also the 15th highest in Div. I this season -0.4 Rebound Margin -2.8 (Hampton, 20.0 is the most). 10.3 Assists/game 14.4 17.9 Turnovers/game 13.7 CONTROLLING THE GLASS 6.0 Steals/game 5.1 The Gaels out rebounded Saint Peter's 41-37, matching the fourth most combined 4.8 Blocks/game 3.7 rebounds in a contest for Iona this season. The Maroon & Gold grabbed 40 or more rebounds for the seventh time this season falling 10 shy of a season-high ROOKIE LADEN LINEUP 51 set in the second game of the season vs. Sacred Heart. The most combined The Gaels shattered a previous mark set earlier FRESHMEN MINUTES PLAYED rebounds in a game this year was 88 in a loss at Loyola on Jan. 6. 2006-07 this season as Iona's five rookies appeared in Opponent Date Min 141 combined minutes at Fairfield. The team's at Fairfield 1/23/07 141 KELLY'S CAREER-HIGH rookies played at least 90 of the team's 200 RIDER 2/3/07 138 John Kelly had a career-best 10 points to go along with seven rebounds vs. minutes in 25 of 27 contests this season. In 20 MARIST 2/11/07 134 Marist. Kelly's previous career-best was eight set on two occasions, the last CANISIUS 1/29/07 132 coming in his last appearance three games ago vs. Siena. In his last three of the games, Iona's freshmen have appeared at Siena 2/1/07 131 in more than 110 minutes. The last time Iona 2002-03 appearances Kelly has averaged eight points and five rebounds in 14.0 minutes had more than four rookies in its rotation came FAIRFIELD 1/18/03 124 of play. The 7-0 junior also netted his 100th career point in the loss to Marist. during the 2002-03 season. Steve Burtt, Marvin at Fordham 1/2/03 121 at Niagara 2/2/03 112 WALK-ONS WALK OUT McCullough, Ricky Soliver, and Kiril LOYOLA 1/14/03 111 Wachsmann combined for a season-high 124 MARIST 1/24/03 109 Freshman walk-ons George Don and John Scott made their debuts in Maroon minutes played in a loss to Fairfield on Jan. 28, & Gold in the Marist contest making them the sixth and seventh rookie to log 2003 at the Hynes Center. time on the court for the Gaels this season. Junior Jason McPherson recorded

Gaels’ Stat Breakdown: Double-Digit Dynamics

Games with: 2006-07 2005-06 Career Team Record Games with: 2006-07 2005-06 Career Team Record at least 10 points Leading Scorer (incl. ties) Bruin 17 5 28 7-21 Bruin 11 0 11 0-11 Marshall 12 0 13 2-11 Clarke 6 0 6 1-5 Harris 11 - 11 2-9 Marshall 4 0 4 0-4 Prodanovic 10 - 10 0-10 Prodanovic 4 - 4 0-4 Clarke 8 0 8 1-7 Harris 3 - 3 1-3 Rodriguez 6 - 6 0-6 Rodriguez 2 - 2 0-2 Griffin 4 - 4 1-3 Griffin 2 - 2 0-2 Gray 2 1 (STJ) 9 (at Iona) 0-2 Gray 1 0 3 (at Iona) 0-1 Camper 1 - 1 0-1 Hassett, Kelly 1 - 1 0-1 Kelly 1 0 1 0-1 Leading Rebounder (incl. ties) Hassett 1 - 1 0-1 Bruin 12 5 24 9-15 Springer 0 3 3 2-1 Rodriguez 8 - 8 0-8 at least 20 points Marshall 6 0 6 2-4 Bruin 2 0 2 0-2 Griffin 2 - 2 1-1 Gray 1 0 1 0-1 Clarke 2 0 2 0-2 at least 30 points Gray 1 1 (STJ) 3 (at Iona) 0-1 None Prodanovic, Kelly 1 - 1 0-1 at least 10 rebounds Leading Assists (incl. ties) Rodriguez 4 - 4 0-4 Harris 11 - 11 2-9 Bruin 3 1 7 3-4 Griffin 10 - 10 1-9 Marshall 1 0 1 0-1 Prodanovic 6 - 6 0-6 Kelly 0 1 1 1-0 Gray 3 0 (STJ) 3 (at Iona) 0-3 at least 10 assists Clarke 2 0 2 0-2 None Hassett 2 - 2 0-2 Double-Doubles Camper 2 - 2 0-2 Bruin 3 0 5 2-3 Bruin 1 0 1 0-1 Rodriguez 2 0 2 0-2 Rodriguez, Marshall 1 - 1 0-1 Page 6 2007 Iona College Men’s Basketball MAAC Championship Guide his first career field goal in the game - a runner in the lane - after sinking 3-of-5 free throw attempts as a sophomore. Iona at the MAAC Tournament

ROOKIE RECORD SERIES FACTS Freshman guard Mike Harris tied a rookie Series Record: 26th tournament - 34-18 all-time record ROOKIE THREE POINTERS At Meadowlands: 14-5 (three titles) single-game three-point record with five At Knickerbocker/Pepsi Arena: 14-9 (three titles) trifectas vs. Canisius and fell one shy of the No. Player Year 3FG 1 Steve Burtt 2002-03 38 At Marine Midland/HSBC Arena: 5-3 (one title) school record that is shared by seven different 2. M. Prodanovic 2006-07 33 At Sovereign Bank Arena - 1-1 players (MR- Steve Burtt, at Manhattan, 2/26/ Joey Johnson 1987-88 33 Last Game: 3/6/06 - Iona 80, Saint Peter's 61 (Championship Game) 06). Classmate Milan Prodanovic surpassed 4 Ricky Soliver 2002-03 32 Last Iona Win: 3/6/06 - Iona 80, Saint Peter's 61 (Championship Game) Last Loss: 3/6/05 - Niagara 69, Iona 66 Harris with four vs. Saint Peter's and currently 5. Mike Harris 2006-07 31 M. McCullough 2002-03 31 ranks tied for No. 2 on the freshman three- GAELS CAREER STATS AT THE MAAC TOURNAMENT pointer list with Joey Johnson and now has 33 No. Player GP MPG PPG RPG APG for the season. Harris is two behind his classmate. 30 Anthony Bruin 5 25.6 10.4 7.2 1.6 4 Gary Springer 5 12.4 4.6 2.8 0.2 32 Justin Marshall 8 10.6 2.3 2.3 0.3 NO MORE STREAKING 00 John Kelly 3 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 In the team's loss to Niagara, Iona ended a 385 consecutive game three-point 12 Jason McPherson 3 1.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 streak with an 0-for-14 effort. The last time Iona was oh-fer from the perimeter was nearly 13 years ago on Jan. 3, 1994, when they shot 0-for-7 at Bucknell. In Year-by-Year Results fact, since the three-point line was adopted in college basketball during the 1986- Year Overall MAAC Finish Tourney 87 season, Iona has played 616 games and been oh-fer from 19’9” just 17 times. 1981-82 24-9 7-3 3rd 3-0 UNLV continues the nation's current longest streak at 653 games. The Gaels 1982-83 22-9 8-2 1st 1-1 are on their way to starting another streak with 21 straight games with a three 1983-84 23-8 11-3 3rd 3-0 pointer. 1984-85 26-5 11-3 1st 3-0 1985-86 14-15 9-5 2nd 1-1 1986-87 16-14 8-6 3rd 2-1 RULAND BECOMES #2 ALL-TIME 1987-88 11-16 5-9 5th 0-1 WINNINGEST COACH AT IONA ALL TIME WINS LEADERS 1988-89 15-16 8-6 3rd 1-1 With the win at Canisius on Jan 14, 2006, head Coach Years W-L 1989-90 13-15 8-8 2nd/South 0-1 coach Jeff Ruland surpassed former Iona and Jim McDermott 1948-73 319-253 1990-91 17-13 11-5 4th 2-1 current Towson head coach 's for Jeff Ruland 1998-06 139-133 1991-92 14-15 8-8 6th 1-1 1992-93 16-11 9-5 3rd 0-1 number two all-time with 125 career wins in Pat Kennedy 1980-86 124-60 1975-80 95-46 1993-94 7-20 3-11 7th 0-1 New Rochelle. After the season opener in 2004- 1986-91 72-74 1994-95 10-16 6-8 5th 0-1 05, Ruland became the third coach in Iona 1995-98 70-22 1995-96 21-8 10-4 1st 1-1 history to pick up 100 career wins. Former 1996-97 22-6 11-3 1st 0-1 longtime athletic director and head coach Jim McDermott has 319 career wins 1997-98 24-5 15-3 1st 3-0 1998-99 16-14 12-6 3rd 0-1 in 26 seasons from 1948-1973. Ruland is second to McDermott in coaching 1999-00 20-11 13-5 2nd 3-0 tenure at Iona. His career record is 139-133 enter tonight's game. 2000-01 22-11 12-6 1st 3-0 2001-02 13-16 10-8 5th 0-1 FAMILY TIES 2002-03 16-11 11-7 5th 1-1 Senior forward Anthony Bruin’s father Tony “Red” Bruin was a standout player 2003-04 10-17 8-10 7th 1-1 2004-05 15-16 9-9 5th 2-1 for Syracuse from 1979-83 and was drafted by the in 1983. 2005-06 20-7 13-5 2nd 3-0 Iona rookie Kevin Hassett's great uncle Billy played two seasons in the NBA 2006-07 1-27 1-17 10th for the Minneapolis Lakers, Tri-Cities Blackhawks and the Baltimore Bullets from 428-330 237-165 34-18 1949-1951. Billy Hassett attended the University of Notre Dame and played for LaSalle in the New York City Catholic League. Another uncle, ALBANY IS THE CAPITAL OF NEW YORK was a standout on Manhattan's baseball team and was the New York Yankees Iona's final three New York natives are from the state's capital region. Anthony starting first baseman in the 1942 World Series. Assistant coach Nick Bruin (Albany) attended Colonie HS while walk-ons John Scott hails from Albany Macarchuk III's father, Nick Jr, has recently retired from the coaching ranks Academy and Craig Hamor attended former Gael standout Kashif Hameed's having coached at both Fordham and Stony Brook. '99 alma mater of Notre Dame Bishop Gibbons. SIDE BY SIDE NEW YORK’S NOT MY HOME Assistant coach Sam Worthen was an NABC Second Team All-American in The remaining eight members of the 2006-07 squad are from eight different 1980, after an outstanding senior season at Marquette, while head coach Jeff states. Arizona (Kevin Hassett), Connecticut (Devon Clarke), Florida (George Ruland was a member of the third team. Later that year, Ruland was the 25th Don), Georgia (Gary Springer), Maryland (Kyle Camper), North Carolina overall pick - and the 2nd pick in the second round - by the (De'Shaune Griffin), New Jersey (John Kelly), and Ohio (Mike Harris) are the in the 1980 NBA Draft. Worthen immediately followed Ruland as the 26th overall states represented on the Gaels roster. pick, selected by the Chicago Bulls. TUNE INTO THE GAELS I WANT TO BE A PART OF IT Fans of Iona basketball can hear live broadcasts of every home and away contest Of the 16 players on the 2006-07 roster, eight of them are from New York, the on 1230 AM WFAS out of Hartsdale, NY or logging onto www.iona.edu/gaels/ only state represented more than once on the list. broadcast. Gary Stanley returns for his 21st year as “the Voice of the Gaels,” joined by veteran color commentators Ed Ingles and Bill Daughtry THESE LITTLE TOWN BLUES And of the eight New Yorkers on the Gael rosters, four are from one of the five boroughs of New York City. Bronx (Jason McPherson and Alejo Rodriguez); and Queens (Justin Marshall and Milan Prodanovic). Junior Dexter Gray hails from just north of the city in nearby Mt. Vernon, NY 2007 Iona College Men’s Basketball MAAC Championship Guide Page 7