2019 Maac Championship Guide
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TIM CLUESS HEAD COACH E.J. CRAWFORD ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM TAJUAN AGEE ALL-MAAC SECOND TEAM RICKEY McGILL ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM 2019 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP GUIDE 2019 METRO ATLANTIC ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TIMES UNION CENTER (10,450) - ALBANY, NY - MARCH 7-11 General Information Location................................................New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890 Founded .......................................................................................... 1940 Enrollment ...................................................................................... 3,287 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. Director of Athletics ....................................................... Matt Glovaski 1982-83, 1984-85, 1995-96, 1996-97, Sr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator ......... Jamie Fogarty Sr. Associate AD/Communications .................................Brian Beyrer 1997-98, 2000-01, 2011-12, Sr. Associate AD/Sports Medicine ................................. Sam De Rosa Sr. Associate AD/Advancement & External Affairs .........Tom Moran 2013-14, 2014-15, 2018-19 Associate AD/Business .......................................................Sean Burke Associate AD/Compliance ........................................... Max Lebowitz Assistant AD/Administration ................................. Jessica Rosenberg Assistant AD/Academics ...................................................Tiffani Troilo MAAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS Assistant AD/Facilities ........................................................ E.J. Ferraro Assistant AD/Development ............................................... Bryan Davis 1982, 1984, 1985, 1998, Assistant AD/Marketing and Tickets ............................. Peter Talman Assistant AD/Athletic Communications .................Jonathan Stanko 2000, 2001, 2006, 2013, Assistant AD/Digital Media & Broadcasting .............. Steven Kultzow Strength and Conditioning Coach ...................................Kelly Shaver 2016, 2017, 2018 Team Physician ..........................................................Dr. Riley Williams Athletics Phone .............................................................. (914) 633-2654 ADMINISTRATORS CAN BE REACHED: 2018-19 Basketball Information Head Coach ....................................................Tim Cluess (Hofstra ‘83) RENAISSANCE ALBANY HOTEL Record at Iona/Seasons ........................ 196-107 (.647)/Nine seasons Career Record/Seasons ............................ 294-130 (.793)/13 seasons 144 STATE ST Basketball Office Phone ............................................... (914) 633-2304 ALBANY, NY 12207 Assistant Coaches ........................ Eric Eaton (UMass-Dartmouth ‘97) .............................................................................. Tra Arnold (Biola ‘05) (518) 992-2500 ............................................................................ Ricky Johns (Utah ’07) Director of Operations ................John Mateyko (American Int’l ‘83) Graduate Manager ...........................................Ricky Kerins (Iona ‘17) 2018-19 Record ............................................................................. 14-15 2018-19 Conference Record/Finish ........................................12-6/1st NCAA Appearances ............ 13 (1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018) 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] Iona Web Page ............................................................... ICGaels.com Assistant AD/Athletic Communications ..Jonathan Stanko (Iona ‘14) Office / E-Mail ..............................(914) 633-2310 / [email protected] Assistant AD/Digital Media & Broadcasting ......Steven Kultzow (Iona ‘13) Office / E-Mail ............................(914) 633-2057 / [email protected] Asst. Director of Athletic Communications .......... Jack Clark (Iona ‘17) Office / E-Mail .................................(914) 633-2334 / [email protected] @ICGAELS, @IONAGAELSMBB, #ICMBB 2018-19 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes MAAC Championship - March 8-11, 2019 - Page 1 2018-19 Iona College Men's Basketball Roster Numerical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Last School / High School 0 Rickey McGill Sr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley 1 Isaiah Still Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris 2 E.J. Crawford Jr. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More 3 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 185 East Orange, NJ / St. Anthony / Eastern Kentucky 5 Ben Perez Jr. G 6-3 180 San Marcos, CA / USAFA Prep (CO) / San Diego State / South Plains College (TX) 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ) 12 Tajuan Agee Jr. F 6-8 215 Chicago, IL / Hyde Park / Tyler JC (TX) 13 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr. F 6-8 230 Virginia Beach, VA / Odessa College (TX) 20 Isaiah Ross* Jr. G 6-4 195 Davenport, IA / Davenport West / UMKC 24 Malik Rhem Jr. G 6-3 170 Bronx, NY / Cardinal Spellman 32 Payton Hudson Fr. G 6-0 170 Yonkers, NY / Our Savior Lutheran 44 Niksa Nikolic Jr. F 6-8 234 Belgrade, Serbia / High School of Sport / Southeastern CC (IA) Alphabetical No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 12 Tajuan Agee Jr. F 6-8 215 Chicago, IL / Hyde Park / Tyler JC (TX) 2 E.J. Crawford Jr. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More 3 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 185 East Orange, NJ / St. Anthony / Eastern Kentucky 32 Payton Hudson Fr. G 6-0 170 Yonkers, NY / Our Savior Lutheran 13 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr. F 6-8 230 Virginia Beach, VA / Odessa College (TX) 0 Rickey McGill Sr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley 44 Niksa Nikolic Jr. F 6-8 234 Belgrade, Serbia / High School of Sport / Southeastern CC (IA) 5 Ben Perez Jr. G 6-3 180 San Marcos, CA / USAFA Prep (CO) / San Diego State / South Plains College (TX) 24 Malik Rhem Jr. G 6-3 170 Bronx, NY / Cardinal Spellman 10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ) 20 Isaiah Ross* Jr. G 6-4 195 Davenport, IA / Davenport West / UMKC 1 Isaiah Still Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris Head Coach: Tim Cluess (Hofstra ’83), ninth season Assistant Coaches: Eric Eaton (UMass-Dartmouth '97), Tra Arnold (Biola '05), Ricky Johns (Utah '07) Director of Operations: John Mateyko (American International '83) Graduate Manager: Ricky Kerins (Iona ‘17) * - must sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer regulations By Class: By State: By Tenure: Seniors (1) ................................Rickey McGill New York (4) ........................Payton Hudson Returners (3) ...........................E.J. CrawfordS Juniors (8) .................................Tajuan Agee Rickey McGill Rickey McGillS E.J. Crawford Malik Rhem Andrija Ristanovic Asante Gist Connecticut (1) ......................E.J. Crawford Newcomers (9) ........................Tajuan Agee Jahnathan Maxwell New Jersey (2) ........................... Asante Gist Asante Gist Niksa Nikolic Isaiah Still Payton Hudson Ben Perez California (1) ................................. Ben Perez Jahnathan Maxwell Malik Rhem Illinois (1) ...................................Tajuan Agee Niksa Nikolic Isaiah Ross Iowa (1) ........................................Isaiah Ross Ben Perez Isaiah Still Virginia (1) ....................Jahnathan Maxwell Malik Rhem Freshmen (2) ........................Payton Hudson Serbia (2) ......................... Andrija Ristanovic Isaiah Ross Andrija Ristanovic Niksa Nikolic Isaiah Still S - returning 2017-18 starter Pronunciation Guide: HC - Tim Cluess - CLOOSE #10 - Andrija Ristanovic - ANN-dree-ah riss-TAHN-oh-vich (like Andrea) AC - Tra Arnold - TREY #12 - Tajuan Agee - tah-WAN A-G (short "a", soft "g") DOB - John Mateyko - mah-TAY-coh #13 - Jahnathan Maxwell - JON-ah-thin #3 - Asante Gist - ah-SAHN-tay GIST (hard "g", like "gas") #44 - Niksa Nikolic - NICK-sha NICK-oh-litch Iona Gaels Multimedia: Social Media Guide @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB 2018-19 Iona College Men's Basketball 2018-19 Iona College Men’s BasketballIona College Game CombinedNotes Team Statistics (asMAAC of MarChampionship 03, 2019) - March 8-11, 2019 - Page 2 2018-19 Iona College OverallAll games Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 14-15 8-3 5-9 1-3 CONFERENCE 12-6 7-2 5-4 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-9 1-1 0-5 1-3 Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Crawford, E.J. 29-29 1028 35.4 185-364 .5 0 8 47-124 .3 7 9 99-120 .8 2 5 34 111 145 5.0 66 1 53 53 6 22 516 17.8 00 McGill, Rickey 29-29 1083 37.3 149-323 .4 6 1 34-110 .3 0 9 119-157 .7 5 8 26 108 134 4.6 74 3 151 85 7 67 451 15.6 12 Agee, Tajuan 29-24 795 27.4 130-288 .4 5 1 30-87 .3 4 5 87-123 .7 0 7 55 179 234 8.1 104 9 34 71 22 27 377 13.0 03 Gist, Asante 29-17 832 28.7 113-278 .4 0 6 56-160 .3 5 0 69-91 .7 5 8 14 58 72 2.5 59 1