2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 14 • #1 SIENA • MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTERFINAL • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021 5 p.m. • Atlantic City, N.J. • Boardwalk Hall • ESPN+ (Daryl Fein & Chris Williams) ABV @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB #GaelNation 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The No. 9 seed Iona College men's basketball team (9-5, 6-3 MAAC) GAELS IN THE MAAC Overall: 9-5 H: 4-2 A: 4-3 N: 1-0 MAAC: 6-3 takes on No. 1 Siena (12-4, 12-4 MAAC) in the quarterfinal round CHAMPIONSHIP Date Day Opponent Time/Result of the 2021 Hercules Tires MAAC Championship at Jim Whalen Army 4-0 N 30 Mon at Seton Hall (FS1) L, 64-86 Boardwalk Hall Wednesday night on ESPN+. Canisius 6-3 Fairfield 3-4 D 5 Sat at Hofstra (FloSports) W, 82-74 WHY NINE? DRIVE FOR FIVE? Fordham 3-2 D 8 Tue MORGAN STATE (ESPN3) L, 72-83 • Despite owning the second-best winning percentage in the conference, Holy Cross 3-2 D 11 Fri at Fairfield* (ESPNU) W, 70-42 due to this season's tiebreaker, the Gaels will serve as the No. 9 seed. Loyola 4-0 D 12 Sat at Fairfield* (ESPN+) L, 52-67 Manhattan 3-4 • With the 2020 Championship canceled before completion last Marist 4-2 D 18 Fri at Rider* (ESPN+) W, 70-54 year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Iona still remains the four-time Monmouth 3-0 D 19 Sat at Rider* (ESPN+) W, 72-64 defending MAAC Tournament Champion. Niagara 2-5 D 23 Wed COPPIN STATE (ESPN+) W, 85-65 • The Maroon & Gold look to climb a steep hill in its Drive for Five straight Quinnipiac 1-0 F 12 Fri MANHATTAN* (ESPN+) W, 85-67 Rider 4-1 titles, needing to win four games in five days to accomplish the feat. Saint Peter's 8-4 F 13 Sat MANHATTAN* (ESPN+) L, 70-77 Siena 10-0 F 17 Wed at Quinnipiac* (ESPN+) L, 70-74 THE GAELS IN MAAC TOURNAMENT PLAY Overall 58-27 (.682) F 19 Fri MONMOUTH* (ESPNU) W, 91-86 In 40 years as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic F 20 Sat MONMOUTH* (ESPN+) W, 88-65 Conference, Iona has compiled an all-time record of 58-27 IONA VS. SIENA (.682) record in the league’s postseason tournament - including Overall: 65-52 (.556) | Rick Pitino: 5-0 MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ - No. 9 Seed a league-record 12 titles. The .682 winning percentage is MAAC Championship: 10-0 M 9 Tue #8 Quinnipiac (ESPN+) W, 72-48 highest in MAAC history (Siena, 40-25, .615). MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS M 10 Wed #1 Siena (ESPN+) 5 p.m. Year Round Decision Site M 12 Fri #4 Marist/#5 Saint Peter's (ESPNEWS) 6 p.m. INSIDE THE MAAC TOURNAMENT FORMAT 1991 Semi W, 95-90 OT Albany M 13 Sat Championship Game (ESPNU) 4 p.m. Eleven teams vie for the MAAC Championship for the 1996 Quarter W, 71-59 Albany Home events in CAPS & BOLD; MAAC Games noted by an asterisk eighth straight year, with the current bracket introduced 1998 Final W, 90-75 Albany in 2014. The tournament continues its single-bye format for 2000 Final W, 84-80 Albany the 13th straight season. For the sixth straight season, the 2005 First W, 68-51 Buffalo top two seeds earn a day off before the semifinal round 2011 Quarter W, 94-64 Brdgprt 2015 Quarter W, 74-71 Albany with a quarterfinal win. Iona appears in the first round of 2016 Semi W, 81-70 Albany the MAAC Championship for in back-to-back seasons for 2017 Final W, 87-86 OT Albany the first time since 2008 and 2009. 2019 Semi W, 73-57 Albany GAELS VS. SAINTS NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST Ross 2 34.0 12.5 4.5 1.5 Gist 3 26.0 9.7 0.7 1.3 Cashaw 1 16.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 van Eyck 1 9.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 2020-21 IONA GAELS AT A GLANCEOf ## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Note Starters (based on last game's starting five) 0 Berrick JeanLouis Jr. G 6-4 195 8.0 5.9 1.7 Uber-athletic wing... Leads MAAC with 2.4 spg, No. 7 with 1.3 bpg 2 Asante Gist Sr. G 5-10 185 12.2 1.8 3.8 Ranks No. 4 in MAAC with 4.1 apg.. Three straight 10+ point efforts 11 Dwayne Koroma Fr. F 6-7 190 3.0 3.7 1.4 Talented rookie prospect... Has started last five games... Season bests 10p 2x vs. QUI 20 Isaiah Ross Sr. G 6-3 200 20.1 3.3 1.6 All-MAAC First Team... 3x MAAC POW (12/7, 12/21, 12/28)... Leads MAAC in scoring 23 Nelly Junior Joseph Fr. F 6-9 230 11.9 7.2 1.1 MAAC Rookie of the Year... 4x ROW (12/7,21,28, 2/15)... Leads MAAC rookies in PPG, RPG, FG%, BPG Off the Bench 1 Colton Cashaw Sr. G 6-2 185 0.7 0.3 0.7 Back up point guard... Converted first field goal vs. Monmouth Feb. 19 3 Ryan Myers Fr. G 6-0 170 7.1 1.6 1.2 Five double-digit point efforts... 10.0 ppg, 2.2 3FG/g, 61.5 FG%, 61.1 3FG in last 3 reg. seas. GP 4 Parker Weiss So. G 6-2 175 0.5 0.1 0.0 Second-year walk-on from Florida... Has converted both FGA this season 5 Tahlik Chavez So. G 6-1 160 3.5 1.3 0.9 Tremendous shooter with great range... Scoring guard that will see point guard minutes 12 Jordan Brooks Fr. G 6-4 190 0.0 0.0 0.0 Rookie walk-on from Kentucky... Son of former Rick Pitino player/assistant Delray Brooks 13 Omar Rowe Fr. G 6-5 185 0.7 0.6 0.1 New York product that played scholastically in Conn. and prep down South 15 Johan Crafoord Fr. F 6-8 230 0.7 0.3 0.3 Tough inside presence who will push for time in Iona's deep front court 24 Dylan van Eyck Sr. F 6-8 210 6.8 6.7 2.8 Four games with 10+ rebounds... Averaged 13.0 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 4.5 apg in 2 GP vs. Monmouth 44 James Carey So. G 5-10 160 0.5 0.0 0.0 Sophomore walk-on... Played rookie year at Gettysburg College (PA)... Scored first Iona pts vs. MON 50 Trey James Fr. F 6-10 240 0.5 1.0 0.0 2021 recruit, joined Iona a year early after graduating HS in December.. Made debut vs. MON 55 Osborn Shema So. F 7-0 200 4.5 5.0 0.7 One of Iona's top recruits for 2020-21... Made season debut vs. MAN... Grabbed 10r in last 2 GP 2020-21 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Siena - MAAC Quarterfinal Round - March 10, 2021 • Page 2 GAELS IN MAAC REGULAR SEASON PLAY TOP DOG Since the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 • Senior Isaiah Ross finished the truncated season, Iona has compiled a 403-252 (.615) record 2020-21 regular season averaging 20.5 points per in regular season conference play. The Gaels’ 403 game, leading the MAAC in scoring. wins and .615 winning percentage are the highest • Ross is the seventh Iona player to lead the of any current MAAC member. The Gaels became MAAC in scoring, with Steve Burtt senior owning 2020-21 MAAC STANDINGS* the first MAAC team to reach 400 wins with its the honor in the league's first three seasons. win at Rider on Dec. 19. Iona is currently 88 wins • The Gaels have boasted back-to-back scoring MAAC OVERALL ahead of Manhattan, the No. 2 team on the list. champs following EJ. Crawford's 18.8 ppg last year. SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT • It is the first time a MAAC school has had a 1. SIENA 12 4 .750 12 4 .750 BUSTING THE (MAAC) BRACKET back-to-back scoring champs since Saint Peter's 2. Monmouth 12 6 .667 12 7 .632 • The No. 9 seed has never reached the MAAC Keydren Clark led the league for four straight 3. Saint Peter's 10 8 .556 13 10 .565 Championship game in the event's history seasons from 2002-2006. 4. Marist 10 8 .556 12 8 .600 • The lowest seed to reach the MAAC final was • It is the second time in MAAC history a 5. Niagara 7 9 .438 8 10 .444 Fairfield, a No. 8 seed, in 1997. school has had different players in back-to-back 6. Canisius 7 5 .583 7 6 .538 • Iona is the No. 9 seed for the first time in history. represent the league's scoring champ. (Niagara 7. Fairfield 7 11 .389 8 16 .333 • The Gaels are 6-2 all time vs. the No. 1 seed, Alvin Young, Demond Stewart, 1998-2000). 8. Quinnipiac 7 10 .412 9 13 .409 0-0 in the 1/9 game. 9. IONA 6 3 .667 9 5 .643 SULTAN OF SWIPE ROSS, JUNIOR JOSEPH NAMED ALL-MAAC 10. Manhattan 6 12 .333 7 13 .350 • Junior Berrick JeanLouis led the MAAC in the • Seniors Isaiah Ross and freshman Nelly Junior 11.