715 North AveNue • New rochelle, NY 10801 914-633-2334 • FAx: 914-633-2072 2014-15 GAME NOTES MBB Contact: Brian Beyrer, Associate AD/Communications (e-mail: [email protected]) December 20, 2014 QUICK FACTS LISTEN LIVE - IonaInsider.com - Gary Stanley and Kevin Hamilton Location .................................New Rochelle, NY, 10801 WATCH LIVE - NBC Sports Network - Mike Corey and Ron Thompson President .............................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre Athletics Director .........................................Rick Cole Jr. Head Coach ............................ Tim Cluess (Hofstra ‘83) GAels heAd to virGiNiA; tAke oN GeorGe MAsoN Record at Iona ........................98-48 (.671)/fifth season The Iona College men’s basketball team (6-3) travels South to Fairfax, VA to take on George Mason (3-6) at the Overall Record ....................196-71 (.734)/ninth season Patriot Center. The Gaels and Patriots complete a home-and-home series which began last year in New Rochelle. Web Site: ....................................................ICGaels.com IONA VS. GEORGE MASON - SERIES HISTORY Twitter ................................ @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB The Gaels and Patriots meet for fourth time in history. Iona earned Iona vs. George Mason Hash tag: .................................... #ICMBB, #GaelNation its first win in the series last year at the Hynes Center. George Mason Overall: 1-2 (.333) won both meetings in a home-and-home series in 2003 and 2004. Home: 1-1 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS SCOUTING GEORGE MASON Away: 0-1 Overall: 6-3 H: 4-0 A: 2-3 MAAC: 1-1 • George Mason was picked to finish 13th in its second season Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result in the 14 team Atlantic 10. ALL-TIME MEETINGS 11/14/14 CLEVELAND STATE (Iona Insider) W, 78-73 • Junior guard Patrick Holloway leads three double-digit scorers Date W-L Score Site 11/18/14 at Wofford (ESPN2) L, 73-86 with 13.8 ppg. He is also the teams leading deep threat with 17 3FG. 11/29/03 L 83-92 H The Roundball Showcase - Campus Sites • Junior center Shevon Thompson averages a double-double 12/8/04 L 65-70 A 11/23/13 W 89-73 H 11/21/14 at Wake Forest (ESPN3) W, 85-81 with 11.4 ppg and 10.6 ppg. 11/23/14 at North Texas W, 78-58 • Sophomore guard Marquise boasts 10.6 ppg and a team- 3 games Iona 237 pts 79.0 ppg 11/26/14 DELAWARE STATE (Iona Insider) W, 126-76 leading 2.8 apg and 1.1 steals per game. GMU 235 pts 78.3 ppg 11/30/14 at No. 25 Arkansas (SEC Network) L, 77-94 GAELS VS. ATLANTIC 10 12/7/14 at Monmouth* (Iona Insider) L, 89-92 • Iona is 61-94 all-time against current Atlantic 10 Conference GAELS VS. PATRIOTS 12/10/14 RIDER* (Iona Insider) W, 74-67 opponents, and went 1-2 last season with wins over George NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST 12/13/14 INDIANA STATE (Iona Insider) W, 91-84 Mason and losses to Dayton and St. Bonaventure. English 1 38.0 18.0 7.0 6.0 12/20/14 at George Mason (NBC Sports Network) 7:00 pm • Fordham is the Gaels most frequent opponent with 62 all-time meetings. Laury 1 27.0 14.0 9.0 2.0 12/23/14 FLORIDA GULF COAST (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm • Iona owns six wins over La Salle and four over Bonaventure Williams 1 17.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 12/28/14 at Drexel 1:00 pm and Duquesne. Hines 1 15.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 12/30/14 at Massachusetts 7:00 pm LAST TIME OUT (IONA 91, INDIANA STATE 84) Ellis 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1/4/15 at Siena* 2:00 pm • Iona erased a 15-point first half deficit in a 91-84 win over Robinson 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1/6/15 QUINNIPIAC* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm Indiana State at the Hynes Center. 1/10/15 CANISIUS* (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm • Senior David Laury posted career-high 30 points and Iona vs. Atlantic 10 1/13/15 FAIRFIELD* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm completed his third double-double in the last four games with 11 Team W-L Last Meet 1/16/15 at Niagara* (MAAC Wildcard) 7:00 pm rebounds in the win. Junior Isaiah Williams also had a career-best Davidson 0-2 2004 1/18/15 at Canisius* (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm point total with 27 in the win. Rookie Schadrac Casimir recorded Dayton 1-5 2013 1/22/15 at Rider* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm 11 of his 16 points in the decisive final eight minutes of the contest. Duquesne 4-8 1997 1/25/15 vs. Niagara* (at Madison Square Garden) 4:30 pm • Laury, Williams and Casimir picked up for junior A.J. English’s Fordham 31-31 2006 1/31/15 SAINT PETER’S* (ESPN3) 7:00 pm season low eight points in the victory. George Mason 1-2 2013 2/2/15 at Fairfield* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm TRENDING GAELS Geo. Wash. 1-0 1982 2/6/15 SIENA* (MAAC Wildcard) 7:00 pm • Four of the top five scorers in the MAAC wear Maroon & La Salle 6-16 2012 2/8/15 MARIST* (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm Gold with A.J. English (1st), David Laury (3rd), Schadrac Casimir Massachusetts 3-10 2000 2/13/15 at Manhattan* (ESPNU) 10:00 pm (4th) and Isaiah Williams (5th) atop the MAAC leaderboard. Rhode Island 3-8 2006 2/15/15 at Quinnipiac* 4:00 pm Combined the quartet averages more points every team in the Richmond 3-0 2011 2/20/15 at Marist* (ESPNU) 9:00 pm MAAC outside of Siena. St. Bonaventure 4-6 2012 2/22/15 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3) 4:00 pm • Despite the season low point total, English remain’s No. 1 in Saint Joseph’s 1-2 2012 Saint Louis 1-0 1981 2/27/15 MANHATTAN* (MAAC Wildcard) 7:00 pm the nation in scoring through Thursday’s contests, 0.4 points per VCU 2-4 2004 3/1/15 at Saint Peter’s* (MAAC Wildcard) 2:00 pm game ahead of Georgia Southern’s Jelani Hewitt. 3/7-9/15 MAAC Championship - Albany, NY • English snapped a seven-game streak with 20 or more points TOTALS 61-94 *- 2014-15 opponent Home events in CAPS and BOLD; MAAC Games noted by an asterisk including three efforts with 30 or more.is the second longest 2014-15 Iona College Gaels at a Glance No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG Of Note Probable Starters (based on last game’s starters) 1 Isaiah Williams Jr. G 6-7 190 15.4 6.7 Had a career-high 27p vs. Indiana St... Matched career-high 10r at Monmouth 3 Ibn Muhammad Jr. G 5-9 155 2.9 1.3 Earned first start as a Gael vs. Rider... Averaging 6.0 ppg in last three games 4 Schadrac Casimir Fr. G 5-10 155 16.6 2.2 First freshman to win MAAC Player of the Week in 20 years... Third since 1986. 5 A.J. English Jr. G 6-4 190 24.4 5.8 No. 1 in the nation and No. 1 in the MAAC in scoring... Had season-low eight vs. ISU. 13 David Laury Sr. F 6-9 245 18.3 7.9 Eight straight 10+ point efforts to start season... Has recorded double-doubles in three of last four games Off the Bench 2 Kelvin Amayo Jr. G 6-4 220 5.4 2.8 Sat out 2013-14 following transfer from Marshall... Had career-high 13p at Arkansas 10 Vangelis Bebis Fr. G 6-6 184 2.3 0.5 Athens, Greece Native... Scored season-high six points vs. Indiana State as spark off bench 11 Grant Ellis So. G 6-5 200 0.9 0.4 Red shirt sophomore in his third year with the program. 21 Jeylani Dublin Gr. F 6-6 220 2.0 1.3 Longwood transfer, will play his final season of eligibility in Maroon & Gold 32 Ryden Hines So. F 6-10 225 1.1 1.3 Anchorage, AK native... Earned first start of 2014 and third of career vs. Rider 44 Daniel Robinson So. F 7-0 220 2.0 0.5 DNP vs. Monmouth or Rider due to eye injury 2014-15 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes at George Mason - December 20, 2014 - Page 2 Tim CLUESS Head Coach Hofstra ‘83 - Fifth Season • Tim Cluess was named 12th head coach of the Iona setting a school record with 30 victories. Standing College men’s basketball program on April 8, 2010 and among the top 10 teams in the nation from January returns for his fifth season with the Gaels. through March in 2009, the Pioneers were ranked as • Came to New Rochelle with an impressive 20-year high as No. 2 that year. coaching resume after spending four seasons as head • The squad posted an undefeated regular season, coach at LIU Post in Brookville, NY. winning all 24 games for the first time in school history. • One thing can be said, he is a winner. After spending C.W. Post won its second straight ECC regular season and 14 years as head coach at St. Mary’s High School in tournament championship titles and defeated Bentley in Manhasset, NY, he spent the five years prior to arriving overtime in front of thousands on their home court to win at Iona in the college ranks at Suffolk Community the NCAA East Region Championship title and advance College and LIU Post.