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 10, 2014 QUICK FACTS LISTEN LIVE - IonaInsider.com - Gary Stanley and Ed Ingles Location .................................New Rochelle, NY, 10801 WATCH LIVE - IonaInsider.com President .............................................Dr. Joseph E. Nyre Athletics Director .........................................Rick Cole Jr. Head Coach ............................ Tim Cluess (Hofstra ‘83) GAels host rider At the hYNes ceNter The Iona College men’s basketball team (4-2, 0-1 MAAC) looks Record at Iona ........................96-48 (.667)/fifth season Iona vs. Rider Overall Record ....................194-71 (.732)/ninth season to snap a two-game slide tonight at the Hynes Center when it hosts Rider (4-5, 0-1 MAAC) to complete the MAAC December Overall: 30-23 (.566) Web Site: ....................................................ICGaels.com Home: 15-10 Twitter ................................ @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB slate. The Gaels face Rider for the fourth time in their last nine contests versus a league opponent. Away: 12-12 Hash tag: .................................... #ICMBB, #GaelNation Neutral: 3-1 IONA VS. RIDER - SERIES HISTORY LAST 15 MEETINGS 2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Gaels holds a seven-game series lead (30-23). Tonight marks Date W-L Score Site Overall: 4-3 H: 2-0 A: 2-3 MAAC: 0-1 the 54th meeting between the two teams. After dropping four 1/21/08 L 63-68 OT A Date Opponent Time/Result straight in 2008 and 2009, the Gaels have won 10 of the last 12 1/1/09 L 54-68 H and seven of the last eight vs. the Broncs. Iona is 15-10 at the 11/14/14 CLEVELAND STATE (Iona Insider) W, 78-73 1/11/09 L 69-70 A Hynes Center including four of the last five. 11/18/14 at Wofford (ESPN2) L, 73-86 1/9/10 W 69-49 A The Roundball Showcase - Campus Sites SCOUTING RIDER 1/18/10 W 72-59 H 1/14/11 W 100-96 OT A 11/21/14 at Wake Forest (ESPN3) W, 85-81 • Rider is 4-5 overall after winning back-to-back contests at 1/27/11 L 59-61 H 11/23/14 at North Texas W, 78-58 home including a decisive 80-68 win over Siena Sunday. 3/6/11 W 83-59 N 11/26/14 DELAWARE STATE (Iona Insider) W, 126-76 • The Broncs own wins over the Saints, Central Connecticut, 1/20/12 W 91-71 H 11/30/14 at No. 25 Arkansas (SEC Network) L, 77-94 Lehigh and Penn. 2/15/12 W 75-62 A • Junior VCU transfer Teddy Okereafor averages a team-best 12/7/14 at Monmouth* (Iona Insider) L, 89-92 1/20/13 L 62-67 A 11.3 ppg and 2.8 apg and is tied for the team lead with 13 3FG. 12/10/14 RIDER* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm 2/9/13 W 78-71 H • Senior La Salle transfer Matt Lopez boasts 10.9 ppg and a team- 12/13/14 INDIANA STATE (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm 2/21/14 W 80-77 A leading 4.8 rpg, connecting on 62.7% of his field goal attempts. 12/20/14 at George Mason (NBC Sports Network) 7:00 pm 3/2/14 W 97-81 H 12/23/14 FLORIDA GULF COAST (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm THE GAELS IN MAAC PLAY 3/8/14 W 94-71 N 12/28/14 at Drexel 1:00 pm Since the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 season, Iona has 53 games 12/30/14 at Massachusetts 7:00 pm compiled a 320-211 (.603) record in regular season conference Iona 3,838 pts 72.4 ppg 1/4/15 at Siena* 2:00 pm play. The Gaels’ 320 wins and .603 winning percentage are the Rider 3,687 pts 69.6 ppg 1/6/15 QUINNIPIAC* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm highest of any current MAAC member. The Gaels became the 1/10/15 CANISIUS* (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm first MAAC team to reach 300 wins on Jan. 27, 2013 and are GAELS VS. BRONCS 1/13/15 FAIRFIELD* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm currently 61 ahead of Manhattan, the No. 2 team on the list. NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST 1/16/15 at Niagara* (MAAC Wildcard) 7:00 pm THE GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AT HOME English 4 36.3 13.5 2.0 3.5 1/18/15 at Canisius* (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm The Gaels finished 9-1 in home MAAC contests in 2013-14 Laury 5 30.2 11.4 10.4 1.8 1/22/15 at Rider* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm matching the single-season program record set in 1997-98 Williams 3 29.0 12.3 3.0 2.7 1/25/15 vs. Niagara* (at Madison Square Garden) 4:30 pm (9-0). Iona is 33-4 at the Hynes Center under head coach Tim Hines 3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 1/31/15 SAINT PETER’S* (ESPN3) 7:00 pm Cluess. The Gaels overall record in home conference games Ellis 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/2/15 at Fairfield* (Iona Insider) 7:00 pm is an outstanding 183-77 (.704). Robinson 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2/6/15 SIENA* (MAAC Wildcard) 7:00 pm LAST TIME OUT (MONMOUTH 92, IONA 89) 2/8/15 MARIST* (Iona Insider) 2:00 pm • The Gaels erased a 13-point first half deficit but hit an offensive cold spell in the final four minutes in a 2/13/15 at Manhattan* (ESPNU) 10:00 pm 92-89 defeat at Monmouth in their MAAC opener. 2/15/15 at Quinnipiac* 4:00 pm • Junior A.J. English scored 31 points and freshman Schadrac Casimir added 29 in the loss. English added 2/20/15 at Marist* (ESPNU) 9:00 pm eight assists in just under 40 minutes of action. Casimir was 10-of-20 from the field and matched his Iona 2/22/15 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3) 4:00 pm rookie record from two games ago with eight trifectas. 2/27/15 MANHATTAN* (MAAC Wildcard) 7:00 pm • Senior David Laury posted 13 points and seven rebounds, while junior Isaiah Williams had eight points, 3/1/15 at Saint Peter’s* (MAAC Wildcard) 2:00 pm 10 rebounds and four assists. 3/7-9/15 MAAC Championship - Albany, NY • Junior Ibn Muhammad added a season-high eight points to account for the Gaels scoring. Home events in CAPS and BOLD; MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 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 13.9 7.0 Had a career-high 25p in last home game vs. DSU... Matched career-high 10r at MON 2 Kelvin Amayo Jr. G 6-4 220 6.3 3.3 Sat out 2013-14 following transfer from Marshall... Had career-high 13p at Arkansas 4 Schadrac Casimir Fr. G 5-10 155 16.3 1.9 Set Iona rookie records with 40p and 8 3FG vs. Delaware State... 30.0 ppg in two home games. 5 A.J. English Jr. G 6-4 190 26.0 4.9 No. 1 in the nation and No. 1 in the MAAC in scoring... Six straight 20+ point efforts 13 David Laury Sr. F 6-9 245 16.6 7.4 Seven straight 10+ point efforts to start season... Has recorded double-doubles in two of last three games Off the Bench 3 Ibn Muhammad Jr. G 5-9 155 2.3 1.6 Back-up point guard... Had a season-best eight points in last game at Monmouth 10 Vangelis Bebis Fr. G 6-6 184 1.5 0.5 Athens, Greece Native... Scored first collegiate points vs. Delaware State 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 2.3 1.5 Longwood transfer, will play his final season of eligibility in Maroon & Gold 32 Ryden Hines So. F 6-10 225 1.4 1.1 Anchorage, AK native... Contributed seven key second half points at Wake Forest 44 Daniel Robinson So. F 7-0 220 2.0 0.5 Returns for second season looking to rebound from a injury shortened rookie year 2014-15 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Rider - December 10, 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.