Game 21 Iona (7-12, 5-3 MAAC) at Marist (7-13, 2-6 MAAC) Thursday, January 31, 2019 - 7 p.m. McCann Arena (3,200) Poughkeepsie, NY 2018-19 Schedule LAST GAME STARTERS November (3-4) Pos Ht/Wt/Yr # Name This Season 6 at Army West Point L, 73-69 G 5-11/160/FR 0 Darius Hines 7.5 ppg, .829 FT 10 COLUMBIA W, 82-76 13 at Lehigh L, 78-72 G 6-3/215/SR 2 Brian Parker 15.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg 20 at Stephen F. Austin# L, 64-60 G 6-5/205/SR 34 David Knudsen 8.1 ppg, .434 3s 24 at Buffalo# L, 76-49 F 6-4/205/SR 4 Isaiah Lamb 8.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg 29 vs. Dartmouth#! W, 76-58 C 6-9/250/JR 11 Tobias Sjoberg 2.7 ppg, .629 FG 30 vs. LIU Brooklyn#! W, 70-53 December (2-3) RESERVES 8 at Stetson W, 79-75 F 6-6/190/SR 30 Ryan Funk 11.5 ppg, .383 3s 15 at Colgate L, 82-66 C 6-9/210/R-JR 14 Aleksandar Dozic 6.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg 19 at New Hampshire W, 58-49 22 BROWN L, 78-53 G 6-3/185/SO 22 Austin Williams 4.5 ppg, .547 FG 29 at Hartford L, 65-56 G 6-3/180/FR 13 Matt Herasme 2.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg January (2-6) C 6-7/225/FR 21 Luke Nedrow 2.4 ppg, 1.8 rpg 3 CANISIUS* L, 75-72 G 5-11/160/SO 10 Ryan Carmello 8 games/8 points 8 MANHATTAN* W, 78-63 G 6-3/180/SO 25 Tucker Lee 5 games/1 steal 11 SIENA* L, 71-66 G 6-2/190/SO 32 Michael Servetas 2 games/1 rebound 13 at Saint Peter’s* L, 72-63 18 at Iona* L, 90-77 TIP-OFF: Marist returns home to McCann Arena for back-to-back games, 21 at Manhattan* W, 62-46 starting with its second meeting with Iona in 14 days. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. 25 QUINNIPIAC* L, 92-78 27 at Rider* L, 86-85 ON THE AIR: Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Steve Eggink (color) will have 31 IONA* 7 p.m. the call on ESPN3. February 2 FAIRFIELD* 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT: Marist fell on the road at MAAC-leading Rider, 86-85, on 4 at Canisius* 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. The Red Foxes held a 16-point lead in the second half, but 8 NIAGARA* 7 p.m. Rider erased its deficit with a 16-0 run over a span of 4:18. Ryan Funk scored 15 at Quinnipiac* 8 p.m. a career-high 32 points and drained seven three-pointers to lead the Red 17 at Monmouth* 2 p.m. Foxes, followed by Brian Parker with 19 points, five rebounds, and four as- 22 SAINT PETER’S* 7 p.m. sists. Marist shot .500 from the field and .556 from three-point range. The Red 24 at Siena* 2 p.m. Foxes tied a season high with 15 three-pointers. March 1 at Fairfield* 7 p.m. ABOUT IONA: In their last outing on Sunday, Jan. 27, the Gaels were defeat- 3 RIDER* 2 p.m. ed at Fairfield by a score of 80-68. E.J. Crawford leads four Gaels averaging 7-11 MAAC Championship$ in double figures at 17.4 points per game. Iona leads the MAAC in points per Home games are in CAPS game (80.1) and field goal percentage (.465). Head coach Tim Cluess is in * - MAAC game his ninth season, and has led the Gaels to postseason play each of the last # - Basketball Hall of Fame Belfast Clas- eight years, including five NCAA Tournament appearances. sic ! - at Belfast, Northern Ireland WHAT’S NEXT: Marist opens February play at home against Fairfield on Sat- $ - At Times Union Center - Albany, NY urday at 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Today’s Top Tidbits Marist is 46-for-102 (.451) from three-point range in their last four games. ... Marist has shot at least .500 from the field seven times this season, including each of its last two games. ... In his last three games, Ryan Funk is averaging 22.0 points and shooting .533 (16-for-30) from three-point range. Funk is in third place in program history in three-pointers made (236). He is three three-pointers away from second-place Danny Basile, who had 239 in his career. ... Brian Parker has scored in double figures in nine straight games. His longest career streak of scoring in double figures is 11. 2018-19 Marist Men’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Year Hometown/Previous School 0 Darius Hines G 5-11/160 Fr. Clinton, MD/Bishop Ireton 1 Matt Turner G 6-3/175 R-Fr. Trumbull, CT/Blair Academy/Santa Clara 2 Brian Parker G 6-3/215 Sr. Cleveland, OH/Villa Angela St. Joseph’s 4 Isaiah Lamb F 6-4/205 Sr. Baltimore, MD/Dulaney 5 Michael Cubbage G 6-4/180 Jr. Sicklerville, NJ/Winslow Township 10 Ryan Carmello G 5-11/160 So. Latham, NY/Troy 11 Tobias Sjoberg C 6-9/250 Jr. Malmo, Sweden/Malmo Idrottsgymnasium 13 Matt Herasme G 6-3/180 Fr. Chester, NY/Don Bosco 14 Aleksandar Dozic F 6-9/210 R-Jr. Podgorica, Montenegro/Marshall University 15 Jordan Jones F 6-8/205 R-So. Baltimore, MD/Poly/Charleston Southern 21 Luke Nedrow F 6-7/225 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA/Central Catholic 22 Austin Williams G 6-3/185 So. West Orange, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 25 Tucker Lee G 6-3/180 So. Poughkeepsie, NY/Spackenkill 30 Ryan Funk F 6-6/190 Sr. Clarence, NY/St. Thomas More Prep 32 Michael Servetas G 6-2/190 So. Trumbull, CT/Bridgeton Prep 34 David Knudsen G/F 6-5/205 Sr. Copenhagen, Denmark/Falkonergardens Coaches Head Coach – John Dunne, first season (Ithaca, 1992) Assistant Coach – Serge Clement, first season (Postdam State, 2009) Assistant Coach – Kevin Driscoll, first season (Misericordia, 2004) Assistant Coach – Dalip Bhatia, first season season (Rutgers, 2005) Director of Operations – Dorian Long, first season (Neumann, 2010) Quick Facts Pronunciation Guide General Information 11 TOBIAS SJOBERG Toe-BY-us SHO-berg Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. 13 Matt HERASME her-AS-me Founded: 1929 14 ALEKSANDAR DOZIC AL-ex-san-der DOE-sitch Enrollment: 5,037 21 Luke NEDROW NED-roe President: David Yellen 32 Michael SERVETAS Sir-VEE-tas VP For Student Affairs: Deborah DiCaprio 34 David KNUDSEN Kuh-NOOD-sin Nickname: Red Foxes Assistant Serge CLEMENT CLEM-int Colors: Red and White Assistant DALIP BHATIA Duh-LEAP Bah-TEE-uh Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Tale of the Tape Homecourt/Capacity: McCann Arena/3,200 Athletic Administration Marist Stat Iona Director of Athletics: Tim Murray 7-13 Record 7-12 NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. John Ritschdorff 2-6 MAAC Record 5-3 Associate AD/SWA: Elizabeth Donohue 68.6 Points 80.1 Associate AD/Facilities & Operations: Darren McCormack 71.1 Points Allowed 82.6 Assistant AD/External Affairs: Andy Alongi .457 Field Goal % .465 Assistant AD/Business Operations: Brandon James .446 Field Goal % Defense .460 Athletics Business Manager: .377 Three-Point % .349 Coordinator of Sports Medicine: Jeff Carter .365 Three-Point % Defense .379 Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement: Alyssa Gates .659 Free Throw % .732 Strength & Conditioning Coach: Aaron Suma 31.1 Rebounds 33.8 Sports Information -2.1 Rebounding Margin -4.2 MBB Contact: Mike Ferraro 12.4 Assists 13.8 SID Phone (Office): 845-575-3321 12.8 Turnovers 14.1 SID Phone (Cell): 914-456-3447 +0.1 Turnover Margin -0.2 SID E-mail: [email protected] 1.9 Blocks 2.4 SID Fax: 845-575-3580 5.7 Steals 7.3 Head Coach John Dunne and 2010-11 (.376). Finished 18th in NCAA in defen- First Season sive efficiency in 2016-17, becoming one of just 11 teams since 2001-02 to finish in the nation’s top 75 in Ithaca College/1992 all four factors of defensive efficiency. Record at Marist: 7-13 -- Won five MAAC Tournament games as the lower- seeded team (two in 2011, one in 2015, two in 2017). Two of these victories occurred in the quarterfinals, John Dunne was hired as the 12th head coach in one in the semifinals, and one in the championship Marist men’s basketball program history on April 3, game. 2018. A well-respected coach for his work at the con- -- Power conference success: Went 3-3 vs. Rutgers ference, regional, and national levels, Dunne arrived (Big Ten), recorded victories against Alabama (SEC) at Marist after a successful 12-year tenure as head and Seton Hall (Big East). coach at Saint Peter’s University. -- Coached nine 1,000-point scorers, 13 All-MAAC selections, three All-Rookie Team selections, four Championships MAAC All-Tournament Team selections (including one -- 2017 CollegeInsder.com postseason tournament MVP), one MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, and (CIT). Came from behind in three road victories, six MAAC All-Academic Team selections. including championship game at Texas A&M Corpus -- Graduated 100 percent of his recruits who complet- Christi. ed their eligibility at Saint Peter’s. -- 2011 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. -- Players & coaches donated their time to local soup Won as #4 seed, with victories over #1 Fairfield on its kitchens in Elizabeth, NJ, and elementary schools in home court in semifinals and #2 Iona in championship Jersey City, NJ.