2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 6 • RIDER • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020 7 p.m. • Lawrenceville, N.J. • Alumni Gym • ESPN+ (Daryl Fein & Steve Rudenstein) ABV @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB #GaelNation 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Iona College men's basketball team (2-3, 1-1 MAAC) Iona vs. Rider Overall: 2-3 H: 0-1 A: 2-2 N: 0-0 MAAC: 1-1 continues MAAC play on the road at Rider (1-3, 1-1 MAAC) Overall: 40-26 (.606) (Rick Pitino, 3-0) Date Opponent Time/Result at Alumni Gymasium. Home: 20-11 N 30 at Seton Hall (FS1) L, 64-86 IONA VS. RIDER - SERIES HISTORY Away: 16-14 D 5 at Hofstra (FloSports) W, 82-74 Neutral: 4-1 • The Gaels holds an 13-game series lead (40-26) after D 8 MORGAN STATE (ESPN3) L, 72-83 LAST 15 MATCH UPS wining four straight and five of the last six. D 11 at Fairfield* (ESPNU) W, 70-42 Date W-L Score Site • Tonight marks the 67th meeting between the two teams. D 12 at Fairfield* (ESPN+) L, 52-67 3/2/14 W 97-81 H • After dropping four straight in 2008 and 2009, the Gaels D 18 at Rider* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 3/8/14 W 94-71 Springfld have won 14 of the last 17 vs. the Broncs. 12/10/14 W 77-64 H D 19 at Rider* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 1/22/15 W 77-68 A D 23 COPPIN STATE (ESPN+) 7 p.m. • Iona is 16-15 vs. Rider on the Broncs home floor. 1/7/16 W 67-58 H J 1 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. SCOUTING RIDER (1-2, 1-1 MAAC) 1/17/16 L 75-79 A J 3 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. • Like Iona, Rider split its opening MAAC weekend at 2/3/17 W 95-76 A J 8 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3/+) 4 p.m. Manhattan, winning the first before dropping the second. 2/19/17 L 103-85 H J 9 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3/+) 4 p.m. • Also like the Gaels, the Broncs are relying on a crop of 3/4/17 W 88-70 Albany J 15 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. newcomers for the 2020-21 campaign. 1/14/18 W 91-64 H J 16 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Junior guard Dwight Murray Jr. has posted 18.0 ppg, 7.8 2/26/18 L 101-110 A 1/26/19 W 77-71 H F 5 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. rpg, 6.0 apg and 2.5 spg to lead the Broncs in each category. 2/21/19 W 86-79 A F 6 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Sophomore Christian Ings is No. 2 in scoring (12.7 ppg). F 12 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) 5 p.m. 1/10/20 W 69-66 A • Graduate guard Rodney Henderson Jr. leads with 12 3FG 2/21/20 W 70-69 H F 13 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) 5 p.m. and No. 3 with 12.0 ppg. 66 games F 19 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. • Rider was picked to finish 11th in the MAAC. Iona 4,897 pts 74.2 ppg F 20 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. Rider 4,664 pts 70.7 ppg F 26 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. F 27 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. GAELS IN MAAC REGULAR SEASON PLAY GAELS VS. BRONCS M 5 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. Since the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 season, NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST M 6 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. Iona has compiled a 398-250 (.614) record in regular Gist 3 34.0 19.7 3.0 2.3 MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ season conference play. The Gaels’ 398 wins and .614 Ross 2 32.0 9.5 4.0 1.0 M 9 First Round (TBD) TBD winning percentage are the highest of any current van Eyck 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 M 10-111 Quarterfina (TBD) 7 or 9:30 p.m. MAAC member. The Gaels became the first MAAC team M 12 Semifinal (TBD) 6 or 8:30 p.m. to reach 375 wins with its win at Saint Peter's on Feb. 10, 2018, five seasons after reaching 300. Iona M 13 Championship Game (TBD) 4 p.m. is currently 87 ahead of Manhattan, the No. 2 team on the list. Home events in CAPS & BOLD; MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 2020-21 IONA GAELS AT A GLANCE ## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Of Note Starters (based on last game's starting five) 0 Berrick JeanLouis Jr. G 6-4 195 7.4 6.8 1.4 Uber-athletic wing... Posted 15p/11r double-double vs. Morgan State, both career-highs 2 Asante Gist Sr. G 5-10 185 6.3 0.7 2.3 Preseason All-MAAC Second Team... Iona's top returning scorer... Missed first 2 gms (injury) 20 Isaiah Ross Sr. G 6-3 200 21.4 4.0 1.4 MAAC Player of the Week (12/7)... Posted 30+ point efforts in two of last four games 23 Nelly Junior Joseph Fr. F 6-9 230 9.2 6.4 1.4 Netted first collegiate double-double at HOF (14p/10r)... MAAC Rookie of the Week (12/7) 24 Dylan van Eyck Sr. F 6-8 210 8.6 6.0 2.4 Netted his first Div. I double-double with 14p/12r last Friday Off the Bench 1 Colton Cashaw Sr. G 6-2 185 --- --- --- Back up point guard... Will not dress (injury) 3 Ryan Myers Fr. G 6-0 170 8.2 1.2 1.4 Had first collegiate double-digit point effort vs. Morgan State 4 Parker Weiss So. G 6-2 175 0.5 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on from Florida 5 Tahlik Chavez So. G 6-1 160 5.4 1.6 1.8 Tremendous shooter with great range... Scoring guard that will see point guard minutes early 10 Robert Brown Jr. F 6-8 235 1.0 0.8 0.5 Suffered potential season-ending injury last Friday at Fairfield 11 Dwayne Koroma Fr. F 6-7 190 2.0 4.0 1.0 Talented rookie prospect that will push for starting position in the front court 12 Jordan Brooks Fr. G 6-4 190 --- --- --- Rookie walk-on from Kentucky... Son of former Rick Pitino player/assistant Delray Brooks 13 Omar Rowe Fr. G 6-5 185 0.7 1.3 0.3 New York product that played scholastically in Conn. and prep down South 15 Johan Crafoord Fr. F 6-8 230 0.7 0.7 0.3 Tough inside presence who will push for time in Iona's deep front court 44 James Carey So. G 5-10 160 0.0 0.0 0.0 Sophomore walk-on from nearby Pelham, NY... Played rookie year at Gettysburg College (PA). 55 Osborn Shema So. F 7-0 200 --- --- --- One of Iona's top recruits for 2020-21... Will not dress (injury) 2020-21 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes at Rider • December 18, 2020 • Page 2 GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AWAY FROM HOME THE BIG STORY The Gaels remain 10 games over .500 in MAAC • Iona College enters its first season under Hall road contests all-time following its split last of Fame head coach Rick Pitino in 2020-21 weekend at Fairfield. The program record for • Coach Pitino was tabbed to lead the program regular season MAAC road wins is eight (2005-06, on March 14, 2020 after Tim Cluess stepped down 2013-14, 2015-16). Iona holds a 165-155 (.516) in its for health reasons following the most successful 2020-21 MAAC STANDINGS 40th season in the MAAC. decade in Iona basketball history. • Coach Pitino spent the last two seasons MAAC OVERALL MILLENNIUM MAN Panathinaikos B.C. (PAN-ah-tin-IKE-ohs) in the SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT • With his 33-point effort at Hofstra on Dec. 5, EuroLeague in Greece. Saint Peter's 2 0 1.000 4 2 .667 senior Isaiah Ross recorded his 1,000 career point. • The Naismith Hall of Famer begins his 32nd year Marist 1 1 .500 3 1 .750 • Ross scored his first 636 points as a freshman as a head coach of an NCAA Division I program. Canisius 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 and sophomore at the University of Missouri • Coach Pitino has led Hawaii, Boston University, Manhattan 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 Kansas City. He as posted 376 points in a season- Providence, Kentucky and Louisville to 770 career IONA 1 1 .500 2 3 .400 plus with the Gaels. wins, seven final fours, and two national titles RIDER 1 1 .500 1 3 .250 WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN among his numerous career accomplishments. Fairfield 1 1 .500 1 5 .167 • Iona's original, 11-game 2020-21 non- • The New York native returns home to the Quinnipiac 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 conference schedule included a three-game Metropolitan area where it all started. Growing Monmouth 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 trip to the Bahamas, two additional neutral site up in Manhattan, Pitino starred for the CHSAA's Siena 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 games at Madison Square Garden and Mohegan St. Dominic High School on Long Island before Niagara 0 2 .000 0 3 .000 Sun and four home games.