715 NORTH AVENUE • NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801 914-637-2726 • FAX: 914-633-2072 2019-20 GAME NOTES MBB Contacts: Brian Beyrer ([email protected]), Jonathan Stanko ([email protected]) February 14, 2020 WATCH LIVE - ESPN3 - David Resnick and Barry Rohrssen 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 7-12 H: 2-5 A: 3-6 N: 2-1 MAAC: 5-7 IONA AND MANHATTAN SQUARE OFF ON VALENTINE'S DAY Date Opponent Time/Result The Iona College men's basketball team (7-12, 4-7 MAAC) returns home to the Hynes Center 11/2/19 MT. ST. VINCENT (exh.) W, 112-79 for a Friday night tilt with arch-rival Manhattan (11-10, 5-7 Iona vs. Manhattan 11/9/19 at La Salle (NBC Sports Network) L, 64-70 OT MAAC). The Gaels and Jaspers square off for the second Overall: 56-41 (.577) (Cluess, 16-6) 11/13/19 OHIO (ESPN+) L, 72-81 time in 12 days. Iona looks to avenge its worst MAAC Home: 26-12 MAAC/ASun Challenge regular season loss in more than a decade and seeks its Away: 21-16 11/22/19 vs. Stetson (ESPN3) W, 60-55 first three-game winning streak of the season. Neutral: 9-13 11/23/19 vs. Kennesaw St. (ESPN3) W, 75-52 IONA VS. MANHATTAN - SERIES HISTORY LAST 15 MEETINGS 12/4/19 at Connecticut (SNY/ESPN3) L, 62-80 • Tonight’s game is the 98th meeting between the two NY Date W-L Score Site Hall of Fame Invitational - Brooklyn, NY Metropolitan area schools and Iona holds a 56-41 advantage. 1/31/14 W 85-73 H 12/17/19 vs. Princeton (Iona Insider) L, 86-90 OT • The Gaels seven game winning streak was snapped in Riverdale 2/28/14 L 77-80 OT A 12/29/19 at Colorado (Pac-12 Network) L, 54-99 12 days ago but they have won 20 of the last 28 meetings. 3/10/14 L 68-71 Sprngfld 1/3/20 SAINT PETER’S* (ESPN+) L, 74-75 • Iona is 26-12 at home, 26-10 at the Hynes Center. 2/13/15 W 70-67 A 1/5/20 at Monmouth* (ESPN3) L, 71-83 2/27/15 W 79-75 H 1/10/20 at Rider* (ESPNU) W, 69-66 SCOUTING MANHATTAN (11-10, 7-5 MAAC) • Senior forward Pauly Paulicap is the lone Jasper to 3/9/15 L 69-79 Albany 1/12/20 NIAGARA* (ESPN+) L, 69-70 1/29/16 W 70-56 H 1/17/20 FAIRFIELD* (ESPN3) W, 64-57 average double-digit points with 10.0 ppg. He also leads the team in rebounding with 6.5 rpg. 2/24/16 W 86-73 A 1/19/20 at Marist* (ESPN3) L, 73-83 1/17/17 W 82-67 A 1/24/20 CANISIUS* (ESPN3) W, 69-66 • Sophomore guard Tykei Greene averages 9.9 ppg. • Senior Tyler Reynolds (6.8 ppg) is tops with 41 3FG. 2/24/17 W 72-51 H 1/26/20 MONMOUTH* (ESPN+) L, 88-94 1/27/18 W 78-64 Nassau 1/31/20 SIENA* (ESPN+) L, 64-87 • Sophomore Samir Stewart (3.5 ppg) leads with 3.1 apg. • The Jaspers were selected to finish fifth in the preseason coaches poll. 2/23/18 W 88-75 H 2/2/20 at Manhattan* (ESPN+) L, 49-72 3/3/18 W 72-60 Albany 2/7/20 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3) W, 73-52 • Both teams are unbeaten since the last time the two teams met 12 days ago. 2/22/19 W 66-52 A 2/9/20 at Fairfield* (ESPN+) W, 78-54 2/2/20 L 49-72 A 2/14/20 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. 9.3 MILES TO RIVERDALE 97 games 2/16/20 MARIST* (ESPN+) 1 p.m. The campuses of tonight’s opponents are separated by less Iona 6,889 pts 71.0 ppg 2/19/20 at Siena* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. than 10 miles, the closest of any two MAAC teams. Manhattan Manhattan 6,783 pts 69.9 ppg 2/21/20 RIDER* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. is located 21.2 miles from Saint Peter’s and Canisius 2/27/20 at Canisius* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. is 22.0 miles from Niagara, the next two pairs with the GAELS VS. JASPERS 2/29/20 at Niagara* (ESPN3) 1 p.m. closest proximity. (Distances courtesy of GoogleMaps). NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST 3/4/20 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. GAELS IN MAAC REGULAR SEASON PLAY Crawford 7 28.7 12.1 2.7 1.3 3/6/20 at Saint Peter’s* (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Since the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 Agee 2 30.5 11.0 9.0 1.5 MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ season, Iona has compiled a 393-245 (.616) record in Ross 2 29.0 10.0 1.0 1.0 3/10/20 First Round (ESPN3/+) TBD regular season conference play. The Gaels’ 393 wins Ristanovic 1 16.0 9.0 6.0 0.0 3/11-12/20 Quarterfinal (ESPN3/+) 7 or 9:30 p.m. and .616 winning percentage are the highest of any Gist 2 31.0 8.0 3.5 2.5 3/13/20 Semifinal (ESPNews) 6 or 8:30 p.m. current MAAC member. The Gaels became the first Perez 2 32.0 6.5 6.0 1.0 3/14/20 Championship Game (ESPNU) 4 p.m. MAAC team to reach 375 wins with its win at Saint Washington 1 30.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 Home events in CAPS & BOLD; Peter's on Feb. 10, 2018, five seasons after reaching Thiam 1 14.0 2.0 3.0 0.0 MAAC Games noted by an asterisk 300. Iona is currently 84 ahead of Manhattan, the No. Nikolic 1 9.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2 team on the list. van Eyck 1 12.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 Cashaw 1 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2019-20 Iona Gaels at a Glance ## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APG Of Note Starters (based on last game's starting five) 2 E.J. Crawford Sr. G 6-6 210 17.6 4.9 1.6 No. 1 MAAC overall scorer... 10+ points in all 18 GP 11 Isaiah Washington Jr. G 6-1 195 10.4 4.3 3.4 Season-high 25p with 5 3FG vs. MON... Has seven 10+ point efforts in 11 MAAC GP 12 Tajuan Agee Sr. F 6-8 215 13.6 7.6 2.9 Ranks on MAAC leaderboard in 10 different stat categories... #9 ppg, #3 rpg, #5 FG%, #12 apg 20 Isaiah Ross Jr. G 6-4 195 10.3 2.9 1.1 No. 2 in conference with 3.0 3FG/g in MAAC play 24 Dylan van Eyck Jr. F 6-9 210 3.2 3.6 0.8 Last weekend: season-high 15p at Quinnipiac; season-high 11r at Fairfield Off the Bench 0 Mo Thiam Sr. F 6-9 210 4.6 2.7 0.3 Matched season-high 13p at Marist 3 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 185 10.1 2.2 2.6 Posted 22p with 5 3FG vs. Monmouth in last game played... Not available today (injury) 4 Parker Weiss Fr. G 6-3 170 0.0 0.0 0.0 Freshman walk-on from Southern Florida... Brother Cooper is a junior on Fordham's football team 5 Ben Perez Sr. G 6-3 180 2.1 1.5 0.7 Sharpshooting returning starter from 2018-19 10 Andrija Ristanovic So. F 6-10 200 1.2 1.1 0.1 Stretch four... Had 11 points with 3 3FG vs. North Carolina in NCAA tournament 13 Colton Cashaw Jr. G 6-3 190 0.6 0.8 0.8 Skilled point guard will compete for time in rotation... JUCO transfer from Charlotte area 44 Niksa Nikolic Sr. F 6-8 234 1.0 1.4 0.0 Recorded five rebounds in seven minutes off the bench last Friday at Quinnipiac 2019-20 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes vs. Manhattan • February 14, 2020 • Page 2 GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AT HOME • Junior Asante Gist reached 1,000 points at The Gaels finished 2018-19 with a 7-2 mark at UConn in a college career that includes two home. Iona has won 41 of its last 57 MAAC seasons at Eastern Kentucky. regular season contests at the Hynes Center. 1000 POINT SCORERS UNDER TIM CLUESS Iona is 70-19 (.787) in New Rochelle under head Rk* Name Points Year Reached coach Tim Cluess. The Gaels overall record in 3. A.J. English 2,004 2015 (3rd) home conference games is an outstanding 221- 8. Sean Armand 1,694 2013 (3rd) 92 (.706). 2019-20 MAAC STANDINGS 10. E.J. CRAWFORD 1,643 2019 (3RD) MAAC OVERALL AT THE HELM 13. Scott Machado 1,613 2012 (3rd) SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT • Associate head coach Tra Arnold - in his 16. David Laury 1,465 2015 (3rd) Rider 8 5 .615 14 9 .609 second year at Iona - continues to serve as 20. Rickey McGill 1,434 2018 (4th) Saint Peter's 8 5 .615 11 11 .500 acting head coach for tonight's contest as Tim 27. Lamont Jones 1,287 2013 (2nd) Monmouth 7 5 .583 13 10 .565 Cluess continues to monitor a health matter.