2007 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Arena at Harbor Yard (9,500) - Bridgeport, CT - March 2-5 General Information Location ................................................................. New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890 Founded ............................................................................................................... 1940 Enrollment .......................................................................................................... 2,980 Iona College Nickname ........................................................................................................... Gaels Colors ................................................................................................. Maroon & Gold Men’s Basketball Affiliation .......................................................................................... NCAA Division I Conference ......................................... Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Home Court (Capacity) ......................................... Hynes Athletics Center (2,611) MAAC Regular Season President ................................................................. Br. James A. Liguori (Iona ’65) Champions Athletics Director................................. Patrick Lyons (Iona '96, '99 MS '04 MBA) Sr. Associate AD/SWA/Compliance .......... Jamie Fogarty (Iona ’95, ’97 MSEd) 1982-83, 1984-85, 1995-96, Assoicate AD/Marketing ........... C.J. Huddleston (Syracuse ‘01; Lynn ‘04 MBA) 1996-97, 1997-98, 2000-01 Associate AD/Internal Affairs................. Matt Glovaski (Springfield '01, 05 MA) Associate AD/Development ......... Corey Aronstam (Nazareth '98, Wagner 01 MBA) Assistant AD/Operations................................................ Jesse Latino (Ithaca '04) MAAC Tournament Strength and Conditioning Coach .............................. Matt Rosko (Eastern '03) Head Athletic Trainer ........................................................ Sam DeRosa (Iona ’87) Champions Trainer Emeritus ........................................................ J.B. Buono (Iona ’77H, 98H) 1982, 1984, 1985, Team Physician ............................................................................ Dr. Riley Williams Assistant to the Athletic Director ......................... William Montanaro (Iona '06) 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006 Athletics Phone ................................................................................ (914) 633-2305 Iona Administrators can be Basketball Information reached at the Holiday Inn of Head Coach ............................................................................ Jeff Ruland (Iona ’91) Record at Iona/Seasons ............................................... 139-134 (.509)/Ninth Year Bridgeport Career Record/Seasons ................................................................................. Same (203) 334-1234 Basketball Office Phone ................................................................ (914) 633-2304 Assistant Coaches ................................................ Nick Macarchuk (Canisius ‘88) .................................................................................... Sam Worthen (Marquette ‘03) .................................................................................................... Vin Parise (Iona ‘00) 2006-07 Record ................................................................................................... 2-27 2006-07 Conference Record/Finish ....................................................... 1-17/10th NCAA Appearances ........ Eight (1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006) NIT Appearances .................................................... Four (1982, 1983, 1996, 1997) Athletic Communications Associate AD/Athletic Communications/ Men’s Basketball Contact ....................................................... Brian Beyrer (Iona '01) Office Phone/Cell Phone .................................... (914) 633-2334/(914) 497-3136 E-Mail/Treo ................................................................................... [email protected] Sports Information Fax................................................................... (914) 633-2072 Iona Web Page................................................................ http://www.iona.edu/gaels 2006-07 Iona Gaels Basketball Athletic Communications 715 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801 914-633-2334 Fax: 914-633-2072 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES MBB Contact: Brian Beyrer, Asst AD/Athletics Communications (e-mail: [email protected]) March 2, 2007 QUICK FACTS Location ............................................ New Rochelle, NY, 10801 Iona takes on No. 7 Rider in MAAC Tourney opening round President ................................................... Br. James A. Liguori The No. 10 seeded Iona College men's basketball team (2-27, 1-17 Athletics Director ................................................. Patrick Lyons Iona vs. Opponents in MAAC) takes on No. 7 Rider (15-14, 9-9 MAAC) in the Opening Round Head Coach ............................................ Jeff Ruland (Iona '91) the MAAC Tournament Record at Iona ....................................... 139-134/Ninth Season of the 2007 Bank of America MAAC Basketball Championship this Overall Record ................................................................... same evening. The two teams split their regular season series and the Army ....................................... 4-0 Website: .................................................... www.iona.edu/gaels winner will earn the right to take on No. 2 Niagara tomorrow night at Canisius ................................. 2-2 Hotline: ................................................................. 914-633-2670 the Arena at Harbor Yard. Fairfield .................................. 2-2 Fordham ................................. 3-2 2006-07 SCHEDULE/RESULTS IONA'S ALL-TIME RECORD AT THE ARENA AT HARBOR YARD Holy Cross ............................. 3-2 Overall: 2-27 H: 1-10 A: 1-15 N: 0-2 MAAC: 1-17 Loyola ..................................... 4-0 Date Opponent Time/Result The MAAC Championship hits the hardwood of the Arena at Harbor NIT Season Tip-off - East Regional - Charlotte Bobcats Arena Yard for the first time in history. Overall, the Gaels are 3-4 at the Manhattan .............................. 1-2 Nov. 14 vs. Winthrop L, 38-57 Arena since the building opened in October 2001. Iona is 2-4 vs. Marist...................................... 3-1 Nov. 15 vs. Sacred Heart L, 61-68 Fairfield as well as picking up a win over Marist in a regular-season Niagara ................................... 1-4 Nov. 21 at Buffalo L, 54-65 neutral site matchup with the Red Foxes in 2005. Rider ....................................... 1-0 Nov. 28 at Rhode Island L, 60-85 Dec. 3 at Fordham L, 54-70 Saint Peter's .......................... 5-2 Dec. 7 at Rider* L, 55-69 THE GAELS IN MAAC TOURNAMENT PLAY Siena ...................................... 5-0 Dec. 10 at Vermont L, 50-63 In 26 years as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Overall .................. 34-18 (0.654) Dec. 16 at Rutgers L, 51-66 Iona has compiled an all-time record of 34-18 (.653) record in the Dec. 19 NIAGARA* L, 58-79 league’s postseason tournament - including a league-record seven Dec. 22 NEW HAMPSHIRE L, 52-67 titles. The Gaels, the defending MAAC Champions, have won 13 Dec. 30 PRINCETON L, 46-57 out of their last 17 games in MAAC postseason play. Last season, GAELS ON THE MAAC Jan. 4 at Maryland L, 57-88 ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Jan. 6 at Loyola* L, 66-75 the No. 2 seeded Gaels steam rolled past Niagara, Marist and Saint Peter's en route to an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1982 Rory Grimes (MVP), Tony Jan. 9 at Marist* L, 65-87 Hargraves,Gary Springer Jan. 12 MANHATTAN* (ESPNU) L, 66-76 Jacksonville, FL. 1983 Steve Burtt, Rory Grimes, Jan. 14 FAIRFIELD* L, 76-83 OT Tony Hargraves Jan. 18 at Canisius* L, 65-72 OT THE GAELS ON THE MAAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM 1984 Steve Burtt (MVP), Tony Hargraves, Jan. 20 at Niagara* L, 80-81 Since the inaugural MAAC Tournament in 1982, Iona basketball Gary Springer Jan. 23 at Fairfield* L, 67-70 OT 1985 Tony Hargraves (MVP), Rory Grimes Jan. 27 LOYOLA* L, 61-71 players have been selected to the MAAC All-Tournament team a record 32 times, including a record seven MVP winners. Steve 1986 Bob Coleman Jan. 29 CANISIUS* L, 61-71 1987 Alvin Lott, Richie Simmonds Feb. 1 at Siena* L, 60-61 Burtt earned MVP honors in 2006 and earned his second All- 1989 Glenn Grant Feb. 3 RIDER* W, 69-57 Tournament selection in two years. Burtt was joined by 1991 Sean Green, Antoine Lewis Feb. 9 SIENA* L, 53-71 classmates Ricky Soliver and Kiril Wachsmann on the '06 All- 1992 Derrick Canada Feb. 11 MARIST* L, 53-79 Tourney Team. 1996 Mikkel Larsen Feb. 15 at Saint Peter's* L, 52-59 1998 John McDonald (MVP), Feb. 17 at Delaware (ESPNU Bracketbusters) W, 52-50 Tariq Kirksay, Kashif Hameed Feb. 23 SAINT PETER'S* (ESPNU) L, 52-54 INSIDE THE MAAC TOURNAMENT FORMAT 2000 Dyree Wilson (MVP), Nakiea Miller, Feb. 25 at Manhattan* (MSG) L, 65-71 The MAAC returned to a single-bye format for the top seven seeds Tariq Kirksay MAAC Championship - Arena at Harbor Yard after going with a double-bye in the previous four tournaments. 2001 Nakiea Miller (MVP), Phil Grant, Mar. 2 vs. No. 7 Rider 10:00 pm Tonight's game marks the first time that the Gaels will appear in Earl Johnson 2005 Steve Burtt Home events in CAPS and BOLD the first round game in this year's format since the league expanded to 10 teams in 1997-98. 2006 Steve Burtt (MVP), Ricky Soliver, MAAC Games