2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES GAME 4 • FAIRFIELD • DECEMBER 11, 2020 7 p.m. • Fairfield, Conn. • Alumni Hall • ESPNU (Sam Ravech & Noah Savage) ABV @ICGaels, @IonaGaelsMBB, #ICMBB #GaelNation 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Iona College men's basketball team (1-2, 0-0 MAAC) Iona vs. Fairfield Overall: 1-2 H: 0-1 A: 1-1 N: 0-0 MAAC: 0-0 opens league play at Fairfield (0-4, 0-0 MAAC) Friday night Overall: 69-45 (.605) (Rick Pitino, 5-0) Date Opponent Time/Result at Alumni Hall. The Gaels and Stags square off on ESPNU. Home: 40-14 N 30 at Seton Hall (FS1) L, 64-86 IONA VS. FAIRFIELD - SERIES HISTORY Away: 26-27 D 5 at Hofstra (FloSports) W, 82-74 Neutral: 3-4 • The Gaels and Stags meet for the 115th time in history D 8 MORGAN STATE (ESPN3) L, 72-83 LAST 15 MATCHUPS making Fairfield the Maroon & Gold’s third most frequent D 11 at Fairfield* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. Date W-L Score Site opponent (Saint Peter’s 124, Siena 117). D 12 at Fairfield* (ESPN+) 7 p.m. 12/8/13 W 83-72 A • Iona’s 69 wins are the second most over any one D 18 at Rider* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. 1/10/14 W 84-75 H opponent (SPU, 71). 1/13/15 W 74-58 H D 19 at Rider* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. 2/10/15 W 72-57 A D 23 COPPIN STATE (ESPN3/+) 1 p.m. • The Gaels hold a 69-45 overall mark but are 25-27 on Fairfield's home court. 12/1/15 W 101-77 H J 1 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. 1/24/16 L 91-98 A J 3 NIAGARA* (ESPN3/+) 2 p.m. SCOUTING FAIRFIELD (0-4, 0-0 MAAC) 1/2/17 L 87-83 A J 15 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Three Stags have scored nine or more points per game 1/20/17 W 96-89 H J 16 SAINT PETER’S*(ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. through the first four contests. 1/7/18 W 84-65 H F 5 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Preseason All-MAAC senior guard Jesus Cruz has 1/29/18 L 100-103 OT A F 6 SIENA* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. averaged a team best 13.0 ppg. 3/4/18 W 83-71 Albany 1/5/19 W 94-87 H F 12 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) 5 p.m. • Senior guard Taj Benning has posted 11.5 ppg and junior 1/27/19 L 68-80 A F 13 at Marist* (ESPN3/+) 5 p.m. guard Caleb Green 9.0 ppg. Green leads with 3.3 apg. F 19 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. 1/17/20 W 64-57 H • Rookie guard Jalen Leach leads with 6 3FG and rookie 2/9/20 W 78-54 A F 20 at Canisius* (ESPN3/+) 7 p.m. forward Supreme Cook leads with 6.5 rpg. 114 games F 26 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. • Fairfield was picked to finish eighth in the MAAC. Iona 8,573 pts 75.2 ppg MONMOUTH (ESPN3/+) F 27 * 6 p.m. Fairfield 8,201 pts 71.9 ppg M 5 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. GAELS IN MAAC REGULAR SEASON PLAY M 6 MANHATTAN* (ESPN3/+) 6 p.m. Since the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 GAELS VS. STAGS TBD at Quinnipiac* (TBD) TBD season, Iona has compiled a 397-249 (.615) record in NAME GP MIN PTS REB AST TBD at Quinnipiac* (TBD) TBD regular season conference play. The Gaels’ 397 wins Gist 3 34.3 15.7 2.3 1.7 MAAC Championship - Atlantic City, NJ and .615 winning percentage are the highest of any Ross 2 25.0 14.0 1.5 0.5 M 9 First Round (TBD) TBD current MAAC member. The Gaels became the first van Eyck 2 30.0 4.0 8.5 1.5 Weiss 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 M 10-111 Quarterfina (TBD) 7 or 9:30 p.m. MAAC team to reach 375 wins with its win at Saint Cashaw 1 12.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 M 12 Semifinal (TBD) 6 or 8:30 p.m. Peter's on Feb. 10, 2018, five seasons after reaching M 13 Championship Game (TBD) 4 p.m. 300. Iona is currently 87 ahead of Manhattan, the No. Home events in CAPS & BOLD; 2 team on the list. 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 10.0 7.7 1.0 Uber-athletic wing... Posted 15p/11r double-double vs. Morgan State, both career-highs 3 Ryan Myers Fr. G 6-0 170 8.3 1.3 1.7 Had first collegiate double-digit point effort vs. Morgan State 10 Robert Brown Jr. F 6-8 235 1.3 0.7 0.3 New Mexico St. transfer... Joined the program in January 2020 11 Dwayne Koroma Fr. F 6-7 190 3.0 4.0 1.7 Talented rookie prospect that will push for starting position in the front court 20 Isaiah Ross Sr. G 6-3 200 22.7 4.7 1.3 Reigning MAAC & CollegeSportsMadness Mid-Major Player of the Week... Career-high 33p at HOF Off the Bench 1 Colton Cashaw Sr. G 6-2 185 --- --- --- Back up point guard... Will not dress (injury) 2 Asante Gist Sr. G 5-10 185 0.0 0.0 1.0 Preseason All-MAAC Second Team... Iona's top returning scorer... Missed first 2 gms (injury) 4 Parker Weiss So. G 6-2 175 0.0 0.0 0.0 Second-year walk-on from Florida 5 Tahlik Chavez So. G 6-1 160 9.0 1.3 3.0 Tremendous shooter with great range... Scoring guard that will see point guard minutes early 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 0.0 1.0 0.5 New York product that played scholastically in Conn. and prep down South 15 Johan Crafoord Fr. F 6-8 230 0.0 0.0 0.0 Tough inside presence who will push for time in Iona's deep front court 23 Nelly Junior Joseph Fr. F 6-9 230 11.0 7.0 1.7 Netted first collegiate double-double at HOF (14p/10r)... Reigning MAAC Rookie of the Week 24 Dylan van Eyck Sr. F 6-8 210 7.3 4.3 3.0 Athletic big man who will see action in the starting lineup to start the 2020-21 campaign 44 James Carey So. G 5-10 160 --- --- --- 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 Fairfield • December 11, 2020 • Page 2 GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AWAY FROM HOME canceled the morning of the game due to The Gaels are 10 games over .500 in MAAC road COVID-19 issues with the Warriors. contests all-time following a 4-6 mark last season. • On Nov. 28, Iona and Seton Hall agreed to The program record for regular season MAAC road square off a little over 48 hours later, in what wins is eight (2005-06, 2013-14, 2015-16). Iona holds turned out to be Rick Pitino's Iona debut, in a a 164-154 (.516) in its 40th season in the MAAC. nationally televised affair in Newark. • On Dec. 4, Iona agreed to play tonight's opponent 2020-21 MAAC STANDINGS ROSS, JUNIOR JOSEPH SWEEP MAAC WEEKLY HONORS Morgan State, on just under 96 hours notice. MAAC OVERALL • Senior Isaiah Ross took home his first MAAC • In addition to the non-conference shuffling, Iona's SCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT Player of the Week honor for his performance at originally scheduled MAAC opener vs. Monmouth Marist 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Seton Hall and Hofstra. He averaged 28.0 points, at home was postponed until late February. In its Saint Peter's 0 0 .000 2 2 .500 5.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals. place, the Gaels travel to Quinnipiac this weekend, Quinnipiac 0 0 .000 1 2 .333 • At Hofstra, Ross scored a career-high 33 in contests originally scheduled for early January. IONA 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 points on 10-17 (58.8%) from the floor and 6-for- But tonight, it's Fairfield that Iona will take on. Canisius 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 12 (50.0%) from deep. He also contributed seven • Additional non-conference games are on the Manhattan 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 rebounds and three assists. horizon. NCAA rules state a 25-game maximum Monmouth 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 • Ross' 30+ scoring performance was the first without the participation in a sponsored multi- Siena 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 by an Iona player since Rickey McGill netted 30 team event (MTE). Niagara 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 against Canisius on Feb. 24, 2019. Rider 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 • Rookie Nelly Junior Joseph averaged 13.5 THE BIG STORY FAIRFIELD 0 0 .000 0 3 .000 points and 8.0 rebounds two collegiate basketball • Iona College enters its first season under Hall THIS WEEK’S MAAC ACTION contests at Seton Hall and Hofstra.