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715 North Avenue New Rochelle, NY 10801914-637-2726 Fax: 914-633-20722019-20 GAME NOTESMBB Contacts: Brian Beyrer (bbeyrer@iona.edu), Jonathan Stanko (jstanko@iona.edu)January 19, 2020WATCH LIVE - ESPN3 - Dean Darling, Steve Eggink and Ed WeirOverall: 4-8Date11/2/1911/9/1911/13/192019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTSH: 1-3A: 1-4N: 2-1OpponentMT. ST. VINCENT (exh.)at La Salle (NBC Sports Network)OHIO (ESPN )MAAC/ASun Challenge11/22/19 vs. Stetson (ESPN3)11/23/19 vs. Kennesaw St. (ESPN3)12/4/19 at Connecticut /203/6/203/10/203/11-12/203/13/203/14/20Hall of Fame Invitational - Brooklyn, NYvs. Princeton (Iona Insider)at Colorado (Pac-12 Network)SAINT PETER’S* (ESPN )at Monmouth* (ESPN3)at Rider* (ESPNU)NIAGARA* (ESPN )FAIRFIELD* (ESPN3)at Marist* (ESPN3)CANISIUS* (ESPN3)MONMOUTH* (ESPN )SIENA* (ESPN )at Manhattan* (ESPN )at Quinnipiac* (ESPNU/ESPN3)at Fairfield* (ESPN )MANHATTAN* (ESPNU/ESPN3)MARIST* (ESPN )at Siena* (ESPN3)RIDER* (ESPNU/ESPN3)at Canisius* (ESPN )at Niagara* (ESPN3)QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN )at Saint Peter’s* (ESPN3)MAAC Championship - Albany, NYGaels Head North to Poughkeepsie, Face MaristMAAC: 2-3Time/ResultW, 112-79L, 64-70 OTL, 72-81W, 60-55W, 75-52L, 62-80L, 86-90 OTL, 54-99L, 74-75L, 71-83W, 69-66L, 69-70W, 64-592 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.7 p.m.Noon7 p.m.2 p.m.7/9 p.m.1 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.1 p.m.7 p.m.7 p.m.First Round (ESPN3/ )TBDQuarterfinal (ESPN3/ )7 or 9:30 p.m.Semifinal (ESPNews)6 or 8:30 p.m.Championship Game (ESPNU)4 p.m.The Iona College men's basketball team (4-8, 2-3 MAAC) completes weekend No. 3 of MAAC play at Marist(2-13, 1-5 MAAC) Sunday afternoon. The Gaels and Red Foxes square off at McCann Arena on ESPN3.IONA VS. MARIST - SERIES HISTORY The two teams meet for the 66th time in history. Iona holds a 48-17 overall advantage and have won18 of the last 20 since being eliminated from the MAACChampionship in 2009. Tim Cluess' Gaels are 16-2 under head coach vs. theRed Foxes. Overall 22-6 in Poughkeepsie.SCOUTING MARIST (2-13, 1-5 MAAC) Junior Michael Cubbage (9.9 ppg) is the top scorer ona squad without a double-digit point scorer. He also leadswith 5.7 rpg, 2.1 apg and 1.4 spg. Freshman Tyler Sagl leads with 26 3FG while fellowrookie Matt Turner is No. 2 in scoring with 9.1 ppg. The Red Foxes were picked eighth in the MAAC this season.GAELS IN MAAC REGULAR SEASON PLAYSince the inception of the MAAC in the 1981-82 season,Iona has compiled a 390-241 (.618) record in regularseason conference play. The Gaels’ 390 wins and .618winning percentage are the highest of any current MAACmember. The Gaels became the first MAAC team toreach 375 wins with its win at Saint Peter's on Feb. 10, 2018,five seasons after reaching 300. Iona is currently 84 aheadof Manhattan, the No. 2 team on the list.GAELS IN MAAC PLAY AWAY FROM HOMEThe Gaels improved to 12 games over .500 in MAACroad contests following its win at Rider. Iona was 5-4 in2018-19 in its opponent's building. The program recordfor regular season MAAC road wins is eight (2005-06,2013-14, 2015-16). The Gaels are 53-30 under headcoach Tim Cluess. Iona holds a 161-149 (.519) in its 39thseason in the MAAC.Home events in CAPS & BOLD;MAAC Games noted by an asteriskIona vs. Marist48-17 (.738) (16-2, Cluess)21-822-75-2LAST 15 MEETINGSDateW-LScoreSite2/12/12 W83-74H3/3/12W87-63 Sprngfld1/10/13 W86-82A2/7/13L 104-105 2OTH12/4/13 W83-74H2/23/14 W86-67A2/8/15W89-67H2/20/15 W72-68A12/4/15 W101-66A1/9/16W90-80H12/31/16 W93-80H2/17/17 W95-88A2/4/18W98-64A1/18/19 W90-77H1/31/19 L74-78A65 gamesIona5,095 pts 78.4 ppgMarist4,546 pts 69.9 ppgOverall:Home:Away:Neutral:GAELS VS. RED FOXESNAMEGP MIN PTS REB ASTGist2 31.5 17.5 2.5 1.0Crawford 5 32.6 15.6 4.8 2.0Perez2 33.5 10.5 3.0 1.0Agee2 23.0 10.0 6.0 0.0Nikolic1 12.0 4.0 4.0 0.0Ristanovic 2 10.5 2.5 2.0 0.02019-20 Iona Gaels at a Glance## NameCl. Pos. Ht. Wt. PPG RPG APGStarters (based on last game's starting five)2 E.J. CrawfordSr. G6-6 210 17.2 5.1 1.55 Ben PerezSr. G6-3 180 2.1 1.5 0.811 Isaiah Washington Jr. G6-1 195 9.4 4.2 2.712 Tajuan AgeeSr. F6-8 215 14.4 8.3 3.020 Isaiah RossJr. G6-4 195 8.7 3.4 1.3Off the Bench0 Mo ThiamSr. F6-9 210 4.7 3.1 0.11 A.J. McNeilJr. G6-2 185 0.0 1.0 0.03 Asante GistJr. G 5-11 185 9.5 2.3 2.84 Parker WeissFr. G6-3 170 0.0 0.0 0.010 Andrija Ristanovic So. F 6-10 200 1.6 1.3 0.013 Colton CashawJr. G6-3 190 0.0 0.5 0.024 Dylan van EyckJr. F6-9 210 2.4 3.3 0.544 Niksa NikolicSr. F6-8 234 0.0 0.7 0.0Of NoteMAAC Scoring Leader through Saturday's games. 10 points in all 12 gamesSharpshooting returning starter from 2018-19Season-long three straight 10 point efforts incl. season-high 17p at RiderOnly MAAC player to rank top 8 in eight statistical categories (Rich Kelly, Jalen Pickett-7)No. 2 in conference with 3.0 3FG/g in MAAC playSeason-high 13p/9r vs. Saint Peter's. DNP last weekend (injury)JUCO transfer from North Carolina. Will compete for time in backcourtPreseason All-MAAC Second Team. Season best 23 points vs. PrincetonFreshman walk-on from Southern Florida. Brother Cooper is a junior on Fordham's football teamStretch four. Had 11 points with 3 3FG vs. North Carolina in NCAA tournamentSkilled point guard will compete for time in rotation. JUCO transfer from Charlotte areaJUCO transfer. Competed for the Netherlands in World 3x3 Championships this fallTrue post performer. looks to rebound from injury suffered late in junior campaign

2019-20 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes2019-20 MAAC iderSienaFairfieldSaint Peter'sIONACanisiusMARISTW44433333221MAACOVERALLL PCT W L PCT2 .667 10 7 .5882 .667 97 .5632 .667 87 .5332 .600 5 11 .3133 .500 97 .5633 .500 78 .4673 .500 7 10 .4123 .500 69 .4003 .400 48 .3334 .333 7 10 .4125 .167 2 13 .133THIS WEEK’S MAAC ACTIONThursday, January 16, 2020MANHATTAN 69, Quinnipiac 57MONMOUTH 74, Marist 66Friday, January 17, 2020CANISIUS 73, Siena 63IONA 64, Fairfield 57NIAGARA 70, Rider 68Saturday, January 18, 2020Saint Peter's 71, QUINNIPIAC 51Monmouth 65, MANHATTAN 58Sunday, January 19, 2020Siena at Niagara. 1 p.m.Rider at Canisius. 2 p.m.IONA AT MARIST.2 P.M.Wednesday, January 22, 2020Manhattan at Marist. 7 p.m.Friday, January 24, 2020CANISIUS AT IONA.7 P.M.Niagara at Monmouth. 7 p.m.Fairfield at Quinnipiac. 7 p.m.Saint Peter's at Rider. 7 p.m.Marist at Siena. 7 p.m.Sunday, January 26, 2020MONMOUTH AT IONA.1 P.M.Canisius at Fairfield. 2 p.m.Rider at Manhattan. 2 p.m.Niagara at Saint Peter's. 2 p.m.Quinnipiac at Siena. 2 p.m.MAAC PRESEASON COACHES POLLNo.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.Team (FPV)IONA (10)Rider aint 618AT THE HELM Associate head coach Tra Arnold - in hissecond year at Iona - continues to serve asacting head coach for tonight's contest as TimCluess continues to monitor a health matter. Before coming to Iona, Arnold spent sixsuccessful seasons head coach at OdessaCollege in Northwest Texas. He served threeyears prior as head coach at Blinn College. Arnold mentored more than 30 future NCAADivision I players including: LJ Figueroa (St.John's), Jermaine Haley (West Virginia), KeandreCook (Missouri State), Josh Gray (NBA Pelicans, LSU),and Devin Davis (G-League Magic, Houston). Director of Operations John Mateyko isserving as an assistant coach of the program inCluess' absence and the elevation of Arnold'sresponsibilities.at Marist January 19, 2020 Page 2 Crawford ranks No. 14 on Iona's all-timescoring list most recently passing Greg Jenkinswith his performance at Rider. In nine seasons, Cluess has mentored morethan 1/4 of Iona's all-time 1,000 point scorers. Junior Asante Gist reached 1,000 points atUConn in a college career that includes twoseasons at Eastern Kentucky.1000 POINT SCORERS UNDER TIM CLUESSRk* NamePoints Year Reached3. A.J. English2,0042015 (3rd)8. Sean Armand1,6942013 (3rd)12. Scott Machado1,6132012 (3rd)14. E.J. CRAWFORD1,5322019 (3RD)16. David Laury1,4652015 (3rd)20. Rickey McGill1,4342018 (4th)27. Lamont Jones1,2872013 (2nd)29. Mike Glover1,2862012 (2nd)WHO’S BACK?33. Schadrac Casimir 1,1122018 (3rd) Iona returns six performers from the 2018- 27. Jordan Washington 1,0702017 (2nd)19 MAAC Championship campaign including 40. Isaiah Williams1,0442016 (3rd)senior starters Tajuan Agee, E.J. Crawford and -- ASANTE GIST!1,070 EKU-542/Iona-528Ben Perez and junior Asante Gist.-- Deyshonee Much! 1,008UB-27/Iona-981*- current Iona rank !-Split between two schools Senior Niksa Nikolic and sophomore Andrija Ristanovicalso contributed to the Maroon & Gold's success last season. KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE LIST No team among the 14 NYC Metropolitan AreaWHAT’S NEW? Seven new faces highlight the 2018-19 Iona Division I basketball programs within 30 miles of thecenter of NY College basketball, Madison Squaremen’s basketball roster. Junior Isaiah Ross transfered from UMKC and Garden has won more games than Iona Collegepracticed with the team in his sit out year last season. in the last quarter century (457; Hofstra #2, 439). NCAA Division I transfers, junior Isaiah Washington Since head coach Tim Cluess took the reins in(Minnesota) and senior Mo Thiam (New Mexico 2010-11, Iona’s 203 wins and .636 win percentageState) received legislative relief waivers from the are also the best in both categories. (Seton Hall,184 wins; .582 win pct.)NCAA and will be eligible to play right away. Junior college transfer juniors Colton Cashaw, Since 1995-96, the Maroon & Gold hold the leadA.J. McNeil and Dylan van Eyck look to in wins (456), 18 more than Hofstra, 34 more thancontribute in their first seasons in New Rochelle. No. 3 Seton Hall and the top win percentage (.587). Freshman walk-on Parker Weiss rounds out Iona’s nine postseason appearances (sixNCAA, two NIT, one CIT) since 2010-11 are thethe new Gaels.most during the time frame, almost twice asAGEE, CRAWFORD, GIST NAMED PRESEASON ALL-MAAC many Seton Hall (4 NCAA, 1 NIT) and St. John’s Seniors Tajuan Agee and E.J. Crawford (three NCAA, two NIT).and junior Asante Gist were selected to thePreseason All-MAAC team by the league’s 11 TOP NEW YORK METRO TEAMS (2010-19)*2010-20191995-2019head coaches.TeamW-LPctW-LPct. Agee and Crawford were selected to the firstIONA203-116 .636457-322 .587team and Gist the second team.184-132 .582423-349 .548 Crawford was the lone unanimous selection Seton Hall165-131 .557368-363 .503tot he first team and although not picked by WagnerLongIsland172-136.558356-383.482the coaches, Lindy's Sports selected him as theHofstra167-149 .528439-338 .565MAAC's Preseason Player of the Year.St. John's163-152 .517404-370 .522LOU HENSON AWARD WATCH LISTN.J.I.T.151-147 .507303-393 .435 Senior E.J. Crawford was one of 50 players* - all teams with .500 or better record since 2010named to the Lou Henson Award preseasonwatch list by CollegeInsider.com. The award is presented annually to thenation's top Division I mid-major player. He is the fifth Gael to be recognized on the list sincethe awards inception in 2010, joining A.J. English,Mike Glover, Lamont Jones and Scott Machado.MILLENNIA MEN Senior E.J. Crawford became the 14th playerin Iona men's basketball history to record 1,500career points at Rider on Jan. 10. He was the fourth player under Tim Cluess toreach the mark and 11th to reach 1,000 points.

2019-20 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes20/20 VISION Iona's 20 win season streak snapped at ninefollowing the 2018-19 campaign. Iona recorded its ninth straight and 22nd alltime 20 win seasons in the 76-year history of theprogram in 2017-18. It set a program record for consecutive 20 win seasons, surpassing the previous high of fourstraight from 1981-85. Tim Cluess is the only (of 12 all-time) headcoach in program history to earn 20 wins in eachof his first eight seasons in New Rochelle. He isalso the Iona coach to boast more than four 20 win seasons as the leader of the Maroon & Gold(Pat Kennedy, 4).CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLESSchoolConf.Last 8 Yrs.New Mexico St. WAC7GonzagaWCC6IONAMAAC5South Dakota St. Summit510 schools with4at Marist January 19, 2020 Page 3FUN WITH NUMBERSTim Cluess’ record by month.Mo. '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20TotalN 3-3 4-1 3-2 2-2 4-2 1-2 3-2 2-4 2-4 2-226-24D 5-2 6-2 4-4 3-4 4-3 4-4 6-3 5-3 0-5 0-337-33J 5-4 7-2 7-2 7-2 8-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-4 2-359-26F 7-1 7-1 1-5 7-1 8-0 8-1 4-4 4-4 7-2 52-19CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES M 5-2 1-2 5-1 3-2 2-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-1 29-14Tot. 25-12 25-8 20-14 22-10 26-9 22-11 22-13 20-14 17-16 4-8 203-116SchoolConf.Current Consec.IONAMAAC4All-Time Win-Loss RecordsNew Mexico St. WAC32,070 games playedNC CentralMEAC3All-Time (1940-present) - 1,194-876 (.577)VillanovaBig East3Home (1948-present) - 556-188 (.747)Away (1948-present) - 360-450 (.444)Five schools with2Neutral (1948-present) - 202-199 (.504)ABOUT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESOvertime games (1947-present) - 58-54 (.518) 27 of the 351 NCAA Division I programs have **Home, Away Neutral not available 1940-47**appeared in at least six of the last eight NCAATournaments. Only three of the 37 have come MAAC Records (1982-present)from mid-major conferences (Gonzaga [8], 631 games playedMAAC All-Time - 390-241 (.618)New Mexico State [7] and Iona [6]). 13 teams in the 2019 NCAA Tournament MAAC Home - 220-90 (.710)have also appeared in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 MAAC Away - 161-149 (.519)brackets, the last four-in-a-row. Only Gonzaga MAAC Neutral - 9-2 (.818)and Iona can stake the claim among members MAAC Tournament - 56-26 (.683)NINE STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS The Gaels had an unprecedented run of20-win seasons in MAAC history. The nine-yearstretch more than doubled the previous MAACmark of four set by the Maroon & Gold from1981-85 and matched by La Salle (1986-90) andSiena (2006-10). In MAAC history, consecutive 20 win streakshave happened only 17 times. Iona has recorded 19 of its 22 20 winof mid-major conferences.seasons as a member of the MAAC, the mostof any league member. Siena has posted 12, MID-MAJOR PROGRAMS WITH SIX NCAAAPPEARANCES IN LAST EIGHT YEARS*Manhattan nine and Saint Peter’s eight.SchoolConf.#CLUESS RANKS SECOND ALL-TIME IN WINSGonzaga*WCC8 Head coach Tim Cluess became No. 2 onNew Mexico St.WAC7Iona’s all-time coaching wins list at the end of theIona*MAAC62015-16 campaign, surpassing Goal Club Hall of *- only mid-major programs to appear in last four tournamentsFamer Jeff Ruland’s mark of 139 over nine seasons. Cluess has led Iona to 124 MAAC regular DOUBLE-DIGIT MAAC WINSseason wins through nine seasons, the third Iona men's basketball has recorded 10 straightmost in conference history behind former seasons with at least 10 MAAC regular seasonSiena/Loyola head coach Jimmy Patsos (132 wins, extending the league's longest streak.in 14 seasons) and former Niagara skipper Joe The program set the record in 2017-18,surpassing the eight in a row recorded by theMihalich (166 in 15 seasons).Gaels from 1995-03 and Niagara from 1997-05.IONA’S ALL-TIME COACHING LIST (BY WINS) Overall, Iona has 22 10 win seasons in 38 yearsCoachYearsWL PCT in the MAAC followed by Siena (17), Rider/NiagaraJim McDermott 1948-73 (25) 319 253 .558 (14) and Manhattan/Saint Peter's/Fairfield (13).TIM CLUESS2010-PRES (9 ) 203 116 .636 Iona has also won 11 or more MAAC gamesJeff Ruland1998-07 (9)139 135 .507 in each of the last 10 seasons, doubling thePat Kennedy1980-86 (6)124 60 .674 previous standard held by Niagara (2000-05)Jim Valvano1975-80 (5)9546 .674 and La Salle (1987-92)Gary Brokaw1986-91 (5)7274 .493Tim Welsh1995-98 (3)7022 .761 CONSECUTIVE 10 WIN MAAC REGULAR SEASONSYears#Br. Arthur Loftus 1941-42, 46 (3) 5018 .735 School2009-PRES10Jerry Welsh1991-95 (4)4763 .427 IONA1995-038Kevin Willard2007-10 (3)4549 .479 IONANiagara1997-058Gene Roberti1973-75 (2)1532 .3191986-926Pete Caruso1947 (1)158 .652 La SalleSiena2005-105ABOUT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLESManhattan2001-044 Iona is the only NCAA Division I programs Manhattan1991-954to capture its last four straight conference Siena1997-014tournament championships and holds thenation's longest active streak. Only four programs have won at least fivetournament titles in the last eight seasons. Iona'sfive during the time frame is only eclipsed byNew Mexico State (7) and Gonzaga (6) whilematching the mark of South Dakota State.Hynes Athletics Center Records (1974-present)557 games playedOverall - 411-146 (.738)Non-Conference Games - 191-55 (.780)MAAC Games - 220-90 (.710)INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALSPlayerGPts Reb Ast BlkCrawford113 1,532 448 154 26Gist82 1,070 202 2452Ross78 740 204 663Agee45 609 365 74 44Washington 71 501 174 184 11Perez64 326 138 459Thiam35 160 12768Ristanovic36 113 100 13 19Nikolic2965 609 20van Eyck1229 3969McNeil20202Weiss20000Cashaw20101TALE OF THE TAPEStl72584448514712979101Iona Marist4-8 / 2-3Record / MAAC2-13 / 1-54-6 (W1) Last 10 Games (Streak)1-9 ing Offense57.172.3Scoring Defense66.4-4.8Scoring Margin-9.3.414FG%.374.3083-pt FG%.309.730FT%.584.444Opponent FG%.418.400Opponent 3-pt FG%.370.629Opponent FT%.70733.9-35.7Rebounding34.1-37.1-1.7Rebound 47.8Steals/game7.04.0Blocks/game2.9*-from WarrenNolan.com (as of 1/18/20)

2019-20 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game NotesDOUBLE DIGIT DYNAMICSGames with: 19-20at least 10 n -41-20-11579-2511225112-135-611-113-20-1at least 10 116221110-62-02-01-01-0at least 10 -311-154-60-1Leading Rebounder (including ties)Agee81927Washington203Crawford2714Thiam235van 17-101-26-84-11-11-50-42-10-10-1Leading Assists (including 1Nikolic0113-182-38-50-43-11-01-0at least 20 pointsCrawfordAgeeGistRossWashington54100at least 30 pointsNone3000Leading Scorer (including 4411HECK OF A JOB The Gaels earned the MAAC regular seasonchampionship, the No. 1 seed in the tournamentand a conference tournament championship inthe 2018-19 campaign. The Maroon & Gold were selected to finishthird and overcame the late departure ofpreseason All-MAAC Second Team selectionRoland Griffin and an injury to junior transfer and2017 All-NEC Second Team honoree Isaiah Still,who appeared in parts of just two games duringthe conference season. Iona was 9-3 against teams that finished in thetop six in the MAAC standings, the best recordamong the group. Canisius was 7-4, Quinnipiac5-5, Monmouth 6-7, Rider 3-7 and Siena 2-7.at Marist January 19, 2020 Page 4THIRD TO 100 Iona head coach Tim Cluess became thethird head coach in MAAC history to record 100regular season wins. Cluess is joined by Joe Mihalich (Niagara) andJimmy Patsos (Loyola/Siena) and newly inductedthe century club member John Dunne (SaintPeter's/Marist) as MAAC coaches with 100 wins. Cluess was also the fastest of the trio to reach themark (131 games) with Mihalich becoming the firstin 159 games and Patsos the second in 188 games.MAAC REGULAR SEASON WINS LEADERBOARDCoachTeamWins YearsJoe MihalichNiagara16615Jimmy PatsosLoyola/Siena13214Tim CluessIona1259 CURSE REVERSEDJohn DunneSaint Peter's/Marist 10014 The No. 1 seed won the MAAC tournament Jeff RulandIona899championship for the first time in nine seasons in Bobby Gonzalez Manhattan8572019. Siena, Times Union Center, 2010).SERIES SUCCESS The MAAC's top seed won a championship Iona has only lost a MAAC regular season seriesthat was not on its home floor for the first time intwice in nine seasons under head coach Tim Cluess.14 years (Niagara, 2005). The Gaels have won 41 series and tied 41 It is Iona's fourth MAAC regular seasonsince the 2010-11 season.championship and No. 1 seed in nine seasons under Prior to Monmouth snapping the streak inhead coach Tim Cluess. The Gaels were upset in the2016-17, the last time Iona went 0-2 against asemifinal round in 2012 but earned an at-large bidMAAC opponent in the regular season was vs.into the NCAA Tournament. Iona fell to Manhattaneventual MAAC champion Siena in 2009-10.in back-to-back seasons as the No. 1 seed in theYearSeries W-L-T 0-1 Rec (first game losses)MAAC championship game in 2014 and 2015.2010-114-0-52-0 SIE, FFDCUPID'S ARROW2011-126-0-31-0 MAN Iona won all nine of 10 games it played since2012-132-0-72-0 SPU, RIDValentine's Day 2019 to end last season.2013-147-0-32-0 QUI, CAN In nine seasons under Tim Cluess, Iona has2014-157-0-31-0 MONposted a 54-14 (.794) record from February2015-166-0-41-0 MON , SIE 14 through the completion of the MAAC2016-173-1-63-1 FFD, MON, NIA , QUIChampionship including 16 of the last 182017-185*-1-40-1 CANcontests dating back to the 2017 tournament.2018-194*-0-63-0 NIA, SIE , QUI HIGH SCORING AFFAIRS*-two one-game series wins - at home Iona has reached 100 points 17 times in eight-plusLET IT RAINseasons under head coach Tim Cluess, including a Since 2000-01, Iona has produced 143 gamessingle-season program record four times in 2011-12.with 10 or more three-point field goals. Five Iona is 13-4 under Cluess and 53-6 all-timecame in the seven seasons under head coachwhen s scoring 100 or more.Jeff Ruland and seven came with Kevin Willard The Gaels scored 90 or more points 62 times inat the helm (three years).290 (21.3%) games under Cluess and are 50-12. Under Tim Cluess, Iona has posted 131 games (22 Iona is 120-35 when reaching at least 80 points under Cluess.in 2013-14, 18 in 2014-15, 15 in 2015-16, 20 in 2016-17,WIDE MARGINS14 in 2017-18 & 2018-19) with double-digit trifectas. The Gaels are 113-37 in games decided by The Gaels shattered a school record with 2410 or more points since head coach Tim Cluess 3FG on Nov. 26 vs. Delaware State, beating thetook the reins in 2010-11.previous mark of 18, reached twice (at Albany, After winning 81 of the first 99 double-digit Nov. 23, 2010; vs. Liberty, Dec. 18, 2012).decisions in his first six seasons (81-18, .818), Iona The Maroon & Gold set its No. 2 total of 20 3FGis 32-19 (.627) since 2016-17.made in an 82-68 win at Holy Cross on Dec. 19, During the MAAC regular season, the program 2017. The first 10 field goals made in the contestis 72-7 (.911) in MAAC regular season games were from distance as the team set a first halfdecided by 10 or more points under Cluess.program record with 12 in the win. In 14 seasons as an NCAA head coach, Cluess Iona’s top 25 three-point field goal effortshas lost just 16 games by 15 or more points.have come with Cluess as head coach. Iona’s 126-76 win over Delaware State was Against Liberty, Iona’s 41 three-point attempts set athe second 50 point victory in program history new standard. No. 2 was 40 vs. Fairfield this season andand first since the 1967-68 (46 years) campaign. No. 3 came in a 24-for-39 effort vs. Delaware State. In his 13 seasons as an NCAA coach, Cluess Through 12 games this season, Iona has madehas mentored his team to a 173-39 mark in 10 a three-pointer in 375 straight and 823 out of itspoint contests.last 825 games. The school record is 385 straightfrom Jan. 5, 1994 - Dec. 16, 2006.

2019-20 Iona College Men’s Basketball Game Notes The Gaels have failed to hit a three-pointer in Steve Burtt ‘84 & Steve Burtt ‘06 - All-timejust 18 of their 1,050 games played since the line NCAA father/son scoring leaders, both nettingwas adopted for the 1986-87 season.over 2,000 career points. Burtt, the father, hada four-season NBA career and most notablyRICHIE GUERIN’S #14 HANGS IN THE RAFTERSappeared off the bench for the Phoenix Suns Iona honored the legacy of Richie Guerin ‘54in the 1992 NBA Playoffs. He was inducted intoby retiring his number 14 on Jan. 31, 2014 the firstthe prestigious NYC Basketball Hall of Fameever in school history.this past fall. Burtt, the son, continues to play Guerin is an Iona College Goal Club (1983),professionally in Europe.Marine Corps Sports (2004), and Naismith Memorial Sean Green ‘91 - Played 84 NBA games overBasketball Hall of Fame (2013) inductee whothree seasons for the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphiastarred for the Maroon & Gold from 1951-1954.76ers and Utah Jazz from 1991-94. Currently a high He rewrote the basketball record books atschool basketball coach in Southern California.Iona, scoring 1,375 points and graduated as the Scott Machado ‘12 - The last Gael to appearleading scorer in school history.in an NBA game. Machado played in regular A two-time All-Metropolitan selection with theseason NBA contests in 2012-13 with the HoustonGaels, he scored a then school-record 40 pointsRockets and postseason with the Golden Stateagainst John Carroll in 1954 and was the firstWarriors. Played the majority 2018-19 season inGael to score 40 or more points in a game.the NBA G-League for the South Bay Lakers and Following his playing days at Iona, Guerinplayed four games with the Los Angeles Lakers.played with the National Basketball Association’sThe MAAC & Iona’s all-time assist leader. HeNew York Knicks from 1956-1963 and was acurrently plays professionally in Australia.player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks Bob Santini ‘53 - Iona’s first NBA player, appearedfranchise for nine years.in four games with the New York Knicks in 1955-56. In 13 years as a professional player, Guerinaccumulated 14,676 points (17.3 per game), NOTABLE ALUMNI (ATHLETICS/POP CULTURE)4,278 rebounds (5.1 per game), and 4,211 assists Brendan Malone ‘62 - longtime NBA assistant(5.0 per game) over 848 games.coach, last with the Detroit Pistons from 2014-16. Don McLean - Singer-songwriter noted mostGAEL GREATSfamous for his 1971 single “American Pie”.In addition to Naismith Hall of Famer Richie Dennis Leonard - Kansas City Royals Hall of FamerGuerin ‘54, here are additional significant namesand 12-year MLB veteran who won 20 games onin Iona basketball history:three occasions from 1977-80. He was inducted in Jim Valvano - legendary head coach at IonaMay 2015 into the New York Baseball Hall of Fame.from 1975-80 who “Dared To Dream” to win a Kyle Flood ‘93 - Former head football coachnational championship with the Gaels and finallyat Rutgers, current OL coach at Alabama.did in 1983, albeit with North Carolina State. Maggie Timoney '89 - The Iona women'sSuccumbed to cancer in 1993 eight weeks afterbasketball Hall of Famer recently became thean impassioned speech at the ESPY Awards thatfirst female CEO of Heineken USA.year which in which he announced creation of Jason Motte - Major League Baseball relief pitcherThe V Foundation for Cancer Research and itsrecorded the final out of the 2011 World Series withmotto, “Don’t Give Up. Don’t Ever Give Up.”the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. Has also Jeff Ruland ‘91 - All-American during hisappeared in Major League games with the Chicagotime at Iona and, two-time NBA All-Star withCubs, Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves.the Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers and Leonard Korir '12 - a two time NCAA track and fieldDetroit Pistons. Following his career, returned tochampion while at Iona, Korir represented Team USAIona and served as head coach from 1998-2007in the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in the 10,000-meterwhere he won three MAAC Championships.event. He is currently ranked as the top American Pat Kennedy - head coach from 1980-86. Wentmarathon runner on WorldAthletics.org.on to coach at Florida State, DePaul, Montana, Amanda Saccomanno '13 - World Wrestlingand Towson following a highly successful tenureEntertainment's (WWE) Mandy Rose, competesin New Rochelle. He was most recently headon the SmackDown brand.coach at Div. II Pace University in Pleasantville, Ignacio Maganto - was selected by the LANY, located 19 miles North of Iona.Galaxy with the 21st pick in the first round of the Warren Isaac ‘65 - Iona’s only 50-point scorer,2015 MLS SuperDraft, the first Major League SoccerIsaac played six seasons in Europe following hisdraft pick in Iona history. Maganto scored his firsttenure at Iona. A New York City school legend,MLS goal with the Galaxy in the spring of 2015.Isaac started for Power Memorial paving the Mariano Rivera III ‘15 - Earned his degree inway for NBA Hall of Famer Kareem AbdulMay 2015 and was selected in the fourth roundJabbar a 1965 graduate of the high school.by the Washington Nationals. Tim Welsh - head coach from 1995-98 Jared Finkel - Drafted by the Minnesota Twinswho went on to coach in the Big East within 2017, was a Midwest League (Class A) All-StarProvidence for 10 seasons. Currently an ESPNin 2018 for the Cedar Rapids Kernels.college basketball analyst. Holds the highestcareer winning percentage ever at Iona.MAROON & GOLD ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER Kevin Willard - Iona coach from 2007-10, now head Follow Iona Athletics on Facebook and Twittercoach at Big East’s Seton Hall. Helped turn around a by following @ICGaels and receive immediateprogram which won two games in the season prior to updates on the Gaels. The men’s basketballhis arrival to 20 wins in his final season in Maroon & Gold. program can be found at @IonaGaelsMBB.at Marist Janu

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