2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Gaels, led by third year head coach Tim Cluess , played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were champions of the MAAC tournament , defeating Manhattan in the championship game, to earn an automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Ohio State.
Roster
2012–13 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F 0
Taaj Ridley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Bronx, New York
F 1
DeSean Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Inglewood, California
G 2
Lamont Jones 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Harlem, New York
G 3
Tavon Sledge 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So
Spring Valley, New York
G 5
A. J. English 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Middletown, Delaware
G 10
DaShawn Gomez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Inglewood, California
F 11
Grant Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Newark, New Jersey
F 12
Shawn Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg)
Jr
Live Oak, Florida
F 13
David Laury 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg)
So
East Orange, New Jersey
G 22
Sean Armand 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Brooklyn, New York
G 23
Tre Bowman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
York, Pennsylvania
F 32
Nyandigisi Moikobu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Seattle, Washington
G 33
Curtis Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Bronx, New York
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
11/09/2012 *9:00 pm, ESPN3
Denver W 65–58 1–0
Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY
11/16/2012 *9:00 pm
vs. Quinnipiac Paradise Jam first roundL 92–98 OT
1–1
Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI
11/17/2012 *5:00 pm
vs. Wake Forest Paradise Jam W 94–68 2–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,266)Saint Thomas, USVI
11/19/2012 *5:00 pm
vs. UIC Paradise Jam L 81–86 2–2
Sports and Fitness Center (920)Saint Thomas, USVI
11/28/2012 7:00 pm
Niagara W 83–72 3–2 (1–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,918)New Rochelle, NY
12/05/2012 7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
L 62–64 3–3 (1–1)
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
12/08/2012 *9:30 pm
vs. Rutgers MSG Holiday Festival L 73–81 3–4
Madison Square Garden New York City, NY
12/15/2012 *5:00 pm
at Georgia
W 81–78 OT
4–4
Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA
12/18/2012 *7:00 pm
Liberty W 87–69 5–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,537)New Rochelle, NY
12/20/2012 *7:00 pm
at La Salle
L 74–88 5–5
Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
12/23/2012 *2:00 pm
Norfolk State W 100–72 6–5
Hynes Athletic Center (1,855)New Rochelle, NY
12/28/2012 *7:00 pm
at Saint Joseph's
L 91–96 6–6
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
12/31/2012 *1:00 pm
at St. Bonaventure
W 93–74 7–6
Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, NY
01/04/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena
W 66–62 8–6 (2–1)
Times Union Center Albany, NY
01/06/2013 5:00 pm
Manhattan W 78–70 9–6 (3–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,186)New Rochelle, NY
01/10/2013 7:00 pm
at Marist
W 86–82 10–6 (4–1)
McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY
01/13/2013 2:00 pm
Canisius W 97–87 11–6 (5–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,094)New Rochelle, NY
01/18/2013 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Fairfield W 84–73 12–6 (6–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,435)New Rochelle, NY
01/20/2013 2:00 pm
at Rider
L 62–67 12–7 (6–2)
Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
01/25/2013 7:00 pm
Saint Peter's W 90–71 13–7 (7–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,925)New Rochelle, NY
01/27/2013 12:00 pm
at Loyola (MD)
W 79–71 14–7 (8–2)
Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD
01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara
L 90–93 OT
14–8 (8–3)
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
02/02/2013 7:00 pm
at Canisius
L 74–77 14–9 (8–4)
Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
02/07/2013 7:00 pm
Marist L 104–105 2OT
14–10 (8–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,875)New Rochelle, NY
02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 78–71 15–10 (9–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,161)New Rochelle, NY
02/15/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Manhattan
L 73–74 2OT
15–11 (9–6)
Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
02/18/2013 7:00 pm
at Fairfield
L 64–66 15–12 (9–7)
Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT
02/23/2013 *11:00 am, ESPNU
at Indiana State BracketBusters L 64–65 15–13
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
03/01/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2
Loyola (MD) W 90–86 16–13 (10–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,521)New Rochelle, NY
03/03/2013 2:00 pm
Siena W 80–61 17–13 (11–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,525)New Rochelle, NY
2013 MAAC men's basketball tournament
03/09/2013 4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Canisius Quarterfinals W 89–85 18–13
MassMutual Center Springfield, MA
03/10/2013 2:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Niagara Semifinals W 79–73 19–13
MassMutual Center (2,421)Springfield, MA
03/11/2013 9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Manhattan Championship Game W 60–57 20–13
MassMutual Center (1,493)Springfield, MA
2013 NCAA tournament
03/22/2013 *7:15 pm, CBS
No. (15 W)
vs. No. 7 (2 W) Ohio State Second Round L 70–95 20–14
UD Arena Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region W=West.
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