2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Gaels, led by fourth 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 22–11, 17–3 to win the MAAC regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Manhattan. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.
Roster
2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
DaShawn Gomez
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Inglewood (Antelope Valley College )
Inglewood, California
G
1
Isaiah Williams
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Malcolm X Shabazz (State College Florida Manatee )
Newark, New Jersey
G
2
Kelvin Amayo
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
NIA Prep (Marshall )
Newark, New Jersey
G
3
Tavon Sledge
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Jr
Half Hollow Hills West (Iowa State )
Spring Valley, New York
G/F
4
Shackquiel Scott
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Passaic County Tech (Robinson School )
Passaic, New Jersey
G
5
A. J. English
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Appoquinimink St. Thomas More (CT)
Wilmington, Delaware
F
11
Grant Ellis
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Hudson Catholic
Newark, New Jersey
G/F
12
Mike Poole
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
St. Benedict's Prep (Rutgers )
Rosedale, New York
F
13
David Laury
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Jr
NIA Prep (Lamar State–Port Arthur (TX) )
East Orange, New Jersey
G
20
Britton Williams
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Liberty (CSU Bakersfield )
Bakersfield, California
G
21
Tre Bowman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Central York (Midland College )
York, Pennsylvania
G
22
Sean Armand
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Jacqueline Onassis CJEOTO Academy (NJ)
Brooklyn, New York
F
32
Ryden Hines
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Dimond (Impact Academy)
Anchorage, Alaska
F
44
Daniel Robinson
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Atlantic Shores Christian (IMG Academy )
Norfolk, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: October 17, 2013
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2013 *2:00 pm
at Cleveland State
L 69–73
0–1
Wolstein Center (2,251)Cleveland, OH
November 16, 2013 *2:00 pm
Wofford
W 76–55
1–1
Hynes Athletic Center (2,046)New Rochelle, NY
November 19, 2013 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 2 Kansas
L 66–86
1–2
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)Lawrence, KS
November 23, 2013 *2:00 pm
George Mason
W 89–73
2–2
Hynes Athletic Center (1,738)New Rochelle, NY
December 1, 2013 *2:00 pm
at Florida Gulf Coast
W 90–72
3–2
Alico Arena (3,779)Fort Myers, FL
December 4, 2013 7:00 pm
Marist
W 83–74
4–2 (1–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,753)New Rochelle, NY
December 8, 2013 1:30 pm
at Fairfield
W 83–72
5–2 (2–0)
Webster Bank Arena (1,407)Bridgeport, CT
December 14, 2013 *2:00 pm
St. Bonaventure
L 89–102
5–3
Hynes Athletic Center (2,019)New Rochelle, NY
December 19, 2013 *7:00 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton
L 84–96
5–4
UD Arena (11,539)Dayton, OH
December 22, 2013 *4:00 pm
at Nevada
L 72–80
5–5
Lawlor Events Center (5,219)Reno, NV
December 28, 2013 *8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Iowa
L 78–90
5–6
McLeod Center (5,218)Cedar Falls, IA
January 4, 2014 2:00 pm
Niagara
W 118–92
6–6 (3–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,776)New Rochelle, NY
January 6, 2014 7:00 pm, SNY
at Quinnipiac
L 74–86
6–7 (3–1)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,230)Hamden, CT
January 10, 2014 7:00 pm
Fairfield
W 84–75
7–7 (4–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,507)New Rochelle, NY
January 12, 2014 2:00 pm
at Siena
W 87–78
8–7 (5–1)
Times Union Center (5,793)Albany, NY
January 17, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Canisius
L 83–85
8–8 (5–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,278)New Rochelle, NY
January 19, 2014 5:00 pm
Siena
W 88–74
9–8 (6–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,619)New Rochelle, NY
January 24, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac
W 95–73
10–8 (7–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,823)New Rochelle, NY
January 26, 2014 2:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
W 71–63
11–8 (8–2)
Yanitelli Center (370)Jersey City, NJ
January 31, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Manhattan
W 85–73
12–8 (9–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)New Rochelle, NY
February 4, 2014 7:00 pm
at Monmouth
W 89–71
13–8 (10–2)
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,047)West Long Branch, NJ
February 7, 2014 7:00 pm
at Niagara
W 90–89
14–8 (11–2)
Gallagher Center (1,259)Lewiston, NY
February 9, 2014 2:00 pm
at Canisius
W 101–91
15–8 (12–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)Buffalo, NY
February 12, 2014 7:00 pm
Saint Peter's
W 62–59
16–8 (13–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,256)New Rochelle, NY
February 14, 2014 7:00 pm
Monmouth
W 89–70
17–8 (14–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,414)New Rochelle, NY
February 21, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rider
W 80–77
18–8 (15–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,616)Lawrenceville, NJ
February 23, 2014 2:00 pm
at Marist
W 86–67
19–8 (16–2)
McCann Field House (1,820)Poughkeepsie, NY
February 28, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Manhattan
L 77–80
19–9 (16–3)
Draddy Gymnasium (2,520)Riverdale, NY
March 2, 2014 2:30 pm, ESPN3
Rider
W 97–81
20–9 (17–3)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2014 12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Rider Quarterfinals
W 94–71
21–9
MassMutual Center (2,716)Springfield, MA
March 9, 2014 4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Canisius Semifinals
W 75–72
22–9
MassMutual Center (N/A)Springfield, MA
March 10, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Manhattan Championship
L 68–71
22–10
MassMutual Center (1,749)Springfield, MA
NIT
March 19, 2014 *7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. (6)
at (3) Louisiana Tech First round
L 88–89
22–11
Thomas Assembly Center (4,643)Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll , (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References