2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record16–17 (10–10 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Bonacum
  • Kam Murrell
  • Patrick Wallace
Home arenaHynes Athletics Center
Seasons
2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Quinnipiac 15 – 5   .750 24 – 10   .706
Fairfield 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
Marist 12 – 8   .600 18 – 13   .581
Rider 12 – 8   .600 15 – 17   .469
Saint Peter's † 12 – 8   .600 19 – 14   .576
Niagara 11 – 9   .550 16 – 16   .500
Iona 10 – 10   .500 16 – 17   .485
Mount St. Mary's 9 – 11   .450 13 – 19   .406
Canisius 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Manhattan 4 – 16   .200 7 – 23   .233
Siena 3 – 17   .150 4 – 28   .125
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona University during the 2023-24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Tobin Anderson, played their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center located in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 17–3 in MAAC play to finish as MAAC regular season champions.[1] They defeated Mount St. Mary's,[2] Niagara,[3] and Marist to win the MAAC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region.[4] There, they lost in the first round to eventual national champions UConn.[5]

On March 20, 2023, head coach Rick Pitino left the team to accept the head coaching job at St. John's.[6] The next day, the school named Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Tobin Anderson the team's new head coach.[7]

Roster

2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Isaac Brice 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Picayune, Mississippi
G/F 1 Wheza Panzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Mississauga, Ontario
G/F 2 Greg Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Jeremiah Quigley 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Accokeek, Maryland
G 4 Jean Aranguren 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Valencia, Venezuela
G 5 Joel Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Brampton, Ontario
G 7 Idan Tretout 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Brooklyn, New York
F 10 Terrell Williams Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Dallas, Texas
F 11 Sultan Adewale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr East London, England
G 13 Alex Bates IV 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 23 Dylan Saunders 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Roanoke, Virginia
G 25 Rohan Chappali 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Ashburn, Virginia
F 55 Osborn Shema 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Kanombe, Rwanda
G 77 Rodrigo Farias 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Flushing, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Charleston L 69–71  0–1
 TD Arena (5,265)
Charleston, SC
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart W 88–81  1–1
 Hynes Athletics Center (2,401)
New Rochelle, NY
November 20, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. High Point
Gulf Coast Showcase first round 		L 68–82  1–2
 Hertz Arena (234)
Estero, FL
November 21, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Long Beach State
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round 		L 76–80  1–3
 Hertz Arena (201)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2023*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Buffalo
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game 		W 89–64  2–3
 Hertz Arena (213)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 18 Colorado L 68–85  2–4
 CU Events Center (6,346)
Boulder, CO
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marist L 64–68  2–5
(0–1) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,845)
New Rochelle, NY
December 1, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield W 78–67  3–5
(1–1) 		Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,640)
Fairfield, CT
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hofstra L 57–62  3–6
 Hynes Athletics Center (1,744)
New Rochelle, NY
December 10, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Francis W 61–54  4–6
 Hynes Athletics Center (1,288)
New Rochelle, NY
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Holiday Hoopfest 		L 58–83  4–7
 UBS Arena (3,877)
Elmont, NY
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Colgate W 85–65  5–7
 Hynes Athletics Center (1,818)
New Rochelle, NY
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Harvard W 69–60  6–7
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Cambridge, MA
January 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Saint Peter's L 57–69  6–8
(1–2) 		Run Baby Run Arena (602)
Jersey City, NJ
January 7, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Niagara L 73–75  6–9
(1–3) 		Hynes Athletics Center (2,001)
New Rochelle, NY
January 14, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's W 87–70  7–9
(2–3) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,434)
New Rochelle, NY
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Canisius W 70-58  8–9
(3–3) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,482)
New Rochelle, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 87-91  8–10
(3–4) 		M&T Bank Arena (1,631)
Hamden, CT
January 26, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Siena W 70–51  9–10
(4–4) 		MVP Arena (5,100)
Albany, NY
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Fairfield W 91–82  10–10
(5–4) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,888)
New Rochelle, NY
February 4, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Rider W 94–93  11–10
(6–4) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,669)
New Rochelle, NY
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Niagara W 74–71  12–10
(7–4) 		Gallagher Center (1,041)
Lewiston, NY
February 10, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius L 69–73  12–11
(7–5) 		Koessler Athletic Center (621)
Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ 		Manhattan W 73–63  13–11
(8–5) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,862)
New Rochelle, NY
February 18, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's L 53–59  13–12
(8–6) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,808)
New Rochelle, NY
February 23, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Rider L 75–78  13–13
(8–7) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Mount St. Mary's L 65–72  13–14
(8–8) 		Knott Arena (1,387)
Emmitsburg, MD
March 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Quinnipiac L 64–82  13–15
(8–9) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,846)
New Rochelle, NY
March 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist W 71–64  14–15
(9–9) 		McCann Arena (1,762)
Poughkeepsie, NY
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 60–77  14–16
(9–10) 		Draddy Gymnasium (812)
Riverdale, NY
March 9, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Siena W 68–54  15–16
(10–10) 		Hynes Athletics Center (1,884)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC Tournament
March 12, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Manhattan
First round 		W 60–57  16–16
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 13, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Fairfield
First round 		L 63–68  16–17
 Boardwalk Hall (1,443)
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Iona Clinches MAAC Men's Basketball Regular Season Title and Locks up No. 1 Seed to Highlight Sunday's Action". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "Iona MBB Knocks Off Mount St. Mary's in MAAC Quarterfinal Round, 74-54". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Iona gives vintage Rick Pitino performance to win MAAC men's championship". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Rick Pitino Praised for 'Masterclass' with Iona Despite NCAA Tournament Loss to UConn". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino accepts job at St. John's". AP News. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Iona hires Tobin Anderson as head coach after Rick Pitino's departure". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  8. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  9. ^ "Iona Gaels 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2023.