List of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 15 head coaches of the Gaels in their 80-season history.[1]

Iona's current head coach is Tobin Anderson. He was hired as the Gaels' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Rick Pitino, who left to become the head coach at St. John's.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1940–1946[a] Arthur Loftus 3 50–18 .735
2 1946–1947 Pete Caruso 1 15–8 .652
3 1947–1973 Jim McDermott 26 319–253 .558
4 1973–1975 Gene Roberti 2 15–32 .319
5 1975–1980 Jim Valvano 5 95–46 .674
6 1980–1986 Pat Kennedy 6 124–60 .674
7 1986–1991 Gary Brokaw 5 72–74 .493
8 1991–1995[b] Jerry Welsh 4 47–63 .427
9 1995–1998[c] Tim Welsh 4 70–22 .761
10 1998–2007 Jeff Ruland 9 139–135 .507
11 2007–2010 Kevin Willard 3 45–49 .479
12 2010–2019[d] Tim Cluess 9 199–108 .648
13 2019–2020* Tra Arnold 1 12–17 .414
14 2020–2023 Rick Pitino 3 64–22 .744
15 2023–present Tobin Anderson 0 0–0 –
Totals 15 coaches 80 seasons 1,266–907 .583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Iona did not field a team from 1942 to 1945.
  2. ^ Jerry Welsh resigned in February 1995 due to health concerns. Tim Welsh served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1994–95 season.[4]
  3. ^ After serving as interim head coach for the end of the 1994–95 season, Tim Welsh was named permanent head coach in March 1995.[5]
  4. ^ Cluess took a leave of absence while tending to a medical issue for the 2019–20 season. Tra Arnold served as interim head coach for the season.[6] In March 2020, Cluess resigned as head coach, having not coached in more than a year.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona Athletics. p. 22-24. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ^ Thamel, Pete (March 21, 2023). "Sources: Iona reaches 5-year deal with FDU's Tobin Anderson". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Zagoria, Adam (March 20, 2023). "Rick Pitino Hired by St. John's, Returning to His Big East Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Markowitz, Dan (February 26, 1995). "What Happened to Iona's Once-Winning Team". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Ruland Named Assistant Coach at Iona". The New York Times. April 20, 1995. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Franko, Kyle (December 17, 2019). "Iona basketball pushing on without coach Tim Cluess". The Trentonian. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ^ Thomson, Josh (March 13, 2020). "Men's basketball: Tim Cluess resigns after at Iona College due to health". The Journal News. Retrieved March 15, 2023.