2018–19 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels were led by ninth-year head coach Tim Cluess, and played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the regular season 17–16 overall, 12–6 in MAAC play to win the regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the 2019 MAAC Tournament, they defeated No. 9 seed Saint Peter's, No. 5 seed Siena and No. 6 seed Monmouth 81–60, to become champions of the MAAC Tournament for a record fourth consecutive time.[1] They earned the MAAC's automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, receiving a 16 seed in the Midwest region, and facing No. 1 seed North Carolina in the first round. Iona led 38–33 at the half, while making 10-of-21 3-pointers. But North Carolina opened the second half on a 25–7 run, leading by as many as 20, en route to a 88–73 victory. Iona's 15 made three-point field goals are the most ever by a North Carolina opponent in its NCAA tournament history of 171 games.[2]

2018–19 Iona Gaels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2018–19 record17–16 (12–6 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Eaton
  • Tra Arnold
  • Ricky Johns
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona†12–6 .667  17–16  .515
Canisius11–7 .611  15–17  .469
Quinnipiac11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Rider11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Siena11–7 .611  17–16  .515
Monmouth10–8 .556  14–21  .400
Manhattan8–10 .444  11–21  .344
Marist7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Saint Peter's6–12 .333  10–22  .313
Fairfield6–12 .333  9–22  .290
Niagara6–12 .333  13–19  .406
† 2019 MAAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2017–18 season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Manhattan, Saint Peter's and Fairfield to become champions of the MAAC Tournament for the third consecutive time. They earned the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Duke.[3]

Roster
2018–19 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Rickey McGill 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) Sr Spring Valley, New York
G/F 1 Isaiah Still 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rahway, New Jersey
G/F 2 E.J. Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Hartford, Connecticut
G 3 Asante Gist 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr East Orange, New Jersey
G 5 Ben Perez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Marcos, California
F 10 Andrija Ristanovic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Belgrade, Serbia
F 12 Tajuan Agee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 13 Jahnathan Maxwell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 20 Isaiah Ross 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Davenport, Iowa
G 24 Malik Rhem 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
G 32 Payton Hudson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Yonkers, New York
F 44 Niksa Nikolic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) Jr Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2018

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 Albany W 72–68  1–0
 Hynes Athletic Center (2,012)
New Rochelle, NY
Nov 13, 2018*
9:00 pm		 at New Mexico L 83–90  1–1
 Dreamstyle Arena (10,188)
Albuquerque, NM
Nov 19, 2018*
5:00 pm		 vs. Long Beach State
MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight semifinals		 L 85–86  1–2
 Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Nov 21, 2018*
2:00pm		 vs. Hartford
MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight consolation		 W 80–75  2–2
 Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2018*
4:00 pm, FSN		 at Providence L 79–91  2–3
 Dunkin' Donuts Center (8,187)
Providence, RI
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Ohio L 65–89  2–4
 Convocation Center (5,227)
Athens, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, MASN		 at VCU L 59–88  2–5
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, VA
Dec 9, 2018*
11:00 am, FS1		 vs. Columbia
MSG Holiday Festival		 L 71–74  2–6
 Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
Dec 15, 2018*
11:30 am		 vs. Princeton
Boardwalk Classic		 L 81–85  2–7
 Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Yale L 84–99  2–8
 Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,136)
New Haven, CT
Dec 30, 2018*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Holy Cross L 71–78  2–9
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,896)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Monmouth W 103–84  3–9
(1–0)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,057)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 5, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairfield W 94–87  4–9
(2–0)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,168)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm		 at Niagara L 90–95  4–10
(2–1)		 Gallagher Center (896)
Lewiston, NY
Jan 13, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Canisius W 88–70  5–10
(3–1)		 Koessler Athletic Center (1,086)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 18, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Marist W 90–77  6–10
(4–1)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,372)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 20, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Monmouth L 81–83  6–11
(4–2)		 OceanFirst Bank Center (1,739)
West Long Branch, NJ
Jan 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Rider W 77–71  7–11
(5–2)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,652)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 27, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Fairfield L 68–80  7–12
(5–3)		 Webster Bank Arena (2,479)
Bridgeport, CT
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Marist L 74–78  7–13
(5–4)		 McCann Field House (1,093)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 2, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Siena L 54–56  7–14
(5–5)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,537)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Quinnipiac L 65–66  7–15
(5–6)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,532)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 10, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Niagara W 79–76  8–15
(6–6)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,807)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 13, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Siena W 57–52  9–15
(7–6)		 Times Union Center (5,560)
Albany, NY
Feb 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Saint Peter's W 62–46  10–15
(8–6)		 Hynes Athletic Center (1,429)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Quinnipiac W 81–77  11–15
(9–6)		 People's United Center (1,585)
Hamden, Connecticut
Feb 22, 2019
7:00 pm, Jaspervision		 at Manhattan W 66–52  12–15
(10–6)		 Draddy Gymnasium (1,879)
Riverdale, NY
Feb 24, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Canisius W 87–80  13–15
(11–6)		 Hynes Athletic Center (2,288)
New Rochelle, NY
Mar 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Rider W 86–79  14–15
(12–6)		 Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC Tournament
Mar 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (1) vs. (9) Saint Peter's
Quarterfinals		 W 73–71  15–15
 Times Union Center (2,111)
Albany, NY
Mar 10, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 (1) at (5) Siena
Semifinals		 W 73–57  16–15
 Times Union Center (4,918)
Albany, NY
Mar 11, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 (1) vs. (6) Monmouth
Championship		 W 81–60  17–15
 Times Union Center (2,123)
Albany, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 22, 2019*
9:20 pm, TNT		 (16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 3 North Carolina
First Round		 L 73–88  17–16
 Nationwide Arena (19,426)
Columbus, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References
  1. "Iona Becomes First Team To Win Four Straight Men's Basketball Championships". MAACSports.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "No. 16 Iona MBB Leads No. 1 UNC at Half, Falls In NCAA First Round". ICGaels.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "Iona vs. Duke - Game Recap - March 15, 2018". ESPN.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  4. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". ICGaels.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
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