2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball

MAAC regular season champions
NIT, First round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	26–9 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Tim Cluess (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jared Grasso
Assistant coach	Brock Erickson
Assistant coach	Douglas Leichner
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center

2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	26	–	9	.743
Rider	15	–	5	.750	21	–	12	.636
Manhattan †	13	–	7	.650	19	–	14	.576
Monmouth	13	–	7	.650	18	–	15	.545
Canisius	11	–	9	.550	18	–	15	.545
Quinnipiac	9	–	11	.450	15	–	15	.500
Saint Peter's	8	–	12	.400	16	–	18	.471
Siena	7	–	13	.350	11	–	20	.355
Niagara	7	–	13	.350	8	–	22	.267
Fairfield	5	–	15	.250	7	–	24	.226
Marist	5	–	15	.250	7	–	25	.219


† 2015 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by fifth 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 26–9, 17–3 in MAAC play to finish win the MAAC regular season championship. They defeated Siena and Monmouth to advance to the championship game of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Manhattan. As a regular season 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 Rhode Island.

Roster

2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	1	Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Malcolm X Shabazz State College Florida Manatee	Newark, New Jersey
1.5 !G	2	Amayo, KelvinKelvin Amayo	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	3.0 !Jr	NIA Prep Marshall	Newark, New Jersey
1.5 !G	3	Muhammad, IbnIbn Muhammad	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bishop McNamara Harcum College	Laurel, Maryland
2.5 !G/F	4	Scott, ShackquielShackquiel Scott	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Passaic County Tech Robinson School	Passaic, New Jersey
1.5 !G	5	English, A. J.A. J. English	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Appoquinimink St. Thomas More (CT)	Wilmington, Delaware
1.5 !G	10	Bebis, VangelisVangelis Bebis	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ikaros	Athens, Greece
3.5 !F	11	Ellis, GrantGrant Ellis	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Hudson Catholic	Newark, New Jersey
3.5 !F	13	Laury, DavidDavid Laury	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	NIA Prep Lamar State–Port Arthur (TX)	East Orange, New Jersey
3.5 !F	21	Dublin, JeylaniJeylani Dublin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Millbrook School Longwood	Brooklyn, NY
1.5 !G	22	Bessick, TaylorTaylor Bessick	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rise Academy James Madison	Philadelphia, PA
3.5 !F	32	Hines, RydenRyden Hines	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Dimond (Impact Academy)	Anchorage, Alaska
3.5 !F	44	Robinson, DanielDaniel Robinson	84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Atlantic Shores Christian IMG Academy	Norfolk, Virginia

Head coach

Tim Cluess (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac)
Brock Erickson (Assumption)
Douglas Leichner (Central Connecticut State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-30

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 7:00 PM		Cleveland State	W 78–73	1–0	Hynes Athletic Center (2,008) New Rochelle, NY
11/18/2014* 7:00 AM, ESPN2		at Wofford ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon	L 73–86	1–1	Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,014) Spartanburg, SC
11/21/2014* 8:30 PM, ESPN3		at Wake Forest Roundball Showcase	W 85–81	2–1	LJVM Coliseum (6,809) Winston-Salem, NC
11/23/2014* 5:30 PM		at North Texas Roundball Showcase	W 78–58	3–1	The Super Pit (2,278) Denton, TX
11/26/2014* 7:00 PM		Delaware State Roundball Showcase	W 126–76	4–1	Hynes Athletic Center (1,414) New Rochelle, NY
11/30/2014* 3:30 PM, SECN		at #25 Arkansas Roundball Showcase	L 77–94	4–2	Bud Walton Arena (6,203) Fayetteville, AR
12/07/2014 4:30 PM		at Monmouth	L 89–92	4–3 (0–1)	Multipurpose Activity Center (1,484) West Long Branch, NJ
12/10/2014 7:00 PM		Rider	W 77–64	5–3 (1–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,608) New Rochelle, NY
12/13/2014* 2:00 PM		Indiana State	W 91–84	6–3	Hynes Athletic Center (1,681) New Rochelle, NY
12/20/2014* 7:00 PM, NBCSN		at George Mason	L 81–86	6–4	Patriot Center (3,016) Fairfax, VA
12/23/2014* 2:00 PM		Florida Gulf Coast	W 86–67	7–4	Hynes Athletic Center (1,913) New Rochelle, NY
12/28/2014* 1:00 PM		at Drexel	W 81–62	8–4	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,101) Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2014* 7:00 PM		at Massachusetts	L 82–87	8–5	Mullins Center (4,011) Amherst, MA
01/04/2015 2:00 PM		at Siena	W 86–72	9–5 (2–1)	Times Union Center (5,898) Albany, NY
01/06/2015 7:00 PM		Quinnipiac	W 81–73	10–5 (3–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,150) New Rochelle, NY
01/10/2015 2:00 PM		Canisius	W 79–76	11–5 (4–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,651) New Rochelle, NY
01/13/2015 7:00 PM		Fairfield	W 74–58	12–5 (5–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,033) New Rochelle, NY
01/16/2015 7:00 PM		at Niagara	W 80–79	13–5 (6–1)	Gallagher Center (879) Lewiston, NY
01/18/2015 2:00 PM		at Canisius	L 74–78	13–6 (6–2)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,524) Buffalo, NY
01/22/2015 7:00 PM		at Rider	W 78–68	14–6 (7–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,422) Lawrenceville, NJ
01/25/2015 4:30 PM		vs. Niagara	W 87–64	15–6 (8–2)	Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY
01/31/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	W 68–61 ^OT	16–6 (9–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,942) New Rochelle, NY
02/02/2015 7:00 PM		at Fairfield	Postponed^[2]		Webster Bank Arena Fairfield, CT
02/06/2015 7:00 PM, ESPNU		Siena	W 87–83	17–6 (10–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,811) New Rochelle, NY
02/08/2015 2:00 PM		Marist	W 89–67	18–6 (11–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,016) New Rochelle, NY
02/10/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at Fairfield	W 72–57	19–6 (12–2)	Webster Bank Arena (1,410) Fairfield, CT
02/13/2015 10:00 PM, ESPNU		at Manhattan	W 70–67	20–6 (13–2)	Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) Bronx, NY
02/15/2015 4:00 PM		at Quinnipiac	W 60–57	21–6 (14–2)	TD Bank Sports Center (2,544) Hamden, CT
02/20/2015 9:00 PM, ESPNU		at Marist	W 72–68	22–6 (15–2)	McCann Field House (1,277) Poughkeepsie, NY
02/22/2015 4:00 PM, ESPN3		Monmouth	W 69–68	23–6 (16–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
02/27/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN2		Manhattan	W 79–75	24–6 (17–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
03/01/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	L 60–68	24–7 (17–3)	Yanitelli Center (518) Jersey City, NJ
MAAC Tournament
03/07/2015 12:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. Siena Quarterfinals	W 74–71	25–7	Times Union Center (5,159) Albany, NY
03/08/2015 4:30 PM, ESPN3		vs. Monmouth Semifinals	W 95–77	26–7	Times Union Center (2,752) Albany, NY
03/09/2015 9:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Manhattan Championship game	L 69–79	26–8	Times Union Center (2,963) Albany, NY
NIT
03/17/2015* 7:00 PM, ESPNU	#(6)	at (3) Rhode Island First round	L 75–88	26–9	Ryan Center (2,638) Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

↑ http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14900&SPID=7099&SPSID=64319
↑ "Iona MBB at Fairfield Postponed Tonight; Make Up Feb. 10". ICGaels.com. February 2, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.

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