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2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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.