2005–06 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2005–06 Iona Gaels men's basketball
2005–06 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	23–8 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach	Jeff Ruland (8th season);
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center

2005–06 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Manhattan †	14	–	4	.778	20	–	11	.645
Iona	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Marist	12	–	6	.667	19	–	10	.655
Siena	10	–	8	.556	15	–	13	.536
Saint Peter's	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Loyola (MD)	8	–	10	.444	15	–	13	.536
Niagara	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Fairfield	7	–	11	.389	9	–	19	.321
Canisius	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Rider	4	–	14	.222	8	–	20	.286

† 2006 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led 8th-year by head coach Jeff Ruland, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels finished second in the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2006 NCAA tournament. As the No. 13 seed in the South region, the Gaels lost to No. 4 seed and eventual Final Four participant LSU in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	15	Steve Burtt	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	New York, New York

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
MAAC tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2006*	(13 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 19 LSU First round	L 64–80	23–8	Jacksonville Veteran's Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Iona Gaels men's basketball
Venues	Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium Hynes Athletics Center (1974–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24