2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball
2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	7–9 (2–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Tobin Anderson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Bonacum; Kam Murrell; Patrick Wallace;
Home arena	Hynes Athletics Center

2023–24 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Saint Peter's	5	–	0	1.000	9	–	5	.643
Quinnipiac	4	–	1	.800	12	–	4	.750
Fairfield	4	–	2	.667	10	–	7	.588
Marist	3	–	2	.600	8	–	6	.571
Niagara	3	–	3	.500	7	–	9	.438
Iona	2	–	3	.400	7	–	9	.438
Mount St. Mary's	2	–	3	.400	6	–	10	.375
Siena	2	–	3	.400	3	–	13	.188
Canisius	2	–	4	.333	7	–	9	.438
Rider	2	–	4	.333	5	–	12	.294
Manhattan	1	–	5	.167	4	–	11	.267

† 2024 MAAC tournament winner As of January 15, 2024

The 2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represents Iona University during the 2023-24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Tobin Anderson, play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center located in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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

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

Tobin Anderson (Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Bonacum (Ramapo)
Kam Murrell (Memphis)
Patrick Wallace (Charleston Southern)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 22, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
January 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairfield			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 4, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Rider			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	Manhattan			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 18, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
MAAC Tournament
March 12–16, 2024	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "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.
↑ "Iona MBB Knocks Off Mount St. Mary's in MAAC Quarterfinal Round, 74-54". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Niagara ousted by Iona in MAAC tournament". WGRZ. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Iona gives vintage Rick Pitino performance to win MAAC men's championship". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Rick Pitino Praised for 'Masterclass' with Iona Despite NCAA Tournament Loss to UConn". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino accepts job at St. John's". AP News. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Iona hires Tobin Anderson as head coach after Rick Pitino's departure". Fox Sports. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved November 22, 2023.
↑ "Iona Gaels 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 22, 2023.

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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.

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