2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball

MAAC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2015–16 record	22–11 (16–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Tim Cluess (6th year)
Assistant coach	Jared Grasso
Assistant coach	Brock Erickson
Assistant coach	Mark Calzonetti
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center

2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Monmouth	17	–	3	.850	28	–	8	.778
Iona †	16	–	4	.800	22	–	11	.667
Siena	13	–	7	.650	21	–	13	.618
Fairfield	12	–	8	.600	19	–	14	.576
Saint Peter's	12	–	8	.600	14	–	16	.467
Manhattan	9	–	11	.450	13	–	18	.419
Canisius	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Rider	8	–	12	.400	13	–	20	.394
Quinnipiac	6	–	14	.300	9	–	21	.300
Niagara	5	–	15	.250	7	–	25	.219
Marist	4	–	16	.200	7	–	23	.233


† 2016 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by sixth year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 22–11, 16–4 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius, Siena, and Monmouth to be champions of the MAAC Tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a #13 seed, they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2014–15 season 26–9, 17–3 in MAAC play to win the MAAC regular season championship. Iona lost to Manhattan in the championship game of the MAAC Tournament and earned an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. In the NIT, they lost in the first round to Rhode Island.

Roster

2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	McGill, RickeyRickey McGill	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Spring Valley	Spring Valley, New York
1.5 !G	1	Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	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)	4.0 !Sr	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)	4.5 !RS Sr	Bishop McNamara Harcum College	Laurel, Maryland
1.5 !G	4	Casimir, SchadracSchadrac Casimir	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	2.0 !So	Trinity Catholic South Kent School	Stamford, Connecticut
1.5 !G	5	English, A. J.A. J. English	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Appoquinimink St. Thomas More (CT)	Wilmington, Delaware
1.5 !G	10	Richmond, DashawnDashawn Richmond	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Curtis Cal State Bakersfield	Staten Island, New York
1.5 !G	13	Proctor, JahaadJahaad Proctor	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Harrisburg	Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	15	Much, DeyshoneeDeyshonee Much	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Redemption Christ Academy Buffalo	Rochester, New York
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, Pennsylvaia
3.5 !F	23	Washington, JordanJordan Washington	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pathways Indian Hills	Jamaica, New York
1.5 !G	24	Nwokeabia, BenjaminBenjamin Nwokeabia	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1.0 !Fr	College Duleman Impact Academy, FL	Geneva, Switzerland
1.5 !G	25	Rountree, AaronAaron Rountree	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greenfield Wake Forest	Wilson, North Carolina
3.5 !F	32	Hines, RydenRyden Hines	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dimond Impact Academy, NV	Anchorage, Alaska
3.5 !F	33	Westropo, SarenSaren Westropo	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lethbridge Collegiate Institute	Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

Head coach

Tim Cluess (Hofstra)

Assistant coach(es)

Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac)
Brock Erickson (Assumption)
Mark Calzonetti (Bentley)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-11-13

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/15/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso Beaver Showcase	L 58–83	0–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,769) Valparaiso, IN
11/17/2015* 10:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State Beaver Showcase	L 73–93	0–2	Gill Coliseum (4,344) Corvallis, OR
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 92–77^[2]	1–2	Hynes Athletic Center (2,200) New Rochelle, NY
12/01/2015 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 101–77	2–2 (1–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,621) New Rochelle, NY
12/04/2015 7:00 pm		at Marist	W 101–66	3–2 (2–0)	McCann Field House (1,471) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/08/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	L 81–90	3–3	Reynolds Center (3,800) Tulsa, OK
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 83–73	4–3	Hynes Athletic Center (1,326) New Rochelle, NY
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 74–79	4–4	Ryan Center (3,645) Kingston, RI
12/22/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. UC Santa Barbara South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 76–80	4–5	South Point Arena (250) Enterprise, NV
12/23/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Akron South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 64–78	4–6	South Point Arena (225) Enterprise, NV
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 77–70	5–6	Hynes Athletic Center (2,177) New Rochelle, NY
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	W 78–66	6–6 (3–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,612) Hamden, CT
01/04/2016 7:00 pm		Niagara	W 65–42	7–6 (4–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,081) New Rochelle, NY
01/07/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 67–58	8–6 (5–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,277) New Rochelle, NY
01/09/2016 4:00 pm		Marist	W 90–80	9–6 (6–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,476) New Rochelle, NY
01/15/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Monmouth	L 102–110	9–7 (6–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
01/17/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	L 75–79	9–8 (6–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ
01/22/2016 7:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 64–58	10–8 (7–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,250) New Rochelle, NY
01/24/2016 3:30 pm		at Fairfield	L 91–98	10–9 (7–3)	Webster Bank Arena (1,278) Bridgeport, CT
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Manhattan	W 70–56	11–9 (8–3)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
02/01/2016 7:00 pm		at Saint Peter's	W 64–58	10–8 (7–2)	Yanitelli Center (1,250) Jersey City, NY
02/05/2016 7:00 pm		at Canisius	W 84–66	13–9 (10–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,702) Buffalo, NY
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		at Niagara	W 75–61	14–9 (11–3)	Gallagher Center (1,154) Lewiston, NY
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Siena	L 78–81	14–10 (11–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
02/15/2016 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	W 78–59	15–10 (12–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,421) New Rochelle, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 93–67	16–10 (13–4)	Multipurpose Activity Center (4,522) West Long Branch, NJ
02/22/2016 7:00 pm		at Siena	W 87–81	17–10 (14–4)	Times Union Center (6,026) Albany, NY
02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Manhattan	W 86–72	18–10 (15–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) Riverdale, NY
02/28/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	W 86–78	19–10 (16–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,079) New Rochelle, NY
MAAC Tournament
03/04/2016 9:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Canisius Quarterfinals	W 73–55	20–10	Times Union Center (1,269) Albany, NY
03/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Siena Semifinals	W 81–70	21–10	Times Union Center (5,722) Albany, NY
03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Monmouth Championship game	W 79–76	22–10	Times Union Center (3,115) Albany, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/17/2016* 2:00 pm, TBS	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 22 Iowa State First round	L 81–94	22–11	Pepsi Center (19,499) Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?SPSID=64319&SPID=7099&DB_OEM_ID=14900&Q_SEASON=2015
↑ "Iona takes down Delaware 92-77 for first win of the season". ESPN.com. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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