| Tim Cluess | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Iona College |
| Record | 25-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | March 9, 1959 |
| Place of birth | Queens, New York, USA |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–81 1982–83 |
St. John's Hofstra |
| Position(s) | Forward |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–2005 2005–2006 2006–2010 2010–present |
Saint Mary's (Manhasset) HS Suffolk CC C.W. Post Iona College |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 145-55 |
Tim Cluess (born March 9, 1959 in Queens, New York) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Iona College, and former coach of Long Island University–C.W. Post. He took over Iona from Kevin Willard on April 8, 2010.[1]
Cluess posted a 120–33 record in five seasons as a head coach at the college level at both C.W. Post and Suffolk County Community College. He led the C.W. Post Pioneers to three straight first place finishes in the East Coast Conference including two tournament titles in 2007–08 and 2008–09. The Pioneers held a perfect 24–0 regular season record in 2008–09 en route to an NCAA Division II Elite Eight Tournament appearance and a 30–1 final record.
Prior to his collegiate experience, Cluess was the head coach of Saint Mary's High School in Manhasset, New York for 14 seasons. Cluess's Gaels won four New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association (NYSCHSAA) championships and two New York State Federation of Secondary Schools Athletic Associations (NYSFSSA) championships. Among his 50+ players at Saint Mary's to earn an athletic scholarship to play collegiate basketball was former University of North Carolina standout and current Cleveland Cavalier Danny Green.
In 2004–05, Saint Mary's posted a 25–1 overall record. Notable players on the team were Danny Green (NBA's Cavaliers), Rashad Green (San Francisco), Tyrone Hanson (Jackson State), Tyson Johnson (Wyoming, now playing professionally overseas), Gilbert Montalvo (C.W. Post) and Aleek Pauline (Norfolk State).
From 1999-2001, Tim Cluess' St. Mary's club boasted dominant teams and plenty of notable players, including Joel Suarez (Hofstra University), Ilian "Shoush" Evtimov (NC State University, France Pro League for Proteas EKA AEL), Kenny Grant (Davidson University, Sweden National Team, Sweden Pro League for Nancy), Matt Preston (Columbia University, Dutch Pro League for Omniworld Almere), Dwayne Byfield (Monmouth University, Poland Pro League for Slask Wroclaw) and Mamadou Diakhate (Fairfield University).
Cluess played professionally in Europe and Australia after a collegiate career at both St. John's (1978–81) and Hofstra (1982–83).
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Suffolk Community College (Region XV) (2005–2006) | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Suffolk C.C. | 22–10 | |||||||
| Suffolk C.C.: | 22–10 | ||||||||
| C.W. Post (East Coast Conference) (2006–2010) | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | C.W. Post | 19–11 | 13–7 | 3rd | ECC Championship Final | ||||
| 2007–2008 | C.W. Post | 26–5 | 18–2 | 1st | NCAA Division II Regionals | ||||
| 2008–2009 | C.W. Post | 30–1 | 18–0 | 1st | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
| 2009–2010 | C.W. Post | 23–6 | 18–3 | T–1st | ECC Championship Final | ||||
| C.W. Post: | 98–23 | 67–12 | |||||||
| Iona College (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2010–present) | |||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Iona College | 25-12 | 13-5 | 2nd | CIT runner-up | ||||
| 2011–2012 | Iona College | 6-1 | 2-0 | ||||||
| Iona College: | 31-13 | 15-5 | |||||||
| Total: | 151–46 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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