2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
NIT First round vs. Louisiana Tech, L 88–89
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2013–14 record 22–11 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach Tim Cluess (4th year)
Assistant coach Jared Grasso
Assistant coach Bill O'Keefe
Assistant coach Brock Erickson
Home arena Hynes Athletic Center
2013–14 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Iona 17 – 3   .850     22 – 11   .667
Manhattan † 15 – 5   .750     25 – 8   .758
Quinnipiac 14 – 6   .700     20 – 12   .625
Canisius 14 – 6   .700     21 – 13   .618
Siena 11 – 9   .550     20 – 18   .526
Saint Peter's 9 – 11   .450     14 – 17   .452
Rider 9 – 11   .450     14 – 17   .452
Marist 9 – 11   .450     12 – 19   .387
Monmouth 5 – 15   .250     11 – 21   .344
Fairfield 4 – 16   .200     7 – 25   .219
Niagara 3 – 17   .150     7 – 26   .212
† 2014 MAAC Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by fourth year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 17–3 to win the MAAC regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the MAAC Tournament where they lost to Manhattan. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.

Roster

2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Gomez, DaShawnDaShawn Gomez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Inglewood
(Antelope Valley College)		 Inglewood, California
G 1 Williams, IsaiahIsaiah Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) So Malcolm X Shabazz
(State College Florida Manatee)		 Newark, New Jersey
G 2 Amayo, KelvinKelvin Amayo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) NIA Prep
(Marshall)		 Newark, New Jersey
G 3 Sledge, TavonTavon Sledge style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Half Hollow Hills West
(Iowa State)		 Spring Valley, New York
G/F 4 Scott, ShackquielShackquiel Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Passaic County Tech
(Robinson School)		 Passaic, New Jersey
G 5 English, A.J.A.J. English style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 190 lb (86 kg) So Appoquinimink
St. Thomas More (CT)		 Wilmington, Delaware
F 11 Ellis, GrantGrant Ellis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hudson Catholic Newark, New Jersey
G/F 12 Poole, MikeMike Poole style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr St. Benedict's Prep
(Rutgers)		 Rosedale, New York
F 13 Laury, DavidDavid Laury style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) Jr NIA Prep
(Lamar State–Port Arthur (TX))		 East Orange, New Jersey
G 20 Williams, BrittonBritton Williams style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 165 lb (75 kg) So Liberty
(CSU Bakersfield)		 Bakersfield, California
G 21 Bowman, TreTre Bowman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Central York
(Midland College)		 York, Pennsylvania
G 22 Armand, SeanSean Armand style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Jacqueline Onassis
CJEOTO Academy (NJ)		 Brooklyn, New York
F 32 Hines, RydenRyden Hines style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Dimond
(Impact Academy)		 Anchorage, Alaska
F 44 Robinson, DanielDaniel Robinson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Atlantic Shores Christian
(IMG Academy)		 Norfolk, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac)
  • Bill O'Keefe (Queens College)
  • Brock Erickson (Assumption)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-17

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2013* at Cleveland State L 69–73  0–1 Wolstein Center (2,251)
11/16/2013* Wofford W 76–55  1–1 Hynes Athletic Center (2,046)
11/19/2013* at #2 Kansas L 66–86  1–2 Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
11/23/2013* George Mason W 89–73  2–2 Hynes Athletic Center (1,738)
12/01/2013* at Florida Gulf Coast W 90–72  3–2 Alico Arena (3,779)
12/04/2013 Marist W 83–74  4–2 (1–0) Hynes Athletic Center (1,753)
12/08/2013 at Fairfield W 83–72  5–2 (2–0) Webster Bank Arena (1,407)
12/14/2013* St. Bonaventure L 89–102  5–3 Hynes Athletic Center (2,019)
12/19/2013* at Dayton L 84–96  5–4 UD Arena (11,539)
12/22/2013* at Nevada L 72–80  5–5 Lawlor Events Center (5,219)
12/28/2013* at Northern Iowa L 78–90  5–6 McLeod Center (5,218)
01/04/2014 Niagara W 118–92  6–6 (3–0) Hynes Athletic Center (1,776)
01/06/2014 at Quinnipiac L 74–86  6–7 (3–1) TD Bank Sports Center (1,230)
01/10/2014 Fairfield W 84–75  7–7 (4–1) Hynes Athletic Center (1,507)
01/12/2014 at Siena W 87–78  8–7 (5–1) Times Union Center (5,793)
01/17/2014 Canisius L 83–85  8–8 (5–2) Hynes Athletic Center (1,278)
01/19/2014 Siena W 88–74  9–8 (6–2) Hynes Athletic Center (1,619)
01/24/2014 Quinnipiac W 95–73  10–8 (7–2) Hynes Athletic Center (1,823)
01/26/2014 at Saint Peter's W 71–63  11–8 (8–2) Yanitelli Center (370)
01/31/2014 Manhattan W 85–73  12–8 (9–2) Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
02/04/2014 at Monmouth W 89–71  13–8 (10–2) Multipurpose Activity Center (1,047)
02/07/2014 at Niagara W 90–89  14–8 (11–2) Gallagher Center (1,259)
02/09/2014 at Canisius W 101–91  15–8 (12–2) Koessler Athletic Center (2,196)
02/12/2014 Saint Peter's W 62–59  16–8 (13–2) Hynes Athletic Center (1,256)
02/14/2014 Monmouth W 89–70  17–8 (14–2) Hynes Athletic Center (1,414)
02/21/2014 at Rider W 80–77  18–8 (15–2) Alumni Gymnasium (1,616)
02/23/2014 at Marist W 86–67  19–8 (16–2) McCann Field House (1,820)
02/28/2014 at Manhattan L 77–80  19–9 (16–3) Draddy Gymnasium (2,520)
03/02/2014 Rider W 97–81  20–9 (17–3) Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
MAAC Tournament
03/08/2013 vs. Rider
(Quarterfinals)		 W 94–71  21–9 MassMutual Center (2,716)
03/09/2013 vs. Canisius
(Semifinals)		 W 75–72  22–9 MassMutual Center (N/A)
03/10/2013 vs. Manhattan
(Championship)		 L 68–71  22–10 MassMutual Center (1,749)
NIT
03/19/2013* #(6) at (3) Louisiana Tech
(First round)		 L 88–89  22–11 Thomas Assembly Center (4,643)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14900&SPID=7099&SPSID=64319