2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

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2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball
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MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Hynes Athletic Center
Seasons
←  2016–17
2018–19  →
2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rider 15–3 .83322–10  .688
Canisius 15–3 .83321–12  .636
Niagara 12–6 .66719–14  .576
Iona †11–7 .61120–14  .588
Manhattan 9–9 .50014–17  .452
Fairfield 9–9 .50017–16  .515
Quinnipiac 7–11 .38912–21  .364
Monmouth 7–11 .38911–20  .355
Saint Peter's 6–12 .33314–18  .438
Siena 4–14 .2228–24  .250
Marist 4–14 .2226–25  .194
† 2018 MAAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by eighth-year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play, to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the 2018 MAAC tournament, they defeated Manhattan, Saint Peter's and Fairfield 83–71, to become champions of the MAAC tournament for the third consecutive time. [1] They earned the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Duke, 89–67. [2]

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Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2016–17 season 22–13, 12–8 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for third place. In the 2017 MAAC tournament, they defeated Rider, Saint Peter's, and Siena win the tournament championship for the second season in a row. As a result, they received the MAAC's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. There, they lost in the first round to Oregon, 93–77. [3]

Roster

2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Rickey McGill 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Jr Spring Valley Spring Valley, NY
G 1Zach Lewis6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)185 lb(84 kg)GS Northwest Catholic Windsor, CT
G/F 2E.J. Crawford6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)210 lb(95 kg)So Simsbury Hartford, CT
G 3C.J. Seaforth6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)155 lb(70 kg)Fr Hamden Hamden, CT
G 4Schadrac Casimir5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)165 lb(75 kg)Jr Trinity Catholic (CT) Stamford, CT
F 10Andrija Ristanovic6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)200 lb(91 kg)FrHillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Belgrade, Serbia
F 11Roland Griffin6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)215 lb(98 kg)Jr West Aurora Aurora, IL
G 12Nils Taylor6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)195 lb(88 kg)So Rio Mesa Somis, CA
F 13TK Edogi6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)220 lb(100 kg)GS Valley Vista (AZ) Phoenix, AZ
G 15Deyshonee Much6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)180 lb(82 kg)SrRedemption Christian Academy (MA) Rochester, NY
G/F 20Jan Svandrlik6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)210 lb(95 kg)GS Canarias Basketball Academy Plzeň, Czech Republic
F 21Gavin Kensmil6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)230 lb(104 kg)Fr Canarias Basketball Academy Paramaribo, Suriname
G/F 22Isaiah Still6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)190 lb(86 kg)Jr Union Catholic Regional Rahway, NJ
F 30Branden Aughburns6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)230 lb(104 kg)Jr Canterbury School (CT) Flushing, NY
F 44Tyrell Williams6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)250 lb(113 kg)Jr Miami Norland Senior Miami, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2024-04-01

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm,  ESPN3 		at  Albany L 67–69 0–1
 SEFCU Arena  (3,529)
Albany, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm,  ACCN 		at  Syracuse L 62–71 0–2
 Carrier Dome  (19,601)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm		vs.  Weber State
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals		W 80–72 1–2
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (316)
Freeport, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2017*
8:00 pm		vs.  Northern Kentucky
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals		L 72–85 1–3
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (417)
Freeport, Bahamas
Nov 19, 2017*
5:00 pm		vs.  Coastal Carolina
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd-place game		L 84–89 1–4
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (312)
Freeport, Grand Bahama
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		at  Ohio W 93–88 2–4
 Convocation Center  (4,383)
Athens, OH
Dec 2, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairleigh Dickinson W 82–75 3–4
 Hynes Athletic Center  (1,500)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		at  NJIT W 74–70 4–4
 Wellness and Events Center  (460)
Newark, NJ
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Yale W 83–67 5–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,553)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 17, 2017*
4:30 pm,  FS1 		at  St. John's L 59–69 5–5
 Madison Square Garden  (9,515)
New York, NY
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm		at  Holy Cross W 82–68 6–5
 Hart Center  (1,054)
Worcester, MA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm		at  Rhode Island L 74–80 6–6
 Ryan Center  (4,381)
Kingston, RI
MAAC regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm		at  Niagara W 98–93 OT7–6
(1–0)		 Gallagher Center  (966)
Lewiston, NY
Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3		at  Canisius L 78–85 7–7
(1–1)		 Koessler Athletic Center  (969)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm,  ESPNU 		Saint Peter's W 73–69 8–7
(2–1)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,376)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 7, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Fairfield W 84–65 9–7
(3–1)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,749)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Siena W 71–69 10–7
(4–1)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,639)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 14, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Rider W 91–64 11–7
(5–1)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,193)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 19, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		at  Monmouth W 76–73 12–7
(6–1)		 OceanFirst Bank Center  (3,020)
West Long Branch, NJ
Jan 21, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3		CanisiusL 82–84 12–8
(6–2)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,567)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs.  Manhattan
MAAC Tripleheader		W 78–65 13–8
(7–2)		 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum  (2,545)
Uniondale, NY
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		at FairfieldL 100–103 OT13–9
(7–3)		 Webster Bank Arena  (1,179)
Bridgeport, CT
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Quinnipiac W 87–82 2OT14–9
(8–3)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,857)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 4, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3		at  Marist W 98–64 15–9
(9–3)		 McCann Field House  (1,145)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		MonmouthL 50–72 15–10
(9–4)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,371)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm		at Saint Peter'sW 86–77 16–10
(10–4)		 Yanitelli Center  (745)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		at SienaL 78–82 OT16–11
(10–5)		 Times Union Center  (5,773)
Albany, NY
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		NiagaraL 84–85 16–12
(10–6)		Hynes Athletic Center (1,797)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		ManhattanW 88–75 17–12
(11–6)		Hynes Athletic Center (2,411)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm		at RiderL 101–110 17–13
(11–7)		 Alumni Gymnasium  (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
Mar 3, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPN3		(4) vs. (5) Manhattan
Quarterfinals		W 72–60 18–13
Times Union Center (2,630)
Albany, NY
Mar 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		(4) vs. (9) Saint Peter's
Semifinals		W 65–62 19–13
Times Union Center (2,151)
Albany, NY
Mar 5, 2018
7:00 pm,  ESPN 		(4) vs. (6) Fairfield
Championship		W 83–71 20–13
Times Union Center (3,329)
Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018*
2:45 pm,  CBS 		(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 9  Duke
First round		L 67–89 20–14
 PPG Paints Arena  (18,757)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Duke 89-67 Iona (16 Mar, 2018) Game Recap - ESPN". ESPN. March 16, 2018. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Oregon 93-77 Iona (18 Mar, 2017) Game Recap - ESPN". ESPN. March 18, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
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