2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball | |
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MAAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 20–14 (11–7 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Hynes Athletic Center |
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Rider | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 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]
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]
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 OT | 7–6 (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 | Canisius | L 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 Fairfield | L 100–103 OT | 13–9 (7–3) | Webster Bank Arena (1,179) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
Feb 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Quinnipiac | W 87–82 2OT | 14–9 (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 | Monmouth | L 50–72 | 15–10 (9–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,371) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
Feb 10, 2018 12:00 pm | at Saint Peter's | W 86–77 | 16–10 (10–4) | Yanitelli Center (745) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
Feb 12, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Siena | L 78–82 OT | 16–11 (10–5) | Times Union Center (5,773) Albany, NY | |||||||
Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Niagara | L 84–85 | 16–12 (10–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,797) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
Feb 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Manhattan | W 88–75 | 17–12 (11–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,411) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
Feb 25, 2018 2:00 pm | at Rider | L 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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