List of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches

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The following is a list of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 15 head coaches of the Gaels in their 80-season history. [1]

Iona's current head coach is Tobin Anderson. He was hired as the Gaels' head coach in March 2023, [2] replacing Rick Pitino, who left to become the head coach at St. John's. [3]

No.TenureCoachYearsRecordPct.
11940–1946 [a] Arthur Loftus 350–18.735
21946–1947 Pete Caruso 115–8.652
31947–1973 Jim McDermott 26319–253.558
41973–1975 Gene Roberti 215–32.319
51975–1980 Jim Valvano 595–46.674
61980–1986 Pat Kennedy 6124–60.674
71986–1991 Gary Brokaw 572–74.493
81991–1995 [b] Jerry Welsh 447–63.427
91995–1998 [c] Tim Welsh 470–22.761
101998–2007 Jeff Ruland 9139–135.507
112007–2010 Kevin Willard 345–49.479
122010–2019 [d] Tim Cluess 9199–108.648
132019–2020* Tra Arnold 112–17.414
142020–2023 Rick Pitino 364–22.744
152023–present Tobin Anderson 00–0–
Totals15 coaches80 seasons1,266–907.583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source [1]
  1. ↑ Iona did not field a team from 1942 to 1945.
  2. ↑ Jerry Welsh resigned in February 1995 due to health concerns. Tim Welsh served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1994–95 season. [4]
  3. ↑ After serving as interim head coach for the end of the 1994–95 season, Tim Welsh was named permanent head coach in March 1995. [5]
  4. ↑ Cluess took a leave of absence while tending to a medical issue for the 2019–20 season. Tra Arnold served as interim head coach for the season. [6] In March 2020, Cluess resigned as head coach, having not coached in more than a year. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona Athletics. p. 22-24. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  2. ↑ Thamel, Pete (March 21, 2023). "Sources: Iona reaches 5-year deal with FDU's Tobin Anderson". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ Zagoria, Adam (March 20, 2023). "Rick Pitino Hired by St. John's, Returning to His Big East Roots". The New York Times . Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ Markowitz, Dan (February 26, 1995). "What Happened to Iona's Once-Winning Team" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Ruland Named Assistant Coach at Iona" . The New York Times . April 20, 1995. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ↑ Franko, Kyle (December 17, 2019). "Iona basketball pushing on without coach Tim Cluess". The Trentonian . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ Thomson, Josh (March 13, 2020). "Men's basketball: Tim Cluess resigns after at Iona College due to health". The Journal News . Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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