List of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches

Last updated March 24, 2023

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.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1940–1946^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Arthur Loftus	3	50–18	.735
2	1946–1947	Pete Caruso	1	15–8	.652
3	1947–1973	Jim McDermott	26	319–253	.558
4	1973–1975	Gene Roberti	2	15–32	.319
5	1975–1980	Jim Valvano	5	95–46	.674
6	1980–1986	Pat Kennedy	6	124–60	.674
7	1986–1991	Gary Brokaw	5	72–74	.493
8	1991–1995^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Jerry Welsh	4	47–63	.427
9	1995–1998^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Tim Welsh	4	70–22	.761
10	1998–2007	Jeff Ruland	9	139–135	.507
11	2007–2010	Kevin Willard	3	45–49	.479
12	2010–2019^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Tim Cluess	9	199–108	.648
13	2019–2020*	Tra Arnold	1	12–17	.414
14	2020–2023	Rick Pitino	3	64–22	.744
15	2023–present	Tobin Anderson	0	0–0	–
Totals		15 coaches	80 seasons	1,266–907	.583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Iona did not field a team from 1942 to 1945.
↑ 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]
↑ 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]
↑ 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]

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References

1 2 "Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona Athletics. p. 22-24. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
↑ Thamel, Pete (March 21, 2023). "Sources: Iona reaches 5-year deal with FDU's Tobin Anderson". ESPN.com . Retrieved March 23, 2023.
↑ 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.
↑ Markowitz, Dan (February 26, 1995). "What Happened to Iona's Once-Winning Team" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Ruland Named Assistant Coach at Iona" . The New York Times . April 20, 1995. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ Franko, Kyle (December 17, 2019). "Iona basketball pushing on without coach Tim Cluess". The Trentonian . Retrieved March 16, 2023.
↑ 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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[NoTeam-4] Iona did not field a team from 1942 to 1945.

[WelshResign-6] 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]

[WelshHired-8] 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]

[Cluess-11] 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]

[RecordBook-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.

[5] Markowitz, Dan (February 26, 1995). "What Happened to Iona's Once-Winning Team" . The New York Times . Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[7] "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Ruland Named Assistant Coach at Iona" . The New York Times . April 20, 1995. Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[9] Franko, Kyle (December 17, 2019). "Iona basketball pushing on without coach Tim Cluess". The Trentonian . Retrieved March 16, 2023.

[CluessResigns-10] 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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