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 [a] | 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 [b] | Jerry Welsh | 4 | 47–63 | .427 |
9 | 1995–1998 [c] | 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 [d] | 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] |