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History:• Founded in 1940 as a Catholic college in the tradition of the Blessed

Edmund Rice Christian Brothers and American Catholic higher education.

Campus:• Located in New Rochelle (Westchester County), New York.• 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. • The campus has grown by 25+ percent the last four years and welcomes: • A new, seven-story residence hall on North Avenue • A new School of Business building

Enrollment:• 3,926 total undergraduate and graduate students (2018-19 academic year)• Over 45,000 alumni around the globe

Faculty: Iona’s accomplished faculty include:• Lauded and NSF-funded chemist Sunghee Lee, Ph.D.• Political commentator and political science professor Jeanne Zaino, Ph.D. • Long-time HBO Sports president and award-winning filmmaker

Ross Greenburg serves as an executive-in-residence for the sports, entertainment and media program in the School of Business.

• Martin Daly ‘74, former executive with CBS Television network, served as senior vice president and director of News and Late-Night Sales for the the network.

Academics:• Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal

arts, science and business administration.• Offers Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administrationdegrees,andnumerousadvancedcertificateprograms.

• The School of Business holds an AACSB accreditation, awarded to only 5 percent of business schools worldwide.

• The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation was founded in 2017 thanks to the largest gift to the academy of Iona, a $15 million contribution from James and Anne Marie Hynes.

• New programs launched recently include Communication Sciences and Disorders, Game Development in Computer Science, Sports Communications and Athletics and Entertainment Business, and Project Management in Business.

Athletics• NCAA Division I program with 21 varsity teams• Men: baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, rowing, soccer, swimming&diving,track&field,waterpolo

• Women: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming&diving,track&field,volleyball,waterpolo

• Since the 2010-11 season, Iona’s men’s basketball team is the winningest college program in the New York City Metropolitan Area, with 199 wins, 107 losses and nine postseason appearances.

Also of Note – Unique Iona Facts• The No. 1 college pipe band in New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for

last seven years in a row, the Iona pipers open and close the academic year, and also play at the beginning of all major College events.

• Iona is offering record aid and scholarships, having increased annual giving by more than 65 percent and doubling the endowment since 2011.

• The College announced its largest gift in history recently, more than $17.5 million to build a new facility for Iona’s School of Business – part of the $150 million Iona Forever campaign launched publicly last fall in support of student scholarships, faculty and key learning and living environments.

Prominent Alumni include:• Randy Falco, president and CEO of Univision Communications Inc.• Robert LaPenta, chairman, CEO and founding partner of Aston

Capital, chairman and CEO of Revolution Lighting Technologies and The Radiant Group, thoroughbred racehorse owner

• James P. Hynes, founder of COLT Telecom Group, cofounder and chairman, Inteliquent Inc.

• Robert Greifeld, chairman and former president & CEO of NASDAQ • Linda Bruno, commissioner of the Skyline Conference• Richie Guerin, Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer• Alfred Kelly, current CEO of Visa, Inc., former president of American

Express and president/CEO of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee, chairman of the 2015 Papal visit to NYC.

• Patrick Quinn, ALS advocate who co-founded the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge• Don McLean, singer/songwriter of renowned songs including “American Pie”• Maggie Timoney - current CEO of Heineken USA, Iona Hall of Fame

women’s basketball player• Edward F. Arrigoni - former owner New York Bus Service, one of the

largest private bus companies in New York CityContacts:• Director of College and Athletic Communications: Brian Beyrer (914) 637-2726, [email protected] • Assistant AD / Athletic Communications: Jonathan Stanko (914) 633-2310, [email protected]:• www.iona.edu• www.ICGaels.comLogos:• College Mark - http://icgne.ws/ionalogo-inst• Athletics Mark - http://icgne.ws/ionaathleticslogoFront Cover Photo:• Photo: StocktonPhoto, Inc. (stocktonphoto.com)

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General InformationLocation................................................New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890Founded .......................................................................................... 1940Enrollment ...................................................................................... 3,287Nickname ..................................................................................... GaelsColors ...........................................................................Maroon & GoldAffiliation .......................................................................NCAA Division IConference .....................Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)Home Court (Capacity) .................... Hynes Athletics Center (2,611)President ..............................................................Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D.Director of Athletics ....................................................... Matt GlovaskiSr. Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator ......... Jamie FogartySr. Associate AD/Communications .................................Brian BeyrerSr. Associate AD/Sports Medicine ................................. Sam De RosaSr. Associate AD/Advancement & External Affairs .........Tom MoranAssociate AD/Business .......................................................Sean BurkeAssociate AD/Compliance ........................................... Max LebowitzAssistant AD/Administration ................................. Jessica Rosenberg Assistant AD/Academics ...................................................Tiffani TroiloAssistant AD/Facilities ........................................................ E.J. FerraroAssistant AD/Development ............................................... Bryan DavisAssistant AD/Marketing and Tickets ............................. Peter TalmanAssistant AD/Athletic Communications .................Jonathan StankoAssistant AD/Digital Media & Broadcasting .............. Steven KultzowStrength and Conditioning Coach ...................................Kelly ShaverTeam Physician ..........................................................Dr. Riley WilliamsAthletics Phone .............................................................. (914) 633-2654

2018-19 Basketball InformationHead Coach ....................................................Tim Cluess (Hofstra ‘83)Record at Iona/Seasons ........................ 199-107 (.650)/Nine seasonsCareer Record/Seasons ............................ 297-130 (.696)/13 seasonsBasketball Office Phone ............................................... (914) 633-2304Assistant Coaches ........................ Eric Eaton (UMass-Dartmouth ‘97).............................................................................. Tra Arnold (Biola ‘05)............................................................................ Ricky Johns (Utah ’07)Director of Operations ................John Mateyko (American Int’l ‘83)Graduate Manager ...........................................Ricky Kerins (Iona ‘17)2018-19 Record ............................................................................. 17-152018-19 Conference Record/Finish ........................................12-6/1stNCAA Appearances ............ 14 (1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)NIT Appearances ................. Six (1982, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2014, 2015)

Athletic CommunicationsSr. Associate AD/Athletic Communications ...... Brian Beyrer (Iona ‘01)Office / E-Mail ............................ (914) 637-2726 / [email protected] Web Page ............................................................... ICGaels.comAssistant AD/Athletic Communications ..Jonathan Stanko (Iona ‘14)Office / E-Mail ..............................(914) 633-2310 / [email protected] AD/Digital Media & Broadcasting ......Steven Kultzow (Iona ‘13)Office / E-Mail ............................(914) 633-2057 / [email protected]. Director of Athletic Communications .......... Jack Clark (Iona ‘17)Office / E-Mail .................................(914) 633-2334 / [email protected]

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2018-19 Iona College Men's Basketball RosterNumericalNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / Last School / High School0 Rickey McGill Sr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley1 Isaiah Still Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris2 E.J. Crawford Jr. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More3 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 185 East Orange, NJ / St. Anthony / Eastern Kentucky5 Ben Perez Jr. G 6-3 180 San Marcos, CA / USAFA Prep (CO) / San Diego State / South Plains College (TX)10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ)12 Tajuan Agee Jr. F 6-8 215 Chicago, IL / Hyde Park / Tyler JC (TX)13 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr. F 6-8 230 Virginia Beach, VA / Odessa College (TX)20 Isaiah Ross* Jr. G 6-4 195 Davenport, IA / Davenport West / UMKC24 Malik Rhem Jr. G 6-3 170 Bronx, NY / Cardinal Spellman32 Payton Hudson Fr. G 6-0 170 Yonkers, NY / Our Savior Lutheran44 Niksa Nikolic Jr. F 6-8 234 Belgrade, Serbia / High School of Sport / Southeastern CC (IA)AlphabeticalNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School12 Tajuan Agee Jr. F 6-8 215 Chicago, IL / Hyde Park / Tyler JC (TX)2 E.J. Crawford Jr. G/F 6-6 210 Hartford, CT / St. Thomas More3 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 185 East Orange, NJ / St. Anthony / Eastern Kentucky32 Payton Hudson Fr. G 6-0 170 Yonkers, NY / Our Savior Lutheran13 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr. F 6-8 230 Virginia Beach, VA / Odessa College (TX)0 Rickey McGill Sr. G 6-1 175 Spring Valley, NY / Spring Valley44 Niksa Nikolic Jr. F 6-8 234 Belgrade, Serbia / High School of Sport / Southeastern CC (IA)5 Ben Perez Jr. G 6-3 180 San Marcos, CA / USAFA Prep (CO) / San Diego State / South Plains College (TX)24 Malik Rhem Jr. G 6-3 170 Bronx, NY / Cardinal Spellman10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-10 200 Belgrade, Serbia / Hillcrest Prep (AZ)20 Isaiah Ross* Jr. G 6-4 195 Davenport, IA / Davenport West / UMKC1 Isaiah Still Jr. G/F 6-6 190 Rahway, NJ / Union Catholic / Robert Morris Head Coach: Tim Cluess (Hofstra ’83), ninth season Assistant Coaches: Eric Eaton (UMass-Dartmouth '97), Tra Arnold (Biola '05), Ricky Johns (Utah '07) Director of Operations: John Mateyko (American International '83) Graduate Manager: Ricky Kerins (Iona ‘17)

* - must sit out 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer regulations

By Class:Seniors (1) ................................Rickey McGillJuniors (8) .................................Tajuan Agee E.J. Crawford Asante Gist Jahnathan Maxwell Niksa Nikolic Ben Perez Malik Rhem Isaiah Ross Isaiah StillFreshmen (2) ........................Payton Hudson Andrija Ristanovic

By State:New York (4) ........................Payton Hudson Rickey McGill Malik RhemConnecticut (1) ......................E.J. CrawfordNew Jersey (2) ........................... Asante Gist Isaiah StillCalifornia (1) ................................. Ben PerezIllinois (1) ...................................Tajuan AgeeIowa (1) ........................................Isaiah RossVirginia (1) ....................Jahnathan MaxwellSerbia (2) ......................... Andrija Ristanovic Niksa Nikolic

By Tenure:Returners (3) ...........................E.J. CrawfordS Rickey McGillS Andrija RistanovicNewcomers (9) ........................Tajuan Agee Asante Gist Payton Hudson Jahnathan Maxwell Niksa Nikolic Ben Perez Malik Rhem Isaiah Ross Isaiah Still

S - returning 2017-18 starter

Pronunciation Guide:HC - Tim Cluess - CLOOSE

AC - Tra Arnold - TREYDOB - John Mateyko - mah-TAY-coh

#3 - Asante Gist - ah-SAHN-tay GIST (hard "g", like "gas")

#10 - Andrija Ristanovic - ANN-dree-ah riss-TAHN-oh-vich (like Andrea)#12 - Tajuan Agee - tah-WAN A-G (short "a", soft "g")

#13 - Jahnathan Maxwell - JON-ah-thin#44 - Niksa Nikolic - NICK-sha NICK-oh-litch

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2018-19 Iona College Overall Statistics

2018-19 Iona College Men's BasketballIona College Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 12, 2019)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 17-15 8-3 6-9 3-3CONFERENCE 12-6 7-2 5-4 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 5-9 1-1 1-5 3-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg02 Crawford, E.J. 32-32 1139 35.6 202-397 . 5 0 9 52-133 . 3 9 1 117-143 . 8 1 8 38 125 163 5.1 71 1 59 57 7 23 573 17.900 McGill, Rickey 32-32 1190 37.2 165-354 . 4 6 6 40-125 . 3 2 0 127-168 . 7 5 6 31 115 146 4.6 81 3 159 89 8 74 497 15.512 Agee, Tajuan 32-27 891 27.8 148-323 . 4 5 8 34-95 . 3 5 8 97-134 . 7 2 4 60 200 260 8.1 114 10 38 77 23 32 427 13.303 Gist, Asante 32-20 938 29.3 126-307 . 4 1 0 64-176 . 3 6 4 81-105 . 7 7 1 14 61 75 2.3 64 1 72 51 0 19 397 12.405 Perez, Ben 27-21 769 28.5 75-166 . 4 5 2 50-124 . 4 0 3 30-39 . 7 6 9 21 78 99 3.7 44 1 29 22 4 27 230 8.501 Still, Isaiah 13-9 319 24.5 30-80 . 3 7 5 9-36 . 2 5 0 28-48 . 5 8 3 8 34 42 3.2 29 0 18 25 5 13 97 7.510 Ristanovic, Andrija 28-8 411 14.7 29-79 . 3 6 7 20-58 . 3 4 5 13-16 . 8 1 3 15 70 85 3.0 44 0 12 20 18 6 91 3.344 Nikolic, Niksa 23-10 292 12.7 29-48 . 6 0 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 7-16 . 4 3 8 32 24 56 2.4 42 2 9 25 20 7 65 2.813 Maxwell, Jahnathan 30-1 310 10.3 29-77 . 3 7 7 12-50 . 2 4 0 7-13 . 5 3 8 14 43 57 1.9 50 1 16 18 4 10 77 2.632 Hudson, Payton 22-0 137 6.2 2-9 . 2 2 2 1-7 . 1 4 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 6 9 0.4 11 0 9 2 0 6 5 0.224 Rhem, Malik 5-0 5 1.0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team 47 62 109 10Total.......... 32 6401 835-1842 . 4 5 3 282-804 . 3 5 1 507-684 . 7 4 1 283 818 1101 34.4 550 19 421 396 89 217 2459 76.8Opponents...... 32 6402 865-1946 . 4 4 5 307-835 . 3 6 8 383-561 . 6 8 3 353 814 1167 36.5 602 13 483 425 118 175 2420 75.6

TEAM STATISTICS ION OPPSCORING 2459 2420 Points per game 76.8 75.6 Scoring margin +1.2 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 835-1842 865-1946 Field goal pct . 4 5 3 . 4 4 53 POINT FG-ATT 282-804 307-835 3-point FG pct . 3 5 1 . 3 6 8 3-pt FG made per game 8.8 9.6FREE THROWS-ATT 507-684 383-561 Free throw pct . 7 4 1 . 6 8 3 F-Throws made per game 15.8 12.0REBOUNDS 1101 1167 Rebounds per game 34.4 36.5 Rebounding margin -2.1 -ASSISTS 421 483 Assists per game 13.2 15.1TURNOVERS 396 425 Turnovers per game 12.4 13.3 Turnover margin +0.9 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.1STEALS 217 175 Steals per game 6.8 5.5BLOCKS 89 118 Blocks per game 2.8 3.7ATTENDANCE 17840 75722 Home games-Avg/Game 11-1622 15-3684 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 6-3410

Score by Periods 1st 2nd TotalsIona College 1100 1359 2459Opponents 1166 1254 2420

Date Opponent Score Att.11/09/18 ALBANY W 72-68 201211/13/18 at New Mexico L 83-90 10188

! 11/19/18 vs Long Beach State L 85-86 207! 11/21/18 vs Hartford W 80-75 487

11/24/18 at Providence L 79-91 818711/27/18 at Ohio L 65-89 522712/01/18 at Va. Commonwealth L 59-88 7637

@ 12/09/18 vs Columbia L 71-74 10078# 12/15/18 vs Princeton L 81-85 5456

12/22/18 at Yale L 84-99 113612/30/18 HOLY CROSS L 71-78 1986

* 01/03/19 MONMOUTH W 103-84 1057* 01/05/19 FAIRFIELD W 94-87 1168* 01/11/19 at Niagara L 90-95 896* 01/13/19 at Canisius W 88-70 1086* 01/18/19 MARIST W 90-77 1372* 01/20/19 at Monmouth L 81-83 1739* 01/25/19 RIDER W 77-71 1652* 01/27/19 at Fairfield L 68-80 2479* 01/31/19 at Marist L 74-78 1093* 02/02/19 SIENA L 54-56 1537* 02/08/19 QUINNIPIAC L 65-66 1532* 02/10/19 NIAGARA W 79-76 1807* 02/13/19 at Siena W 57-52 5560* 02/15/19 SAINT PETER'S W 62-46 1429* 02/19/19 at Quinnipiac W 81-77 1585* 02/22/19 at Manhattan W 66-52 1879* 02/24/19 CANISIUS W 87-80 2288* 03/01/19 at Rider W 86-79 1650$ 03/08/19 vs Saint Peter's W 73-71 2111$ 03/10/19 at Siena W 73-57 4918$ 03/11/19 vs Monmouth W 81-60 2123

* = MAAC game | $ = MAAC Championship - Albany, NY! = MGM Resorts Main Event - Las Vegas, NV@ = MSG Holiday Festival - New York, NY# = Boardwalk Classic - Atlantic City, NJ


0 RICKEY McGILL *ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM, TOURNAMENT MVP*• #8 in MAAC in scoring, #2 in assists, #1 steals (2.3/g)• Season best 30 points on Senior Day vs. Canisius• Named MAAC Player of the Week twice (Jan. 7, Feb. 25)• Only player ever w/ four MAAC tournament championships (1 of 15 with three)

1 ISAIAH STILL• Out for NCAA Tournament (injury, concussion)• Scored 16 points in 32 min vs. Long Beach State; made 8-of-8 FTA• Had 14 points against Columbia at MSG; first 10+ point game since LBSU2 E.J. CRAWFORD *ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM, ALL-TOURNAMENT*• Team scoring leader; has double-digit points in all but three games this season• Earned first-ever MAAC Player of the Week honor in last week of year• Averaged 18.8 ppg in MAAC play (#2); 53.0 FG% (#5), 85.1 FT% (#2)

• One of 15 players all-time to win at least three MAAC tournament championships

3 ASANTE GIST HARd "G" (LIkE GAS)• Has scored 10+ points in 12 of last 18 games• Tallied 22 points in MAAC semifinal and final to propel Gaels to title• Iona has won all 10 games since his return to starting lineup• Local product from Northern NJ, played for legendary head coach Bob Hurley at St. Anthony

5 BEN PEREZ• Posted 14p/5r/5stl in MAAC final vs. Monmouth• First career double-double at CAN (17p/11r); career-best 5 3FG• Played 30+ min in all but five MAAC games after just once in OOC play• Had 17p on 6-of-9 FGA vs SIE dur. reg. seas.; tied career-best with five 3FG

10 ANDRIJA RISTANOVIC ANN-dREE-UH (LIkE ANdREA) RISS-TANN-OH-VICH• Season best 31 min, 12p with 6r vs. Monmouth• 3FG breakdown... Hit 15-of-first-30, 1-for-next-18, 3-of-last-8• Blocked key inbound pass at end of MAAC quartertfinal vs. Saint Peter's to seal a two-point win.

12 TAJUAN AGEE *ALL-MAAC SECONd TEAM, ALL-TOURNAMENT* (TAH-WAN A-G)• MAAC-leading nine double-doubles this season incl. five 20p/10r efforts• Avg. 16.7p, 8.7r on 51.4 FG% and 50.0 3FG% at MAAC Championship• Avg. 13.6p, 9.2r (#1) in MAAC games... Also leads MAAC w/ 8.1r overall• Scored career-best 27 points with 12 rebounds at Quinnipiac

13 JAHNATHAN MAXWELL JOHN-AH-THAN• Set career-highs vs. Monmouth: 16p, 7r, 3a, 5fg, 4 3fg, 25 min• Had 3 3FG entering Monmouth game, more than doubled in win• Scored six points in 15 minutes in loss at New Mexico• Added nine points in loss to Long Beach State

32 PAYTON HUDSON• Lone true freshman on the squad• Scored first points of the season (5) in loss to Siena• Had three assists in five minutes of action against Yale• Played career-high 24 minutes off the bench at Fairfield

44 NISKA NIKOLIC NICk-SHA NICk-CO-LICH• Team leader in blocks and field goal percentage• Had career-best six blocks vs. Rider. 15 blocks in last eight games• Tallied career-best 14 pts on 7-7 shooting in loss at Providence• Out for NCAA Tournament (injury, ankle)

at RID (2/25/18) vs. FDU (12/2/17) vs. CAN (1/7/17)

vs. SHU (2/5/17) vs. LIU (3/1/17) vs. SFU (1/12/17)

at FFD (1/27/19) at QUI (2/19/19) 3x (vs. MAR, 1/18/19)

at BEL (2/16/17) vs. IUPUI (11/11/16) 5x (at NIA, 1/11/19)

vs. MON (1/3/19) at CAN (1/13/19) at CAN (1/13/19)

vs. MON (1/3/19) 3x (vs. SIE, 2/2/19) 3x (vs. SIE, 2/2/19)

at QUI (2/19/19) 3x (at SIE, 3/10/19) 4x (at QUI, 2/19/19)

vs. MON (1/3/19) vs. MON (1/3/19) vs. MON (1/3/19)

vs. SIE (2/2/19) vs. NIA (2/10/19) at YALE (12/22/18)

at PROV (11/24/18) at PROV (11/24/18) at CAN (1/13/19)

Win, vs. Monmouth (Mar. 11)










PPG RPG APG FG% 3FG% FT%










Senior • Guard • 6-1 • 175 • SprinG Valley, ny

Junior • Guard/Forward • 6-6 • 190 • rahway, nJ

Junior • Guard/Forward • 6-6 • 210 • hartFord, Ct

Junior • Guard • 5-11 • 185 • eaSt oranGe, nJ

Junior • Guard • 6-3 • 180 • San MarCoS, Ca

FreShMan • Forward • 6-10 • 200 • BelGrade, SerBia

Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 215 • ChiCaGo, il

Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 230 • VirGinia BeaCh, Va

FreShMan • Guard • 6-0 • 170 • yonkerS, ny

Junior • Forward • 6-8 • 234 • BelGrade, SerBia

10 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 4-9 FG, 1 3FG

DNP

15 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast, 3-6 FG

22 pts, 1 reb, 4 ast, 6-12 FG, 5 3FG


2 pts, 6 reb, 0 ast, 1-5 FG




DNP

CAREER HIGHS LAST GAME










15.5 4.6 5.0 46.6 32.0 75.6

7.5 3.2 1.4 37.5 25.0 58.3

17.9 5.1 1.8 50.9 39.1 81.8

12.4 2.3 2.3 41.0 36.4 77.1

8.5 3.7 1.1 45.2 40.3 76.9

3.3 3.0 0.4 36.7 34.5 81.3

13.3 8.1 1.2 45.8 35.8 72.4

2.6 1.9 0.5 37.7 24.0 53.8

0.2 0.4 0.4 22.2 14.3 0.0

2.8 2.4 0.4 60.4 0.0 43.8

40 PTS 12 REB 14 AST

28 PTS 11 REB 6 AST

28 PTS 10 REB 5 AST

28 PTS 7 REB 6 AST

19 PTS 11 REB 4 AST

12 PTS 8 REB 2 AST

27 PTS 13 REB 3 AST

16 PTS 7 REB 3 AST

5 PTS 3 REB 3 AST

14 PTS 8 REB 4 AST


Gaels By The Numbers...

124MAAC wins for head coach Tim Cluess, third most in league history (behind Joe Mihalich

and Jimmy Patsos)

297Career NCAA wins for head coach Tim

Cluess in 11+ seasons at D-I & D-II level an average of 23.4 wins per season

13Games with 10 or more three-point field goals

in 2018-19 (14, in 2017-18, 20 in 2016-17)

101-26Record when hitting 10 or more three-pointers(8-5 in 2018-19; 10-4 in 2017-18; 18-2 in 2016-17)

3620+ point efforts by Iona players this season

No. 1 in the MAAC (Quinnipiac, 30)Tied for seventh most in NCAA D-I

26.3%% of MAAC games decided by 4 points or

less in 18-19. (No. 8 in Division I)

68-7When holding opponents under 40%

shooting all-time under Cluess

90-13When holding opponents 70 or less points

under Cluess).

.741MAAC No.1 free throw percentage

Iona has led the league in the statistic for three straight seasons

14-1Iona's record under head coach Tim Cluess

in the MAAC Championship at the Times Union Center (16-4 overall at TUC).

4straight MAAC tournament championships

Longest active streak in NCAA Division I(New Mexico St., NC Central, Villanova 3)

77.9No.1 in MAAC points per game for Iona in

2018-19 regular season play

12MAAC Championships won by Iona men’s basketball, most in league history. Five won

by head coach Tim Cluess.

98-81Record when hitting less than 10 three-pointers(7-10 in 2018-19; 10-10 in 2017-18; 4-11 in 2016-17)

12-6MAAC record 10 straight seasons with

10 or more MAAC wins.

22-4Tim Cluess record in the MAAC

Championship, a league record 21 wins

11-6When shooting 45.0% or higher in a game in

2018-19 (12-7 in 2017-18; 17-3 in 2016-17)

2Number of MAAC regular season series lost by

Iona under Tim Cluess. No series losses in 2018-19.


1. Resilient – On Feb. 8, Iona stood at 7-15 overall and in seventh place at 5-6 in the conference. The program ripped off seven wins to end the regular season and finish as the outright regular season champions and three more to win an unprecedented fourth-straight MAAC Championship.

2. Iron Men – With two departures prior to the start of the 2018-19 season, a sit-out transfer and two season-ending injuries, the Gaels enter the tournament suiting up eight scholarship players. The "Great Eight" have won their last six games together including three in four days at the MAAC Championship. Senior Rickey McGill played a season-low 28 minutes in the MAAC final against Monmouth due to well-documented foul trouble. Prior to that, his season-low minutes played was 34 from the Gaels' loss at Ohio in November. McGill had played 349 of the Gaels' previous 360 minutes in the team's nine wins entering the championship final. The Gaels lost burgeoning junior Niksa Nikolic to an ankle-injury four-games into its current winning streak.

3. Agile – Tim Cluess' Gaels rebounded from a seven-game losing streak during the non-conference portion of the schedule (the longest losing streak in Cluess' 30+ year career as a head coach) and a four-game slide during MAAC play by somewhat reinventing themselves. In the previous eight seasons, the Gaels successes were predicated by an up-tempo, high-energy pace with the offense reaching a scoring total in the high-70s and 80s. While the team is still most comfortable in those situations, Iona developed its ability to win in a grind-it-out effort against teams in the MAAC that performed at a slower pace. The Gaels have shown ability to succeed in both situations.

4. Winners – Iona's fourth straight win at the MAAC Championship is the longest active conference tournament in NCAA Division I. (Villanova, New Mexico State and North Carolina Central each have three). Only Gonzaga and New Mexico State have had more conference tournament wins than Iona in the last eight seasons. Cluess has mentored Iona to postseason appearances in all nine years in New Rochelle including six NCAA tournaments, two NIT bids and a CIT championship game appearance in his first season in 2011. Iona was the first No. 1 seed to win the MAAC tournament since 2010 (Siena) and the first to capture a title that was not on its home floor since 2005 (Niagara).

5. New York Groove – Earning the MAAC's automatic bid this season allows the Gaels to become the first New York Metropolitan Area program in 25 years to appear in four straight NCAA tournaments (Seton Hall, 1991-94). With its at-large selection this season Seton Hall matched the four-in-a-row. There are 23 Division teams that represent the NY Metro area, no team has won more games or appeared in more postseason events than Iona during Tim Cluess' nine-year tenure.

6. MAAC Dynasty – Tim Cluess has earned five MAAC tournament championships in his nine seasons in New Rochelle. Other than Iona with 12 conference titles, no other MAAC team has more than five total. Manhattan has earned five in 38 seasons in the MAAC and is matched by Siena's five since joining the league in 1989. La Salle, which left the league in 1992 earned four and Fairfield and Saint Peter's have captured three since the league was founded in 1981-1982. Iona has appeared in seven straight and eight of the last nine MAAC championship games.

7. Iona Pros – Twenty-six former Gaels are currently active in the professional basketball ranks across the world. Twenty-five of the 26 appeared in the NCAA tournament as members of the Maroon & Gold. Most notably, Scott Machado '12 appeared in six regular season games with the Houston Rockets and five playoff games with the Golden State Warriors in the 2012-13 campaign. Machado currently stars for the South Bay Lakers, the G-League affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers.

8. Carolina Connection – As head coach at St. Mary's High School from 1991-2005, Tim Cluess coached several student-athletes who went on to play NCAA Division I basketball. One such player was 2009 North Carolina graduate Danny Green, who continues to play professionally with the Toronto Raptors.

9. Hey Rickey You're So Fine – Senior Rickey McGill became the first student-athlete in the history of the MAAC to win four MAAC tournament championships. McGill was the tournament's MVP and was both preseason and postseason All-MAAC First Team. Only he and Quinnipiac's Cameron Young were honored on the coaches' first team squads both before and after the season.

10. W-W-E.J.-D – Junior E.J. Crawford joined a less exclusive, but seeming as impressive club as his running mate McGill becoming the 15th player to win three MAAC Championships. The list includes a handful of Gaels, including teammate McGill, former teammate Deyshonee Much and former Gael greats Phil Grant '01 and Nakeia Miller.

11. O-M-AGEE – Junior transfer Tajuan Agee was one of the top newcomers in the conference in 2018-19 and was named to the All-MAAC Second Team. Only two student-athletes in their first year in the MAAC this season were named to an all-league squad. Agee led the MAAC in rebounding, becoming the first Iona player under Tim Cluess to do so. On three occasions a Gael performer finished second (Mike Glover 2010-11, 2011-12 and David Laury 2012-13, 2014-15)

11 Things To Know About Iona Men's Basketball

The No. 16 seed Iona College men’s basketball team (17-15, 12-6 MAAC) takes on ACC regular season co-champion No. 1 North Carolina (27-6, 16-2 ACC) in the first round of the 2019 NCAA Championship at Nationwide Arena at 9:20 p.m. on TNT.

IONA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENTOfficially, Iona is 0-12 all-time in the NCAA Tournament after its 1980 appearance was vacated due to violations. The Gaels has had a couple heartbreaking defeats in tournament play, including a six-point loss to BYU in 2012, two-point defeats vs. Ole Miss in 2001 and Syracuse in 1998 and back-to-back one point losses to Virginia and Loyola (Ill.) in 1984 and 1985.

IONA VS. NORTH CAROLINA - SERIES HISTORYThe two teams meet for the fifth time in history and first time in 12 seasons. The Tar Heels lead the series 3-1. The Gaels win came on Dec. 27, 2002 over then No. 22 UNC in the opening round of the MSG Holiday Festival. Iona's three losses to North Carolina came when the Tar Heels were the No. 1 team in the nation, in 1983, 1985 and 2007.

IONA VERSUS THE ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCEIona is 9-27 all-time vs. current Atlantic Coast Conference opponents after its loss to Duke in NCAA Tournament last year. Tim Cluess' Gaels defeated Wake Forest twice; in the Paradise Jam in 2012 and in Winston-Salem in 2014. Louisville has been Iona’s most frequent foe with six games (1-5). The Gaels also earned a win over then No. 23 North Carolina at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 27, 2002.

KING OF THE HILL, TOP OF THE LIST• No team among the 14 NYC Metropolitan Area Division I basketball programs within 30 miles of the center of NY College basketball, Madison Square Garden has won more games than Iona College in the last 23+ seasons (453; Hofstra #2, 425).• Since head coach Tim Cluess took the reins in 2010-11, Iona’s 199 wins and .650 win percentage are also the best in both categories. (Seton Hall, 169 wins; Wagner, .575 win pct.)• Since 1995-96, the Maroon & Gold hold the lead in wins (453), 28 more than Hofstra, 44 more than No. 3 Seton Hall and the top win percentage (.591).

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2018-19 SCHEDULE/RESULTSOverall: 17-15 H: 8-3 A: 6-9 N: 3-3 MAAC: 12-6Date Opponent Time/Result11/9/18 ALBANY (ESPN3) W, 72-6811/13/18 at New Mexico (Mtn. West Net.) L, 83-90

MGM Resorts Main Event11/19/18 vs. Long Beach State L, 85-8611/21/18 vs. Hartford W, 80-7511/24/18 at Providence (YES Network) L, 79-9111/27/18 at Ohio (ESPN+) L, 65-8912/1/18 at VCU (ESPN+) L, 59-88

MSG Holiday Festival - Madison Square Garden12/9/18 vs. Columbia (Fox Sports 1) L, 71-74

Boardwalk Classic - Atlantic City, NJ12/15/18 vs. Princeton (FloHoops.com) L, 81-8512/22/18 at Yale (ESPN+) L, 84-9912/30/18 HOLY CROSS (ESPN+) L, 71-781/3/19 MONMOUTH* (ESPN3) W, 103-841/5/19 FAIRFIELD* (ESPN3) W, 94-871/11/19 at Niagara* L, 90-951/13/19 at Canisius* (ESPN3) W, 88-701/18/19 MARIST* (ESPN+) W, 90-771/20/19 at Monmouth* (ESPN3) L, 81-831/25/19 RIDER* (ESPNU) W, 77-711/27/19 at Fairfield* (ESPN+) L, 68-801/31/19 at Marist* (ESPN3) L, 74-782/2/19 SIENA* (ESPN3) L, 54-562/8/19 QUINNIPIAC* (ESPN+) L, 65-662/10/19 NIAGARA* (ESPN+) W, 79-762/13/19 at Siena* (ESPN+) W, 57-522/15/19 SAINT PETER'S* (ESPN+) W, 62-462/19/19 at Quinnipiac* (ESPN3) W, 81-772/22/19 at Manhattan* W, 66-522/24/19 CANISIUS* (ESPN+) W, 87-803/1/19 at Rider* (ESPN+) W, 86-79

MAAC Championship - Albany, NY - No. 1 Seed3/8/18 vs. #9 Saint Peter's (ESPN3) W, 73-713/10/18 at #4 Siena (ESPN3/ESPNU) W, 73-573/11/18 vs. #6 Monmouth (ESPN2) 9 p.m.

NCAA Championship - Columbus, OH - No. 16 Seed3/22/18 vs. #1 North Carolina (TNT) 9:20 p.m.

Home events in CAPS & BOLDMAAC games noted by an asterisk

No. 16 IoNA tAkes oN North cArolINA IN columbus

2018-19 Iona Gaels at a Glance## Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt.Starters (based on last game's starting five)0 Rickey McGill Sr. G 6-2 1852 E.J. Crawford Jr. G 6-6 2103 Asante Gist Jr. G 5-11 1855 Ben Perez Jr. G 6-3 18012 Tajuan Agee Jr. F 6-8 215Reserves1 Isaiah Still Jr. G 6-6 19010 Andrija Ristanovic Fr. F 6-11 21513 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr. F 6-8 23024 Malik Rhem Jr. G 6-3 17032 Payton Hudson Fr. G 6-0 170 44 Niksa Nikolic Jr. F 6-8 234

PPG RPG APG

15.5 4.6 5.0 17.9 5.1 1.8 12.4 2.3 2.3 8.5 3.7 1.1 13.3 8.1 1.2

7.5 3.2 1.4 3.3 3.0 0.4 2.6 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.4 0.4

Of Note

All-MAAC First Team... Tournament MVP... First player ever to win four MAAC MBB titles All-MAAC First Team... Ranks No. 2 in MAAC in scoring... Only player in Top 5 in FG% & FT% Iona has won all 10 games since he returned to starting lineup No. 1 on team with 40.3 3FG%, No. 2 with 1.9 3FG/g, No. 3 with 76.9 FT% One of two first-year players on All-MAAC Team... Leads MAAC in rebounding and double-doubles (9)

Out for NCAA Tournament (injury) Has connected on 4-of-last-8 3FG attempts after a tough 1-for-18 stretch Both 10+ pt efforts have come at home, vs. MON/MAR... Season bests 16p, 7r, 3a, 4 3FG vs. MON Walk-on, spent frosh & soph. seasons as a team manager... Made first appearance vs. MON Lone true freshman on the squad... season-high 24 min at Fairfield Out for NCAA Tournament (injury)

GAELS IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPTeam Opponent Result3/15/18 Duke L, 67-893/17/17 Oregon L, 77-933/17/16 Iowa State L, 81-943/22/13 Ohio State L, 70-953/13/12 BYU L, 72-783/16/06 LSU L, 64-803/16/01 Ole Miss L, 70-723/16/00 Maryland L, 59-743/13/98 Syracuse L, 61-633/14/85 Loyola (Ill.) L, 58-593/15/84 Virginia L, 57-583/9/80 Georgetown L, 71-74*3/6/80 Holy Cross W, 84-78*3/9/79 Penn L, 69-73

*-vacated due to NCAA violations

IONA VS. THE ACCTeam W-L Last MeetBoston College 2-1 1999Clemson 0-1 1997Duke 0-1 2018Florida State 0-2 2016Georgia Tech 1-2 1998Louisville 1-5 2007Miami 0-1 1960North Carolina* 1-3 2007NC State 1-3 1993Notre Dame 0-1 1995Pittsburgh 1-1 1980Syracuse 0-5 2017Virginia 0-1 1984Va. Tech 0-0 Wake Forest 2-0 2014TOTALS 9-27

*- 2018-19 opponent


2018-19 MAAC STANDINGS MAAC OVERALLSCHOOL W L PCT W L PCT1.) IONA 12 6 .667 17 15 .5312.) Canisius 11 7 .611 15 17 .4693.) Quinnipiac 11 7 .611 16 15 .5164.) Siena 11 7 .611 17 16 .5155.) Rider 11 7 .611 16 15 .5166.) Monmouth 10 8 .556 14 21 .4007.) Manhattan 8 10 .444 11 21 .3448.) Marist 7 11 .389 12 19 .3879.) Niagara 6 12 .333 13 19 .40610.) Fairfield 6 12 .333 9 22 .29011.) Saint Peter's 6 12 .333 10 22 .313

2019 MAAC POSTSEASON SCHEDULENCAA Championship

First RoundFriday, March 22, 2019

No. 16 Iona vs. No. 1 North Carolina (TNT) .....9:20 p.m.

National Invitation TournamentNone

CollegeInsider.com Postseason TournamentFirst Round

Monday, March 18, 2018NJIT 92, Quinnipiac 81

College Basketball InvitationalNone

• Iona’s nine postseason appearances (six NCAA, two NIT, one CIT) since 2010-11 are the most during the time frame, almost twice as many Seton Hall (4 NCAA, 1 NIT) and St. John’s (three NCAA, two NIT).

TOP NEW YORK METRO TEAMS (2010-18)* 2010-2018 1995-2018Team W-L Pct W-L Pct.IONA 199-107 .650 453-313 .591Wagner 161-119 .575 364-351 .509Seton Hall 170-127 .572 409-344 .543LIU Brooklyn 163-127 .562 347-374 .481N.J.I.T. 145-134 .520 297-380 .439Hofstra 153-142 .519 425-331 .562St. John's 151-144 .512 392-362 .520

* - all teams with .500 or better record since 2010

ABOUT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLES• Iona is the only NCAA Division I programs to capture its last four straight conference tournament championships and holds the nation's longest active streak.• Only four programs have won at least five tournament titles in the last eight seasons. Iona's five during the time frame is only eclipsed by New Mexico State (7) and Gonzaga (6) while matching the mark of South Dakota State.CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLESSchool Conf. Last 8 Yrs.New Mexico St. WAC 7Gonzaga WCC 6IONA MAAC 5South Dakota St. Summit 510 schools with 4CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TITLESSchool Conf. Current Consec.IONA MAAC 4New Mexico St. WAC 3NC Central MEAC 3Villanova Big East 3Five schools with 2

ABOUT NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES• 27 of the 351 NCAA Division I programs have appeared in at least six of the last eight NCAA Tournaments. Only three of the 37 have come from mid-major conferences (Gonzaga [8], New Mexico State [7] and Iona [6]).• 13 teams in the 2019 NCAA Tournament have also appeared in the 2016, 2017 and 2018 brackets, the last four-in-a-row. Only Gonzaga and Iona can stake the claim among members of mid-major conferences. MID-MAJOR PROGRAMS WITH SIX NCAA APPEARANCES IN LAST EIGHT YEARS*School Conf. #Gonzaga* WCC 8New Mexico St. WAC 7Iona* MAAC 6*- only mid-major programs to appear in last four tournaments

20+ POINT EFFORTS• Four Iona players (Crawford, Gist, Agee, McGill) have combined for 36 20+ point efforts this season, the most in the MAAC and tied for seventh most in the NCAA.• Quinnipiac ranked No. 2 with 30 (Young, Kelly, Rigoni, Williams). Niagara (20), Siena (19) and Saint Peter's (17) rounded out the top 5.• Quinnipiac's Cameron Young's 21 games with 20 or more points leads the MAAC individual list.• Iona's E.J. Crawford (15) is three ahead of Saint Peter's Davauhnte Turner.• North Carolina had 28 instances this season led Cameron Johnson's 10 individually.• Duke led the nation with 52 as a team (Barrett 24; Williamson 19; Reddish 8; O'Connell 1).

DOUBLE-DIGIT MAAC WINS• For the 10th straight season, Iona men's basketball has recorded at least 10+ MAAC regular season wins, extending the league's longest streak.• The program set the record in 2017-18, surpassing the eight in a row recorded by the Gaels from 1995-03 and Niagara from 1997-05. • Overall, Iona has 22 10+ win seasons in 38 years in the MAAC followed by Siena (17), Rider/Niagara (14) and Manhattan/Saint Peter's/Fairfield (13).• Iona has also won 11 or more MAAC games in each of the last 10 seasons, doubling the previous standard held by Niagara (2000-05) and La Salle (1987-92)CONSECUTIVE 10+ WIN MAAC REGULAR SEASONSSchool Years #IONA 2009-PRES 10IONA 1995-03 8Niagara 1997-05 8La Salle 1986-92 6Siena 2005-10 5Manhattan 2001-04 4Manhattan 1991-95 4Siena 1997-01 4HECK OF A JOB• The Gaels earned the MAAC regular season championship, the No. 1 seed in the tournament and a conference tournament championship in the 2018-19 campaign.• The Maroon & Gold were selected to finish third and overcame the late departure of preseason All-MAAC Second Team selection Roland Griffin and an injury to junior transfer and 2017 All-Northeast Conference Second Team honoree Isaiah Still, who appeared in parts of just two games during the conference season.• Iona was 9-3 against teams that finished in the top six in the MAAC standings, the best record among the group. Canisius was 7-4, Quinnipiac 5-5, Monmouth 6-7, Rider 3-7 and Siena 2-7.

GAELS IN NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPNAME GP MIN PTS REB ASTCrawford 2 27.0 5.0 1.5 0.5McGill 3 20.7 3.7 1.0 2.3


CURSE REVERSED• The No. 1 seed won the MAAC tournament championship for the first time in nine seasons in 2019. Siena, Times Union Center, 2010).• The MAAC's top seed won a championship that was not on its home floor for the first time in 14 years (Niagara, 2005).• It is Iona's fourth MAAC regular season championship and No. 1 seed in nine seasons under head coach Tim Cluess. The Gaels were upset in the semifinal round in 2012 but earned an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament. Iona fell to Manhattan in back-to-back seasons as the No. 1 seed in the MAAC championship game in 2014 and 2015.CUPID'S ARROW• Iona has won all eight games it has played since Valentine's Day during its nine-game winning streak.• In nine seasons under Tim Cluess, Iona has posted a 53-14 (.791) record from February 14 through the completion of the MAAC Championship including 15 of the last 17 contests dating back to the 2017 tournament.SULTAN OF SWIPE• With four steals vs. Canisius, senior Rickey McGill became the sixth player in school history to record 200 career takeaways.• McGill is currently with Ricky Soliver for fourth place with 210 steals, and is one shy of entering a tie for second with Iona Hall of Famers Steve Burtt (211) and Tony Hargraves (211).• Rory Grimes (241) is the all-time leader in the statistic.

IRON HORSE• McGill, the MAAC's leader in minutes played, ranks No. 9 in the nation in percentage of minutes played. The Gaels' point guard has played 93.0% of Iona's total minutes this season.• Siena's Jalen Pickett was No. 2 at 91.1%.• Under head coach Tim Cluess, former Gael A.J. English played 91.1% of the team's minutes as a junior in 2013-14 and 90.5% as a senior.• The top two season performances in the statistic in the MAAC since 2010 were Canisius' Billy Baron (95.3%, 2013-14) and Siena's Kyle Downey (94.2%, 2011-12).

GETTING OFFENSIVE• Junior E.J. Crawford is No. 1 among MAAC performers in individual offensive rating among the 34 MAAC players who have a usage rate of 20% or higher.• Crawford (22.0% Usg) has performed to an offensive efficiency of 118.0. The MAAC's leading scorer, Quinnipiac's Cameron Young (116.3, 29.1% Usg) and Rich Kelly (115.9, 20.9) are second and third.

MAKING SHOTS• Only four of the approximately 140 MAAC men's basketball players rank in the Top 15 in the league in field goal percentage and free throw percentage.• Junior E.J. Crawford is the lone MAAC performer to rank in the Top 5 in each category (#5 FG%, #2 FT%).• Rider's Anthony Durham (6th FG/15th FG), Quinnipiac's Cameron Young (8th/14th) and Niagara's Dominic Robb (12th/3rd) are the other three.

EVERY POSSESSION COUNTS• 26 of the 99 total MAAC regular contests this season (26.3%) were decided by four points or less or overtime, the eighth highest percentage among the 32 NCAA Division I conferences.• Five of the 10 games in the MAAC Championship were also closely contested.• Eight of Iona's 21 MAAC contests came down to the game's final possession.• By contrast, only three of the 99 MAAC regular season games have been "blowouts" defined by KenPom.com as a game decided by 20+ points, the lowest percentage (3.0%) in NCAA Division I.• Ironically, Iona's 21-point MAAC championship final win was a "blowout".• The MAAC is one of three conferences where its conference regular season champ had at least six losses (Missouri Valley, Northeast).MILLENNIA MEN• Junior E.J. Crawford became the 41st player in Iona men's basketball history to record 1,000 career points in a 20-point effort at Canisius• Senior Rickey McGill was the 40th with 16 points at VCU on Dec. 1.• They are the 10th and 11th players under Tim Cluess to reach the mark.• In eight-plus seasons, Cluess has mentored more than 1/4 of Iona's all-time 1,000 point scorers.1000 POINT SCORERS UNDER TIM CLUESSRk* Name Points Year Reached3. A.J. English 2,004 2015 (3rd)8. Sean Armand 1,694 2013 (3rd)12. Scott Machado 1,613 2012 (3rd)15. David Laury 1,465 2015 (3rd)22. RICKEY MCGILL 1,408 2018 (4TH) 26. E.J. CRAWFORD 1,316 2019 (3RD) 27. Lamont Jones 1,287 2013 (2nd)28. Mike Glover 1,286 2012 (2nd)32. Schadrac Casimir 1,112 2018 (3rd)36. Jordan Washington 1,070 2017 (2nd)39. Isaiah Williams 1,044 2016 (3rd)

*- current Iona rank

REBOUNDING FROM A TOUGH STRETCH• For just the second time in nine seasons under head coach Tim Cluess Iona dropped four straight MAAC regular season contests.• In 2011, the Gaels followed four straight losses by four points or less with a nine-game winning streak, and a MAAC final appearance.• This season, Iona has answered the adversity with 10 straight victories. • The Gaels have not lost since February 8.• Iona's last three losses have been by a combined total of seven points. Eight of the team's last 10 games have been decided in the game's final two possessions.

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME• Iona finished a 8-3 at home following a 51-day stretch away from the Hynes Center, a span of nine contests in the non-conference season.

FUN WITH NUMBERSTim Cluess’ record by month...Mo. '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 TotalN 3-3 4-1 3-2 2-2 4-2 1-2 3-2 2-4 2-4 24-22D 5-2 6-2 4-4 3-4 4-3 4-4 6-3 5-3 0-5 37-30J 5-4 7-2 7-2 7-2 8-1 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-4 56-23F 7-1 7-1 1-5 7-1 8-0 8-1 4-4 4-4 6-2 52-19M 5-2 1-2 5-1 3-2 2-3 3-1 3-1 3-1 4-0 28-13Tot. 25-12 25-8 20-14 22-10 26-9 22-11 22-13 20-14 17-15 199-107

All-Time Win-Loss Records2,057 games playedAll-Time (1940-present) - 1,190-867 (.578)Home (1948-present) - 555-185 (.750)Away (1948-present) - 359-446 (.446)Neutral (1948-present) - 200-197 (.504)Overtime games (1947-present) - 58-54 (.518)**Home, Away Neutral not available 1940-47**MAAC Records (1982-present)626 games playedMAAC All-Time - 388-238 (.620)MAAC Home - 219-88 (.713)MAAC Away - 160-148 (.519)MAAC Neutral - 9-2 (.818)MAAC Tournament - 56-26 (.683)Hynes Athletics Center Records (1974-present)553 games playedOverall - 410-143 (.741)Non-Conference Games - 191-54 (.780)MAAC Games - 219-88 (.713)

INDIVIDUAL CAREER TOTALSPlayer G Pts Reb Ast Blk StlMcGill 131 1,408 461 550 29 210Crawford 100 1,316 383 134 23 55Gist 69 939 172 206 1 51Still 73 872 295 120 19 58Ross 66 636 163 51 1 33Agee 32 427 260 38 23 32Perez 52 303 119 34 9 37Ristanovic 28 91 85 12 18 6Maxwell 30 77 57 16 4 10Nikolic 23 65 56 9 20 7Hudson 22 5 9 9 0 6

IONA GAELS TALE OF THE TAPEOverall MAAC Games17-15 Record 12-6 Last 10 Games (Streak): 10-0 (W10) RPI*: 195 | NET*: 202 | KenPom: 197 76.8 Scoring Offense 77.975.6 Scoring Defense 72.7+1.2 Scoring Margin +5.2.453 FG% .459.351 3-pt FG% .365.741 FT% .754.445 Opponent FG% .425.368 Opponent 3-pt FG% .367.683 Opponent FT% .65834.4-36.5 Rebounding Difference 36.3-35.5-2.1 Rebound Margin +0.813.2 Assists/game 13.412.4 Turnovers/game 11.76.8 Steals/game 6.12.8 Blocks/games 3.2

*-from WarrenNolan.com (as of 3/18/19)

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ROAD WOES TO ROAD WARRIORS• Iona has won five straight on the road, but have dropped 11 of its last 17 contests in its opponent's building.• The Gaels wins this season came at Canisius, Siena twice, Quinnipiac, Manhattan, and Rider this season. • The win vs. Canisius snapped an eight-game road losing streak dating back to the final two MAAC regular season road contests last season. It was the longest since a seven-game slide spanning the 2012-13 and 2013-14 campaigns.20/20 VISION• Barring a deep postseason run, Iona's 20+ win season streak will snap at nine following the 2018-19 campaign.• Iona recorded its ninth straight and 22nd all-time 20+ win seasons in the 76-year history of the program last season.• It set a program record for consecutive 20+ win seasons, surpassing the previous high of four straight from 1981-85.• Tim Cluess is the only (of 12 all-time) head coach in program history to earn 20 wins in each of his first eight seasons in New Rochelle. He is also the Iona coach to boast more than four 20+ win seasons as the leader of the Maroon & Gold (Pat Kennedy, 4).NINE STRAIGHT 20-WIN SEASONS• The Gaels had an unprecedented run of 20-win seasons in MAAC history. The nine-year stretch more than doubled the previous MAAC mark of four set by the Maroon & Gold from 1981-85 and matched by La Salle (1986-90) and Siena (2006-10).• In MAAC history, consecutive 20+ win streaks have happened only 17 times.• Iona has recorded 19 of its 22 20+ win seasons as a member of the MAAC, the most of any league member. Siena has posted 12, Manhattan nine and Saint Peter’s eight.MCGILL, CRAWFORD, AGEE NAMED ALL-MAAC• Senior Rickey McGill and juniors E.J. Crawford and Tajuan Agee represented Iona on the 2018-19 All-MAAC team.• McGill, a preseason All-MAAC First Team selection was named to the postseason first team as well, joining Quinnipiac's Cameron Young as the lone MAAC players to earn the dual honor. He was a second team selection as a junior.• Crawford was a preseason third team selected and joined McGill on the first team this year after a stellar junior campaign.• Agee was named to the All-MAAC Second Team. He was one of two first-year MAAC performers named to an all-conference team, joining Rookie of the Year favorite Jalen Pickett of Siena.

ALL-MAAC FIRST TEAM SELECTION UNDER CLUESS• For the eighth time in nine seasons in the Tim Cluess-era, Iona enters the MAAC Championship at least one All-MAAC First Team selection.• E.J. Crawford and Rickey McGill join Gael greats: Mike Glover (2011,2012), Scott Machado (2011,2012), Lamont Jones (2013), Sean Armand (2014), David Laury (2015) and A.J. English (2014, 2015, 2016) and Jordan Washington (2017) .• Last season, Iona snapped a MAAC record for consecutive seasons with a player on the All-MAAC First Team, spanning seven years.

• Siena had seven straight from 2006-2012, Manhattan (2000-2005) and La Salle (1987-1992) recorded six straight and the Gaels (1997-2001) had five.

GAEL TEAMMATES ON FIRST TEAM• For the ninth time in program history and the fifth time under head coach Tim Cluess, Iona has two representatives on the All-MAAC First Team.• Iona captured a regular season and/or tournament championship in eight of the nine seasons.TWO MAAC FIRST TEAMERS (*-Player of the Year)Year Teammates Result 1981-82 Burtt/Springer Tourn.1982-83 Burtt*/Springer Reg Seas.1984-85 Grimes/Hargraves Reg. Seas./Tourn1996-97 Matthews/Timinskas* Reg Seas.1997-98 Hameed*/McDonald Reg. Seas./Tourn2010-11 Glover/Machado 2011-12 Glover/Machado* Reg. Seas.2013-14 Armand/English Reg. Seas.2014-15 English/Laury* Reg. Seas.2018-19 Crawford/McGill Reg. Seas./TournCLUESS IN MAAC TOURNAMENT• Tim Cluess' 22 MAAC tournament wins are a MAAC record. He surpassed former Niagara skipper Joe Mihalich in the 2018 MAAC Championship.MAAC COACHES WITH MOST TOURNEY WINSCoach School Record TitlesTim Cluess Iona 22-4 4Joe Mihalich Niagara 18-13 2Jeff Ruland Iona 13-6 3Speedy Morris La Salle 13-2 4Fran McCaffrey Siena 11-2 4Ted Fiore Saint Peter's 11-7 2

WELCOME NEW GUYS• Only two players in their first year competing in the MAAC in 2018-19 earned all-conference honors this season. Siena freshman Jalen Pickett, and Iona junior transfer Tajuan Agee.EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, AND FAST PACED• Iona ranks No. 129 in the nation on Ken Pomeroy’s Adjusted Offensive Efficiency (106.6), but have been a perennial top 80 team under Tim Cluess.• Offensive Efficiency is measured by calculating the amount of points a team would score in 100 possessions. Ken Pomeroy’s formula adjusts for the quality of opposing defenses, the site of each game, and when each game was played.• Iona ranks No. 78 (53.0%) in Effective FG%.• EFG% adjusts for the fact that a three-point field goal is worth one more point than a two-point field goal.• The Gaels are also 46th “fastest pace” team in the country, averaging 70.8 possessions per game.TEMPO, EFFICIENCY, EFG% UNDER CLUESSYear Tempo Rnk OEff Rnk EFG% Rnk2018-19 70.8 46 106.6 129 53.0 782017-18 70.7 56 110.3 80 54.1 562016-17 70.6 60 110.8 67 53.4 562015-16 72.6 31 109.4 85 53.8 332014-15 69.9 12 110.4 38 54.7 172013-14 69.9 34 118.1 7 57.4 32012-13 71.1 8 112.2 19 52.1 472011-12 70.7 20 112.9 17 56.5 42010-11 69.3 49 111.9 27 54.4 9

DOUBLE DIGIT DYNAMICSGames with: 18-19 17-18 Tot Recat least 10 pointsMcGill 28 24 70 43-27Crawford 28 23 70 42-28Agee 20 - 20 11-9Gist 18 3 46 19-27Perez 11 - 12 7-4Still 3 - 42 16-26Maxwell 2 - 2 2-0Ristanovic 2 - 2 1-1Nikolic 1 - 1 0-1Ross - 19 31 12-19at least 20 pointsCrawford 14 4 19 10-9Gist 8 0 18 8-10Agee 7 - 7 4-3McGill 5 5 14 7-7Still 0 - 11 7-4Ross - 5 5 3-2at least 30 pointsMcGill 1 1 2 1-1at least 40 pointsMcGill 0 1 1 0-1at least 10 reboundsAgee 12 - 12 7-5Crawford 1 0 1 1-0Perez 1 0 1 1-0Still 0 - 2 2-0McGill 0 1 1 1-0at least 10 assistsMcGill 0 1 4 3-1Double-DoublesAgee 9 - 9 4-5Crawford 1 0 1 1-0Perez 1 - 1 1-0McGill 0 2 4 3-1Still 0 - 2 2-0Leading Scorer (including ties)Crawford 18 5 24 12-12Gist 8 1 23 9-14Agee 6 - 6 4-2McGill 4 6 15 9-6Still 0 - 25 11-14Ross - 8 9 4-5Leading Rebounder (including ties)Agee 19 - 19 13-6Crawford 6 4 11 4-7Still 3 - 10 6-4McGill 3 5 12 6-6Perez 3 - 3 2-1Ristanovic 3 - 3 0-3 Nikolic 2 - 2 0-2Maxwell 1 - 1 0-1Gist 0 0 1 0-1Ross - 5 5 1-4Leading Assists (including ties)McGill 24 22 71 40-31Gist 5 2 23 10-13Crawford 3 0 3 2-1Perez 2 0 2 1-1Nikolic 1 0 1 1-2Still 0 - 11 4-7Ross - 2 3 0-3


THE GAELS ON THE MAAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM• Since the inaugural MAAC Tournament in 1982, Iona basketball players have been selected to the MAAC All-Tournament team a record 51 times, including a MAAC-high 12 MVP winners. • Rickey McGill, Zach Lewis, Jordan Washington and A.J. English were the MVPs of the four three tournaments.• Twelve players in school history have been named to a MAAC All-Tournament team on multiple occasions. Tony Hargraves (4x), Rory Grimes (3x) and David Laury (3x) are the only ones to earn more than two. CLOSE SHAVES• After playing 15 games decided by five points or less last season (8-6), 14 of Iona's 32 contests in 2018-19 have been (6-8) closely contested.• The school record is 16 games, reached in 2012-13 and 2004-05.• In 2014-15, the Gaels recorded an 11-4 mark in close games, earning the most wins in program history.• Iona has recorded four seasons with 15 or more games decided by five or less points, three of them under head coach Tim Cluess, with a 31-28 mark.

HIGH SCORING AFFAIRS• Iona has reached 100 points 17 times in eight-plus seasons under head coach Tim Cluess, including a single-season program record four times in 2011-12.• Iona is 13-4 under Cluess and 53-6 all-time when s scoring 100 or more.• The Gaels scored 90 or more points 62 times in 290 (21.3%) games under Cluess and are 50-12.• Iona is 120-34 when reaching at least 80 points under Cluess.THIRD TO 100• Iona head coach Tim Cluess became the third head coach in MAAC history to record 100 regular season wins with the Gaels’ win at Marist Feb. 17.• Cluess joined Joe Mihalich (Niagara) seasons and Jimmy Patsos (Loyola/Siena) in the century club.• Cluess was also the fastest of the trio to reach the mark (131 games) with Mihalich becoming the first in 159 games and Patsos the second in 188 games.MAAC REGULAR SEASON WINS LEADERBOARDCoach Team Wins YearsJoe Mihalich Niagara 166 15Jimmy Patsos Loyola/Siena 132 14 Tim Cluess Iona 124 8+John Dunne Saint Peter's/Marist 99 13+Jeff Ruland Iona 89 9Bobby Gonzalez Manhattan 85 7CLUESS RANKS SECOND ALL-TIME IN WINS• With Iona’s win in the 2016 MAAC Championship over Monmouth, head coach Tim Cluess became No. 2 on Iona’s all-time coaching wins list, surpassing Goal Club Hall of Famer Jeff Ruland’s mark of 139 over nine seasons.• Cluess has led Iona to 124 MAAC regular season wins through nine seasons, the third most in conference history behind former Siena/Loyola head coach Jimmy Patsos (132 in 14 seasons) and former Niagara skipper Joe Mihalich (166 in 15 seasons).IONA’S ALL-TIME COACHING LIST (BY WINS)Coach Years W L PCTJim McDermott 1948-73 (25) 319 253 .558TIM CLUESS 2010-PRES (8+) 199 107 .650Jeff Ruland 1998-07 (9) 139 135 .507Pat Kennedy 1980-86 (6) 124 60 .674Jim Valvano 1975-80 (5) 95 46 .674Gary Brokaw 1986-91 (5) 72 74 .493Tim Welsh 1995-98 (3) 70 22 .761Br. Arthur Loftus 1941-42, 46 (3) 50 18 .735Jerry Welsh 1991-95 (4) 47 63 .427Kevin Willard 2007-10 (3) 45 49 .479Gene Roberti 1973-75 (2) 15 32 .319Pete Caruso 1947 (1) 15 8 .652

MAAC LEADERBOARD (as of 3/12/19)TEAM RANKINGS SCORING OFFENSE 1ST 76.8Scoring Defense 10th 75.6Scoring Margin 3rd +1.2FREE THROW PCT 1ST .741FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 1ST .453Field Goal Pct Defense 5th .4453-Point Fg Pct 4th .3513-Point Fg Pct Defense 9th .368Rebounding Offense 5th 34.4Rebounding Defense 11th 36.5Rebounding Margin 8th -2.1Blocked Shots 7th 2.8Assists 3rd 13.2Steals 3rd 6.8Turnover Margin 4th +0.91Assist/Turnover Ratio 4th 1.1Offensive Rebounds 9th 8.8Defensive Rebounds 3rd 25.6Defensive Reb Pct. 9th .699Offensive Reb Pct. 9th .2573-Point Fg Made 2nd 8.8

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Tajuan Agee Scoring 10th 13.3 REBOUNDING 1ST 8.1 Free Throw Pct 15th .724 Blocked Shots 9th 0.7 Offensive Rebounds 8th 1.9 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 1ST 6.3 Minutes Played 23rd 27.8E.J. Crawford Scoring 2nd 17.9 Rebounding 17th 5.1 Field Goal Pct 5th .509 Free Throw Pct 2nd .818 3-Point Fg Pct 11th .391 Defensive Rebounds 12th 3.9 Minutes Played 5th 35.6Asante Gist Scoring 13th 12.4 Free Throw Pct 5th .771 3-Point Fg Made 11th 2.0 Minutes Played 17th 29.3Rickey McGill Scoring 8th 15.5 Assists 2nd 5.0 Free Throw Pct 9th .756 STEALS 1ST 2.3 Assist/Turnover Ratio 3rd 1.8 MINUTES PLAYED 1ST 37.2Ben Perez 3-Point Fg Pct 6th .403 3-Point Fg Made 15th 1.9 Minutes Played 22nd 28.5Andrija Ristanovic Blocked Shots 13th 0.6

GAELS ON THE MAACALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

1982 Rory Grimes (MVP), Tony Hargraves, Gary Springer1983 Steve Burtt, Rory Grimes, Tony

Hargraves1984 Steve Burtt (MVP), Tony Hargraves, Gary Springer1985 Tony Hargraves (MVP), Rory Grimes1986 Bob Coleman1987 Alvin Lott, Richie Simmonds1989 Glenn Grant1991 Sean Green, Antoine Lewis1992 Derrick Canada1996 Mikkel Larsen1998 John McDonald (MVP), Tariq Kirksay, Kashif Hameed2000 Dyree Wilson (MVP), Nakiea Miller, Tariq Kirksay2001 Nakiea Miller (MVP), Phil Grant, Earl Johnson2005 Steve Burtt2006 Steve Burtt (MVP), Ricky Soliver, Kiril Wachsmann2011 Mike Glover, Scott Machado2012 Scott Machado2013 Lamont Jones (MVP), Tre Bowman, David Laury2014 Sean Armand, David Laury2015 A.J. English, David Laury,

Isaiah Williams2016 A.J. English (MVP), Jordan Washington,

Isaiah Williams2017 Jordan Washington (MVP)2018 Zach Lewis (MVP), Schadrac Casimir,

Roland Grififn2019 Rickey McGill (MVP), E.J. Crawford,

Tajuan Agee


SERIES SUCCESS• Iona has only lost a MAAC regular season series twice in nine seasons under head coach Tim Cluess.• The Gaels have won 41 series and tied 41 since the 2010-11 season.• Prior to Monmouth snapping the streak in 2016-17, the last time Iona went 0-2 against a MAAC opponent in the regular season was vs. eventual MAAC champion Siena in 2009-10.

Year Series W-L-T 0-1 Rec (1st game Losses) 2010-11 4-0-5 2-0 SIE, FFD2011-12 6-0-3 1-0 MAN^2012-13 2-0-7 2-0 SPU, RID2013-14 7-0-3 2-0 QUI, CAN^2014-15 7-0-3 1-0 MON2015-16 6-0-4 1-0 MON^, SIE^2016-17 3-1-6 3-1 FFD, MON, NIA^, QUI2017-18 5*-1-4 0-1 CAN2018-19 4*-0-6 3-0 NIA, SIE^, QUI^

*-two one-game series wins | ^ - at homeLET IT RAIN• Since 2000-01, Iona has produced 139 games with 10 or more three-point field goals. Five came in the seven seasons under head coach Jeff Ruland and seven came with Kevin Willard at the helm (three years).• Under Tim Cluess, Iona has posted 127 games (22 in 2013-14, 18 in 2014-15, 15 in 2015-16, 20 in 2016-17, 14 in 2017-18) with double-digit trifectas including 13 this season.• The Gaels shattered a school record with 24 3FG on Nov. 26 vs. Delaware State, beating the previous mark of 18, reached twice (at Albany, Nov. 23, 2010; vs. Liberty, Dec. 18, 2012).• The Maroon & Gold set its No. 2 total of 20 3FG made in an 82-68 win at Holy Cross on Dec. 19, 2017. The first 10 field goals made in the contest were from distance as the team set a first half program record with 12 in the win.• Iona’s top 25 three-point field goal efforts have come with Cluess as head coach.• Against Liberty, Iona’s 41 three-point attempts set a new standard. No. 2 was 40 vs. Fairfield this season and No. 3 came in a 24-for-39 effort vs. Delaware State.• Through 32 games this season, Iona has made a three-pointer in 362 straight and 810 out of its last 812 games. The school record is 385 straight from Jan. 5, 1994 - Dec. 16, 2006.• The Gaels have failed to hit a three-pointer in just 18 of their 1,037 games played since the line was adopted for the 1986-87 season.

WIDE MARGINS• The Gaels are 113-33 in games decided by 10 or more points since head coach Tim Cluess took the reins in 2010-11.• After winning 81 of the first 99 double-digit decisions in his first six seasons (81-18, .818), Iona is 31-15 (.674) since 2016-17.• During the MAAC regular season, the program is 72-6 (.923) in MAAC regular season games decided by 10 or more points under Cluess.• In 13 seasons as an NCAA head coach, Cluess has lost just 14 games by 15 or more points.• Iona’s 126-76 win over Delaware State was the second 50+ point victory in program history and first since the 1967-68 (46 years) campaign.• In his 13 seasons as an NCAA coach, Cluess has mentored his team to a 173-35 mark in 10+

point contests.

RICHIE GUERIN’S #14 HANGS IN THE RAFTERS• Iona honored the legacy of Richie Guerin ‘54 by retiring his number 14 on Jan. 31, 2014 the first ever in school history.• Guerin is an Iona College Goal Club (1983), Marine Corps Sports (2004), and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2013) inductee who starred for the Maroon & Gold from 1951-1954.• He rewrote the basketball record books at Iona, scoring 1,375 points and graduated as the leading scorer in school history.• A two-time All-Metropolitan selection with the Gaels, he scored a then school-record 40 points against John Carroll in 1954 and was the first Gael to score 40 or more points in a game. • Following his playing days at Iona, Guerin played with the National Basketball Association’s New York Knicks from 1956-1963 and was a player-coach of the St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks franchise for nine years.• In 13 years as a professional player, Guerin accumulated 14,676 points (17.3 per game), 4,278 rebounds (5.1 per game), and 4,211 assists (5.0 per game) over 848 games.GAEL GREATSIn addition to Naismith Hall of Famer Richie Guerin ‘54, here are additional significant names in Iona basketball history:• Jim Valvano - legendary head coach at Iona from 1975-80 who “Dared To Dream” to win a national championship with the Gaels and finally did in 1983, albeit with North Carolina State. Succumbed to cancer in 1993 eight weeks after an impassioned speech at the ESPY Awards that year which in which he announced creation of The V Foundation for Cancer Research and its motto, “Don’t Give Up... Don’t Ever Give Up.”• Jeff Ruland ‘91 - All-American during his time at Iona and, two-time NBA All-Star with the Washington Bullets, Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons. Following his career, returned to Iona and served as head coach from 1998-2007 where he won three MAAC Championships.• Pat Kennedy - head coach from 1980-86. Went on to coach at Florida State, DePaul, Montana, and Towson following a highly successful tenure in New Rochelle. He was most recently head coach at Div. II Pace University in Pleasantville, NY, located 19 miles North of Iona.• Warren Isaac ‘65 - Iona’s only 50-point scorer, Isaac played six seasons in Europe following his tenure at Iona. A New York City school legend, Isaac started for Power Memorial paving the way for NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar a 1965 graduate of the high school.• Tim Welsh - head coach from 1995-98 who went on to coach in the Big East with Providence for 10 seasons. Currently an ESPN college basketball analyst. Holds the highest career winning percentage ever at Iona.• Kevin Willard - Iona coach from 2007-10, now head coach at Big East’s Seton Hall. Helped turn around a program which won two games in the season prior to his arrival to 20 wins in his final season in Maroon & Gold.

• Steve Burtt ‘84 & Steve Burtt ‘06 - All-time NCAA father/son scoring leaders, both netting over 2,000 career points. Burtt, the father, had a four-season NBA career and most notably appeared off the bench for the Phoenix Suns in the 1992 NBA Playoffs. He was inducted into the prestigious NYC Basketball Hall of Fame this past fall. Burtt, the son, continues to play professionally in Europe. • Sean Green ‘91 - Played 84 NBA games over three seasons for the Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz from 1991-94. Currently a high school basketball coach in Southern California.• Scott Machado ‘12 - The last Gael to appear in an NBA game. Machado played in regular season NBA contests in 2012-13 with the Houston Rockets and postseason with the Golden State Warriors. The MAAC & Iona’s all-time assist leader. He currently plays professionally in the NBA G-League.• Bob Santini ‘53 - Iona’s first NBA player, appeared in four games with the New York Knicks in 1955-56.

NOTABLE ALUMNI (ATHLETICS/POP CULTURE)• Ignacio Maganto - was selected by the LA Galaxy with the 21st pick in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft, the first Major League Soccer draft pick in Iona history. Maganto scored his first MLS goal with the Galaxy in the spring of 2015.• Jason Motte - Major League Baseball relief pitcher recorded the final out of the 2011 World Series with the world champion St. Louis Cardinals. Has also appeared in Major League games with the Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies and Atlanta Braves.• Dennis Leonard - Kansas City Royals Hall of Famer and 12-year MLB veteran who won 20 games on three occasions from 1977-80. He was inducted in May 2015 into the New York Baseball Hall of Fame.• Mariano Rivera III ‘15 - Earned his degree in May 2015 and was selected in the fourth round by the Washington Nationals.• Jared Finkel - Drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 2017, was a Midwest League (Class A) All-Star in 2018 for the Cedar Rapids Kernels.• Don McLean - Singer-songwriter noted most famous for his 1971 single “American Pie”.• Kyle Flood ‘93 - Former head football coach at Rutgers.• Brendan Malone ‘62 - Current Detroit Pistons assistant.• Amanda Saccomanno '13 - World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) Mandy Rose, competes on the SmackDown brand.• Maggie Timoney '89 - The Iona women's basketball Hall of Famer recently became the first female CEO of Heineken USA.

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MAAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK• Iona has been honored 51 times in the last eight-plus seasons with a MAAC weekly award.• Senior Rickey McGill a MAAC Player of the Week honor twice this season, on Jan. 7 and Feb. 25.• Three times under coach Cluess, an Iona performer earned both Player and Rookie of the Week honors in the same week. David Laury and Schadrac Casimir accomplished the feat on both Dec. 29, 2014 and Feb. 23, 2015 while Lamont Jones and A.J. English captured the honors on Dec. 17, 2013.• Four different Iona players earned MAAC Player of the Week in 2014-15. It is believed to be the second time a school accomplished the feat in a single season following Siena in 2008-09.• In the first seven seasons under Cluess at least two different Iona players earned MAAC Player of the Week awards.

IONA’S MAAC WEEKLY AWARDSSINCE 2010-11

Player (P/R) Date Player (P/R) Date2018-19

E. Crawford (P) 3/4 R. McGill (P) 2/25R. McGill (P) 1/7

2017-18 - NONE2016-17

J. Washington (P) 1/2 J. Washington (P) 12/12S. Cassell (P) 11/28

2015-16A. English (P) 2/22 A. English (P) 1/11I. Williams (P) 1/4 A. English (P) 12/7

2014-15D. Laury (P) 2/23 S. Casimir (R) 2/23S. Casimir (R) 2/16 S. Casimir (R) 2/9S. Casimir (R) 1/26 I. Williams (P) 1/12D. Laury (P) 1/5 D. Laury (P) 12/29S. Casimir (R) 12/29 S. Casimir (P) 12/15S. Casimir (R) 12/8 S. Casimir (R) 12/1A. English (P) 11/24 S. Casimir (R) 11/17

2013-14D. Laury (P) 2/10 D. Laury (P) 2/3R. Hines (R) 12/30 S. Armand (P) 12/9T. Bowman (P) 12/2 S. Armand (P) 11/25

2012-13D. Laury (P) 2/4/13 S. Armand (P) 1/14A. English (R) 1/7/13 A. English (R) 12/24L. Jones (P) 12/17/12 A. English (R) 12/17L. Jones (P) 11/19/12

2011-12S. Machado (P) 2/20 L. Jones (P) 2/6S. Machado (P) 1/23 M. Glover (P) 1/9M. Glover (P) 12/19 M, Glover (P) 12/5S. Machado (P) 11/28 S. Machado (P) 11/21

2010-11S. Machado (P) 2/21 S. Armand (R) 1/17M. Glover (P) 1/10 S. Machado (P) 1/3M. Glover (P) 12/20 M. Glover (P) 12/13M. Glover (P) 12/6 K. Smyth (P) 11/29

MAAC GAMES ONLY LEADERBOARD(as of 3/4/19)

TEAM RANKINGS SCORING OFFENSE 1ST 77.9Scoring Defense 9th 72.7SCORING MARGIN 1ST +5.2FREE THROW PCT 1ST .754FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGES 1ST .459Field Goal Pct Defense 3rd .4253-Point Fg Pct 3rd .3653-Point Fg Pct Defense 8th .367Rebounding Offense 3rd 36.3Rebounding Defense 10th 35.5Rebounding Margin 5th +0.8Blocked Shots 6th 3.2Assists 5th 13.4Steals 6th 6.1Turnover Margin 5th +0.67Assist/Turnover Ratio 3rd 1.2Offensive Rebounds 9th 9.1DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 1ST 27.2Defensive Reb Pct. 7th .716Offensive Reb Pct. 9th .2683-Point Fg Made 2nd 9.4

INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Tajuan Agee Scoring 12th 13.6 REBOUNDING 1ST 9.1 Free Throw Pct 13th .720 Blocked Shots 5th 1.0 Offensive Rebounds 5th 2.3 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 1ST 6.8 Minutes Played 18th 29.8E.J. Crawford Scoring 2nd 18.8 Rebounding 18th 5.1 Field Goal Pct 5th .530 Free Throw Pct 2nd .851 Defensive Rebounds 14th 4.1 Minutes Played 4th 36.8Asante Gist Scoring 15th 13.1 Free Throw Pct 9th .759 3-Point Fg Pct 15th .390 3-Point Fg Made 9th 2.3 Minutes Played 19th 29.5Rickey McGill Scoring 4th 16.9 Rebounding 20th 4.8 Assists 3rd 5.0 Free Throw Pct 10th .750 STEALS 1ST 2.4 Assist/Turnover Ratio 3rd 1.7 Minutes Played 3rd 37.8Ben Perez Scoring 28th 9.9 Field Goal Pct 11th .500 Steals 12th 1.1 3-Point Fg Pct 6th .455 3-Point Fg Made 10th 2.2 Minutes Played 15th 31.7

ALL-TIME MAAC STANDINGS(CURRENT TEAMS BY WIN PCT SINCE 2010-11)

2010-pres ALL-TIME FIRSTSchool W L PCT W L PCT SEASIONA 124 46 .729 388 238 .620 1981Rider 102 67 .604 230 173 .571 1998Monmouth 70 46 .603 70 46 .603 2013Canisius 90 80 .529 232 290 .444 1989Fairfield 83 86 .491 292 333 .467 1981Manhattan 82 87 .485 301 324 .482 1981Quinnipiac 54 61 .470 54 61 .470 2013Siena 77 92 .456 291 230 .559 1989SAINT PETER'S 72 97 .426 283 342 .453 1981NIAGARA 65 104 .385 261 260 .501 1989MARIST 50 119 .296 161 242 .400 1998

NEW YORK METROPOLITAN STANDINGS 2010-pres 1995-presSchool W L PCT W L PCTIONA* 199 107 .650 453 313 .591Wagner 161 119 .575 364 351 .509Seton Hall* 170 127 .572 409 344 .543LIU Brooklyn 163 127 .562 347 374 .481N.J.I.T. 145 134 .520 297 380 .439Hofstra 153 142 .519 425 331 .562St. John's* 151 144 .512 392 362 .520Columbia 128 135 .487 286 384 .427St. Francis BKN 132 151 .466 331 380 .466Manhattan 133 156 .460 357 371 .490Saint Peter’s 123 165 .427 283 437 .393Rutgers 117 173 .403 322 419 .435Fordham 95 180 .345 229 472 .327Fair. Dickinson* 95 181 .344 301 416 .420

* - 2019 NCAA Tournament Participant

LONGEST CURRENT WINNING STREAKS*(7 or more games in a row)

School Streak Wofford 20 New Mexico State 19 UC Irvine 16 Buffalo 12 Colgate 11 Murray State 11 Prairie View A&M 11 Iona 10 Utah State 10 Auburn 8 Fairleigh Dickinson 8 Oregon 8 Northeastern 7* - all 13 teams are 2019 NCAA tournament participants


• Tim Cluess was named 12th head coach of the Iona College men’s basketball program on April 8, 2010 and is in his ninth season with the Gaels.• Came to New Rochelle with an impressive 20-year coaching resume after spending four seasons as head coach at LIU Post in Brookville, NY.• One thing can be said, he is a winner. After spending 14 years as head coach at St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset, NY, he spent the five years prior to arriving at Iona in the college ranks at Suffolk Community College and LIU Post. • He amassed a 120-33 record and had unprecedented success at both schools.• When combining his high school record, Cluess has won nearly 75 percent of his games coached.• Led the Gaels to 20+ wins in each of his first eight seasons in New Rochelle, the only coach in school history to accomplish the feat. The Gaels won 25 games in three of them.• Iona will appear in its ninth straight postseason tournament in 2019 including a CIT championship game appearance in 2011, the NCAA First Four in 2012 with the MAAC’s second ever at-large bid, the 2013 NCAA tournament and the 2014 and 2015 NIT before returning to the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 NCAA Tournaments.• The Gaels were crowned MAAC Tournament Champions in 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and MAAC Regular Season Champions in 2012, 2014, 2015 and 2019. The Cluess-led program set a school record with 17 conference wins in 2013-14 and 2014-15.• Cluess was named MAAC Coach of the Year following the 2013-14 and 2018-19 campaigns.• Under Cluess, Iona has consistently been among the top scoring teams in the nation. The Gaels finished 13th in 2010-11, first in both 2011-12 and 2012-13, fourth in 2013-14, fifth in 2014-15 and 27th in 2015-16 and Top 50 in 2016-17 and 2017-18.• In each of his eight seasons at Iona, the team’s scoring averages rank in the Top 12 in school history including a school record 83.6 points per game during the 2013-14 season.IONA SCORING UNDER TIM CLUESSYear PPG NCAA Rank Iona Rank2010-11 79.0 13th 12th2011-12 82.9 1st 3rd2012-13 80.4 1st 6th2013-14 83.6 4th 1st2014-15 79.5 5th 11th2015-16 79.6 27th 10th2016-17 80.4 33rd 5th2017-18 79.8 45th 8th2018-19 76.8 72nd --• In addition to being the 2011-12 and 2012-13 NCAA scoring champions, the Gaels were NCAA statistical champs in total three-point field goals made in 2014-15 (344), three-point field goals per game (10.2/g) in 2013-14 and assists per game (19.3/g) in 2011-12.• Other Top 10 NCAA statistical marks include fourth in assists in 2010-11 (17.4/g), second in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.54:1) and third in field goal percentage (50.8%) in 2011-12, second in free throw percentage (78.1%) in 2012-13 and

third in assists (17.5/g), fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.65:1) in 2013-14 and fourth in scoring (79.5/g), fifth in 3FG per game (9.8/g) and seventh in assists (16.4/g) in 2014-15.NCAA TOP 10 STATISTICS UNDER CLUESSYear PPG NCAA Rank Stat2016-17 3FG made 12th 3322015-16 3FG per game 10th 9.92014-15 3FG made 1st 344 Scoring 4th 79.5 3FG per game 5th 9.8 Assists per game 7th 16.42013-14 3FG per game 1st 10.2 Assists per game 3rd 17.5 Ast/TO ratio 4th 1.65:1 2012-13 Scoring 1st 80.4 FT Percentage 2nd .7812011-12 Scoring 1st 82.9 Assists per game 1st 19.3 Ast/TO ratio 2nd 1.54:1 FG Percentage 3rd .5082010-11 Assists per game 4th 17.4• Cluess has mentored three MAAC Players of the Year and two Haggerty Award Winners Scott Machado (2012), Lamont Jones (2013) and David Laury (2015) earned the MAAC’s top honor while Machado and Jones also were the fifth and sixth players in Iona basketball history to earned the New York Metropolitan Area’s Player of the Year honor.• Iona has seen 12 different student-athletes earn 21 All-MAAC honors including 13 on the first team. Jones (2013), Machado (2011, 2012), Laury (2015), Mike Glover (2011, 2012), Sean Armand (2014), A.J. English (2014, 2015, 2016), Jordan Washington (2017, E.J. Crawford (2019) and Rickey McGill (2019) have all been All-MAAC First Team performers in seven seasons under head coach Tim Cluess. The first six Gaels were also All-Met First Team performers.ALL-MAAC/ALL-MET HISTORY UNDER CLUESSYear Player All-MAAC All-Met2010-11 Mike Glover 1st 1st Scott Machado 1st 1st2011-12 Mike Glover 1st 1st Scott Machado 1st* 1st* Lamont Jones 2nd 3rd2012-13 Lamont Jones 1st* 1st* Sean Armand 2nd 1st David Laury 3rd 2013-14 Sean Armand 1st 1st A.J. English 1st 2nd David Laury 2nd 3rd2014-15 A.J. English 1st 1st David Laury 1st 1st Schadrac Casimir 2nd 2015-16 A.J. English 1st 1st Jordan Washington 2nd 3rd2016-17 Jordan Washington 1st 1st2017-18 Rickey McGill 2nd 2nd2018-19 Rickey McGill 1st ? E.J. Crawford 1st ? Tajuan Agee 2nd ?

* - Player of the Year

THE CLUESS FILEYear at Iona: Eighth SeasonBirth Date: March 9, 1959Age: 60Hometown: West Hempstead, N.Y.Wife: KarenChildren: Kevin (22), T.J. (21)High School: St. Agnes HS Rockville Centre, N.Y.College: BA, Hofstra University, 1983

ATHLETIC PLAYING BACKGROUNDSt. Agnes High SchoolRockville Centre, N.Y.St. John’s UniversityJamaica, N.Y.Hofstra UniversityHempstead, N.Y.Professional BasketballEurope and Australia

BASKETBALL COACHING EXPERIENCE1991-2005Head CoachSt. Mary’s High School, Manhasset, NY2005-2006Head CoachSuffolk Community College2006-2010Head CoachLong Island University - C.W. Post2010-presentHead CoachIona College

AWARDS/ACCOLADES AT IONAMAAC Regular Season Championships2011-12, 2013-14, 2014-15, 2018-19MAAC Tournament Championships2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019MAAC Coach of the Year2013-14, 2018-19NCAA Championship Appearances2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019NIT Appearances2014, 2015

Tim CLUESSHead Coach

Hofstra ‘83 - Ninth Season


TIM CLUESS HEAD COACHING RECORDYear School W-L Home W-L Conf. W-L Conf. Tourney Postseason1991-05 St. Mary’s HS 265-78 2005-06 Suffolk CC 22-10 NJCAA D-III2006-07 C.W. Post 19-11 12-3 13-7 (3rd) Final 2007-08 C.W. Post 26-5 14-1 18-2 (1st) CHAMPION NCAA D-II NE Regional2008-09 C.W. Post 30-1 15-0 18-0 (1st) CHAMPION NCAA D-II Elite Eight2009-10 C.W. Post 23-6 15-0 18-3 (1st) Final 2010-11 Iona 25-12 12-3 13-5 (2nd) Final CIT Final2011-12 Iona 25-8 10-1 15-3 (1st) Semifinal NCAA First Round2012-13 Iona 20-14 11-1 11-7 (4th) CHAMPION NCAA Second Round2013-14 Iona 22-11 11-2 17-3 (1st) Final NIT First Round2014-15 Iona 26-9 13-0 17-3 (1st) Final NIT First Round2015-16 Iona 22-11 11-2 16-4 (2nd) CHAMPION NCAA First Round2016-17 Iona 22-13 8-4 12-8 (T-3rd) CHAMPION NCAA First Round2017-18 Iona 20-14 8-3 11-7 (4th) CHAMPION NCAA First Round2018-19 Iona 17-15 8-3 12-6 (1st) CHAMPION NCAAHead Coach, Iona (9th) 199-107 (.650) 92-19 (.829) 124-46 (.729)Head Coach, NCAA (13th) 297-130 (.696) 148-23 (.865) 191-58 (.767)Career Head Coach (28th) 584-218 (.728)

• Iona has reached the semifinal round of the MAAC Championship in each of the last nine seasons, the longest stretch in school and league history. The Gaels seven straight championship game appearances from 2013-19 is also a MAAC record.• Through nine seasons at Iona, Cluess ranks No. 2 on Iona’s all time wins list behind a Goal Club Hall of Famers Jim McDermott and ahead of three others in Jeff Ruland, Pat Kennedy and Jim Valvano.IONA’S ALL-TIME COACHING LIST (BY WINS)Coach Years W L PCTJim McDermott 1948-73 (25) 319 253 .558TIM CLUESS 2010-PRES (7+) 199 107 .650Jeff Ruland 1998-07 (9) 139 135 .507Pat Kennedy 1980-86 (6) 124 60 .674Jim Valvano 1975-80 (5) 95 46 .674Gary Brokaw 1986-91 (5) 72 74 .493Tim Welsh 1995-98 (3) 70 22 .761Br. Arthur Loftus 1941-42, 46 (3) 50 18 .735Jerry Welsh 1991-95 (4) 47 63 .427Kevin Willard 2007-10 (3) 45 49 .479Gene Roberti 1973-75 (2) 15 32 .319Pete Caruso 1947 (1) 15 8 .652• The Gaels have also won more games than any other team in the NY Metropolitan area with Cluess at the helm. Iona’s 199 wins from 2010-2019 are 29 more than Seton Hall, the No. 2 team on the list among the 15 Division I programs located less than 30 miles from the center of NY college basketball Madison Square Garden.TOP NEW YORK METRO TEAMS (2010-19)* 2010-2019 1995-2019Team W-L Pct W-L Pct.IONA 199-107 .650 453-313 .591Wagner 161-119 .575 364-351 .509Seton Hall 170-127 .572 409-344 .543LIU Brooklyn 163-127 .562 347-374 .481N.J.I.T. 145-134 .520 297-380 .439Hofstra 153-142 .519 425-331 .562St. John's 151-144 .512 392-362 .520

* - all teams with .500 or better record since 2010

• Scott Machado, who was also coached by Cluess during his freshman season at St. Mary’s High School, appeared in six regular season games in the

NBA with the Houston Rockets and five postseason games with the Golden State Warriors in 2012-13.• Machado is one of several Iona Gaels to have played for Cluess to continue their playing careers in the professional ranks including: Sean Armand, Vangelis Bebis, Taylor Bessick, Tre Bowman, Sam Cassell Jr., Randy Dezouvre, TK Edogi, A.J. English, Mike Glover, Jayon James, Ra’Shad James, Lamont Jones, David Laury, Zach Lewis, Deyshonee Much, Ibn Muhammad, Chris Pelcher, Taaj Ridley, Alejo Rodriguez, Aaron Rountree, Jon Severe, Jan Svandrlik, Jordan Washington, and Isaiah Williams.• Prior to Iona, Cluess’ LIU Post Pioneers earned a 23-6 overall record in his last season, earning victories in 19 of their last 21 contests. The squad earned its fourth straight berth in the East Coast Conference championship game. Cluess was named the ECC Co-Coach of the Year for the third straight time.• In 2008-09, LIU Post had its finest season in history, setting a school record with 30 victories. Standing among the top 10 teams in the nation from January through March in 2009, the Pioneers were ranked as high as No. 2 that year.• The squad posted an undefeated regular season, winning all 24 games for the first time in school history. LIU Post won its second straight ECC regular season and tournament championship titles and defeated Bentley in overtime in front of thousands on their home court to win the NCAA East Region Championship title and advance to the Elite Eight Tournament in Springfield, Mass.• For his outstanding efforts, Cluess was named the Basketball Times Division II Co-Coach of the Year as well as Metropolitan Bask1etball Writers Association Division II Coach of the Year for the second straight season.• The 2007-08 season saw Cluess’ squad post a 26-5 overall record, including an 18-2 clip in the conference. LIU Post claimed its first regular season and conference titles since the 2003-04 season with a 60-57 win to advance to the NCAA Northeast Regional at Bentley College. He was voted the ECC Coach of the Year by his peers, and was named the MWBA Division II Coach of the Year.• In 2006-07, his first year at the helm, Cluess guided the Pioneers to a 19-11 record and an appearance in the ECC Championship game. He improved the team’s win total by six from the

season before he took over the program.• Cluess was named the eighth head men’s basketball coach in the 50-year history of the Pioneers’ program in April of 2006, after spending the 2005-06 campaign as the head men’s basketball coach at Suffolk Community College in Brentwood, NY. He led a team of eight players to a 22-10 record overall, as well as a Region XV championship and a fourth-place finish in the NJCAA Division III Tournament. The trip to the national tournament was the first in the Longhorns’ history, and Cluess was tabbed the District 5 Coach of the Year.• Prior to his ascent to the college ranks, Cluess was a standout head coach at St. Mary’s High School in Manhasset, NY from 1991-05, where the Gaels went a remarkable 264-78 (.772) during his tenure.• St. Mary’s won a record eight consecutive Nassau-Suffolk CHSAA league championships from 1997-98 to 2004-05. In that final season with Cluess as their mentor, the Gaels went 25-1 and finished the season ranked in the Top 20 nationally after holding the No. 1 ranking for eight weeks of the campaign.• Cluess helped develop more than 50 players who moved on to the collegiate and professional ranks at St. Mary’s including former North Carolina standout and current San Antonio Spur Danny Green.• He won four state titles and two Federation championships at the Manhasset school. Cluess was a seven-time coach of the year in the high school ranks and earned tournament wins in national tournaments such as the Beach Ball Classic and the Las Vegas Prep Classic.• Cluess played professional basketball in Europe and Australia after a collegiate career at both St. John’s and Hofstra.• He attended St. John’s from 1978-81, before completing his coursework at Hofstra from 1982-83.• Cluess holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Hofstra and currently resides in Floral Park, N.Y. with his wife, Karen, and their two children – Kevin, 22 and T.J., 21.


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