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2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

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2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record22–13 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jared Grasso
  • Brock Erickson
  • Mark Calzonetti
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
Seasons
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 18 2   .900 27 7   .794
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 23 13   .639
Iona 12 8   .600 22 13   .629
Siena 12 8   .600 17 17   .500
Fairfield 11 9   .550 16 15   .516
Rider 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Canisius 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Quinnipiac 7 13   .350 10 21   .323
Niagara 6 14   .300 10 23   .303
Marist 5 15   .250 8 24   .250
Manhattan 5 15   .250 10 22   .313
2017 MAAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by seventh 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 22–13, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Rider, Saint Peter's and Siena to be champions of the MAAC tournament. They received the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Oregon.

Previous season

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The Gaels finished the 2015–16 season 22–11, 16–4 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius, Siena, and Monmouth to win the MAAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Tournament, they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

Roster

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2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Rickey McGill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Spring Valley Spring Valley, New York
G 1 Sam Cassell, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Notre Dame Prep
Connecticut
Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 2 E. J. Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Thomas More
Simsbury
Hartford, Connecticut
G 4 Schadrac Casimir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Trinity Catholic
South Kent School
Stamford, Connecticut
G 10 Jon Severe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Christ the King
Fordham
Brooklyn, New York
G 13 DeAndre Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Winter Park
Broward
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 15 Deyshonee Much 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Redemption Christ Academy
Buffalo
Rochester, New York
G/F 20 Jan Svandrlik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Canarias Basketball Acad.
Indian Hills
Plzeň, Czech Republic
G 22 Taylor Bessick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Rise Academy
James Madison
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 23 Jordan Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Pathways
Indian Hills
Jamaica, New York
F 44 Tyrell Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Norland
Western Nebraska
Miami, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at Florida State L 78–99  0–1
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,530)
Tallahassee, FL
11/20/2016*
8:00 pm
at Nevada
Great Alaska Shootout Opening Round
L 76–91  0–2
Lawlor Events Center (6,375)
Reno, NV
11/24/2016*
9:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Drake
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 64–53  1–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,039)
Anchorange, AK
11/26/2016*
12:00 am, CBSSN
vs. Weber State
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 76–54  2–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,851)
Anchorage, AK
11/27/2016*
12:30 am, CBSSN
vs. Nevada
Great Alaska Shootout championship
W 75–73  3–2
Alaska Airlines Center (3,233)
Anchorage, AK
12/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 79–65  4–2
(1–0)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
12/04/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara L 58–74  4–3
(1–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,667)
New Rochelle, NY
12/07/2016*
7:00 pm
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 90–73  5–3
Rothman Center (1,257)
Hackensack, NJ
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio W 79–75  6–3
Hynes Athletic Center (1,751)
New Rochelle, NY
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 94–80  7–3
Hynes Athletic Center (1,107)
New Rochelle, NY
12/21/2016*
3:15 pm
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
W 73–57  8–3
South Point Arena (175)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016*
3:00 pm
vs. Towson
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic
L 69–76  8–4
South Point Arena (581)
Enterprise, NV
12/28/2016*
3:00 pm
at Delaware L 54–63  8–5
Bob Carpenter Center (1,776)
Newark, DE
12/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 93–80  9–5
(2–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,804)
New Rochelle, NY
01/02/2017
7:00 pm
at Fairfield L 87–93  9–6
(2–2)
Webster Bank Arena (2,004)
Bridgeport, CT
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Monmouth L 74–92  9–7
(2–3)
OceanFirst Bank Center (3,105)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/08/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius W 98–75  10–7
(3–3)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,650)
New Rochelle, NY
01/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 91–97 OT 10–8
(3–4)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,537)
Hamden, CT
01/17/2017
7:00 pm
at Manhattan W 82–67  11–8
(4–4)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,549)
Riverdale, NY
01/20/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 96–89  12–8
(5–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,820)
New Rochelle, NY
01/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 84–74  13–8
(6–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,191)
New Rochelle, NY
01/27/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena W 77–66  14–8
(7–4)
Times Union Center (6,826)
Albany, NY
01/29/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's W 69–66 OT 15–8
(8–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,690)
New Rochelle, NY
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rider W 95–76  16–8
(9–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/07/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena L 79–81  16–9
(9–5)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,518)
New Rochelle, NY
02/12/2017
2:00 pm
at Niagara W 90–76  17–9
(10–5)
Gallagher Center (1,174)
Lewiston, NY
02/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 83–89  17–10
(10–6)
Koessler Athletic Center (2,150)
Buffalo, NY
02/17/2017
7:00 pm
at Marist W 95–88  18–10
(11–6)
McCann Field House (1,527)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/19/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider L 85–103  18–11
(11–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,925)
New Rochelle, NY
02/24/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Manhattan W 72–51  19–11
(12–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
02/26/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth L 73–79  19–12
(12–8)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
03/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Rider
Quarterfinals
W 88–70  20–12
Times Union Center (4,735)
Albany, NY
03/05/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (2) Saint Peter's
Semifinals
W 73–65  21–12
Times Union Center 
Albany, NY
03/06/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(3) at (4) Siena
Championship
W 87–86 OT 22–12
Times Union Center (7,608)
Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
03/17/2017
2:00 pm, TBS
(14 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon
First Round
L 77–93  22–13
Golden 1 Center (15,833)
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region.
All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2].

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - Schedule - ICGaels.com - Official website of Iona College Athletics". icgaels.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Iona Gaels Schedule".