2010–11 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at Hynes Athletics Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–12, 13–5 in MAAC and lost in the championship game of the 2011 MAAC men's basketball tournament to Saint Peter's. They were invited to the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they advanced to the championship game before falling to Santa Clara.

2010–11 Iona Gaels men's basketball
CIT tournament Runner-up
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record25–12 (13–5 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jared Grasso
  • Mark Calzonetti
  • Garee Bryant
Home arenaHynes Athletics Center
Seasons
2010–11 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Fairfield 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Iona 13 5   .722 25 12   .676
Rider 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Saint Peter's 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Loyola (MD) 10 8   .556 15 15   .500
Canisius 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Siena 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Niagara 5 13   .278 9 23   .281
Marist 3 15   .167 6 27   .182
Manhattan 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
2011 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Mike Glover Forward 6–7 215 Junior Bronx, New York
3 Scott Machado Guard 6–1 180 Junior Queens, New York
5 Rashon Dwight Guard 6–3 185 Senior Newark, New Jersey
10 Jermel Jenkins Guard 5–11 185 Junior Union, New Jersey
11 Trinity Fields Guard 6–2 175 Junior Queens, New York
21 Alejo Rodriquez Forward 6–8 235 Senior New York City, New York
22 Sean Armand Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Brooklyn, New York
23 Randy Dezouvre Guard/Forward 6–5 210 Junior Montreal, Quebec, Canada
24 Aleksandar Kesic Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
32 Kristian Duravcevic Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Bronx, New York
33 Kyle Smyth Guard 6–4 185 Sophomore River Edge, New Jersey
35 Jayon James Guard/Forward 6–6 225 Freshman Paterson, New Jersey
44 Chris Pelcher Forward/Center 6–10 240 Sophomore Albany, New York

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/10*
5:00 pm
vs. Kent State
World Vision Classic
L 72–73  0–1
Wolstein Center (1,450)
Cleveland, OH
11/13/10*
6:00 pm
at Cleveland State
World Vision Classic
L 68–78  0–2
Wolstein Center (1,561)
Clevaland, OH
11/14/10*
3:30 pm
vs. Bryant
World Vision Classic
L 72–74  0–3
Wolstein Center (2,805)
Clevaland, OH
11/18/10*
7:30 pm
Richmond W 81–77 2OT 1–3
Hynes Athletics Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
11/23/10*
7:30 pm
at Albany W 86–65  2–3
SEFCU Arena (1,248)
Albany, NY
11/30/10*
7:00 pm
at Norfolk State W 73–64  3–3
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,002)
Norfolk, VA
12/3/10
7:30 pm
Canisius W 94–85  4–3
(1–0)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,527)
New Rochelle, NY
12/5/10
2:00 pm
Niagara W 82–58  5–3
(2–0)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,711)
New Rochelle, NY
12/8/10*
8:00 pm
at Long Island W 88–82  6–3
Athletic, Recreation & Wellness Center (1,185)
Brooklyn, NY
12/11/10*
2:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson W 87–56  7–3
Hynes Athletics Center (1,843)
New Rochelle, NY
12/18/10*
7:00 pm, SNY
at Syracuse L 77–83  7–4
Carrier Dome (17,871)
Syracuse, NY
12/22/10*
7:30 pm
Vermont L 79–84  7–5
Hynes Athletics Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
12/29/10*
7:30 pm
Hofstra W 87–62  8–5
Hynes Athletics Center (2,085)
New Rochelle, NY
1/3/11
7:00 pm
at Siena L 67–73  8–6
(2–1)
Times Union Center (5,850)
Albany, NY
1/7/11
7:30 pm
Saint Peter's W 70–52  9–6
(3–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,359)
New Rochelle, NY
1/9/11
2:00 pm
Loyola (MD) W 86–68  10–6
(4–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,624)
New Rochelle, NY
1/14/11
7:00 pm
at Rider W 100–96 OT 11–6
(5–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
1/16/11
2:00 pm
Marist W 79–41  12–6
(6–1)
Hynes Athletics Center (1,624)
New Rochelle, NY
1/21/11
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 72–66  13–6
(7–1)
Gallagher Center (1,651)
Lewiston, NY
1/23/11
2:00 pm
at Canisius L 73–75  13–7
(7–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,075)
Buffalo, NY
1/27/11
7:30 pm
Rider L 59–61  13–8
(7–3)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,148)
New Rochelle, NY
1/30/11
12:00 pm
at Loyola (MD) L 85–88 OT 13–9
(7–4)
Reitz Arena (719)
Baltimore, MD
2/4/11
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Fairfield L 71–75  13–10
(7–5)
Webster Bank Arena (4,094)
Bridgeport, CT
2/7/11
7:30 pm, MSG
Manhattan W 85–67  14–10
(8–5)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,213)
New Rochelle, NY
2/11/11
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Siena W 69–65  15–10
(9–5)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
2/13/11
4:00 pm
at Marist W 85–70  16–10
(10–5)
McCann Field House (1,690)
Poughkeepsie, NY
2/16/11
7:00 pm
at Manhattan W 102–65  17–10
(11–5)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,798)
Riverdale, NY
2/19/11*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
at Liberty
ESPN BracketBusters
W 77–57  18–10
Vines Center (4,931)
Lynchburg, VA
2/25/11
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Peter's W 73–59  19–10
(12–5)
Yanitelli Center (1,287)
Jersey City, NJ
2/27/11
3:30 pm
Fairfield W 74–69  20–10
(13–5)
Hynes Athletics Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
3/5/11
7:30 pm, MSG+
(2) vs. (7) Siena
MAAC Quarterfinals
W 94–64  21–10
Webster Bank Arena (2,577)
Bridgeport, CT
3/6/11
4:00 pm, MSG2
(2) vs. (3) Rider
MAAC Semifinals
W 83–59  22–10
Webster Bank Arena (3,956)
Bridgeport, CT
3/7/11
7:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) Saint Peter's
MAAC Championship Game
L 57–63  22–11
Webster Bank Arena (3,956)
Bridgeport, CT
CollegeInsider.com tournament
3/16/11*
8:00 pm, FCS Broadband
at Valparaiso
CIT First Round
W 85–77  23–11
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,482)
Valparaiso, IN
3/22/11*
7:30 pm, FCS Broadband
Buffalo
CIT Quarterfinals
W 78–63  24–11
Hynes Athletics Center (1,638)
New Rochelle, NY
3/26/11*
2:00 pm, FCS Broadband
at East Tennessee State
CIT Semifinals
W 83–80  25–11
MSHA Athletic Center (2,540)
Johnson City, TN
3/30/11*
8:00 pm, FCS
Santa Clara
Championship Game
L 69–76  25–12
Hynes Athletics Center (2,202)
New Rochelle, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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