2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by fifth year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 17–3 in MAAC play to finish win the MAAC regular season championship. They defeated Siena and Monmouth to advance to the championship game of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Manhattan. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Rhode Island.

2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record26–9 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jared Grasso
  • Brock Erickson
  • Douglas Leichner
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
Seasons
2014–15 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 26 9   .743
Rider 15 5   .750 21 12   .636
Manhattan 13 7   .650 19 14   .576
Monmouth 13 7   .650 18 15   .545
Canisius 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Quinnipiac 9 11   .450 15 15   .500
Saint Peter's 8 12   .400 16 18   .471
Siena 7 13   .350 11 20   .355
Niagara 7 13   .350 8 22   .267
Fairfield 5 15   .250 7 24   .226
Marist 5 15   .250 7 25   .219
2015 MAAC tournament winner

Roster

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2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Isaiah Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Malcolm X Shabazz
State College Florida Manatee
Newark, New Jersey
G 2 Kelvin Amayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr NIA Prep
Marshall
Newark, New Jersey
G 3 Ibn Muhammad 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Jr Bishop McNamara
Harcum College
Laurel, Maryland
G/F 4 Shackquiel Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Passaic County Tech
Robinson School
Passaic, New Jersey
G 5 A. J. English 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Appoquinimink
St. Thomas More (CT)
Wilmington, Delaware
G 10 Vangelis Bebis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Ikaros Athens, Greece
F 11 Grant Ellis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hudson Catholic Newark, New Jersey
F 13 David Laury 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr NIA Prep
Lamar State–Port Arthur (TX)
East Orange, New Jersey
F 21 Jeylani Dublin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Millbrook School
Longwood
Brooklyn, NY
G 22 Taylor Bessick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Rise Academy
James Madison
Philadelphia, PA
F 32 Ryden Hines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Dimond
(Impact Academy)
Anchorage, Alaska
F 44 Daniel Robinson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Atlantic Shores Christian
IMG Academy
Norfolk, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-30

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State W 78–73  1–0
Hynes Athletic Center (2,008)
New Rochelle, NY
11/18/2014*
7:00 am, ESPN2
at Wofford
ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon
L 73–86  1–1
Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,014)
Spartanburg, SC
11/21/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
at Wake Forest
Roundball Showcase
W 85–81  2–1
LJVM Coliseum (6,809)
Winston-Salem, NC
11/23/2014*
5:30 pm
at North Texas
Roundball Showcase
W 78–58  3–1
The Super Pit (2,278)
Denton, TX
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm
Delaware State
Roundball Showcase
W 126–76  4–1
Hynes Athletic Center (1,414)
New Rochelle, NY
11/30/2014*
3:30 pm, SECN
at No. 25 Arkansas
Roundball Showcase
L 77–94  4–2
Bud Walton Arena (6,203)
Fayetteville, AR
12/07/2014
4:30 pm
at Monmouth L 89–92  4–3
(0–1)
Multipurpose Activity Center (1,484)
West Long Branch, NJ
12/10/2014
7:00 pm
Rider W 77–64  5–3
(1–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,608)
New Rochelle, NY
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm
Indiana State W 91–84  6–3
Hynes Athletic Center (1,681)
New Rochelle, NY
12/20/2014*
7:00 pm, NBCSN
at George Mason L 81–86  6–4
Patriot Center (3,016)
Fairfax, VA
12/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Florida Gulf Coast W 86–67  7–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,913)
New Rochelle, NY
12/28/2014*
1:00 pm
at Drexel W 81–62  8–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,101)
Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm
at Massachusetts L 82–87  8–5
Mullins Center (4,011)
Amherst, MA
01/04/2015
2:00 pm
at Siena W 86–72  9–5
(2–1)
Times Union Center (5,898)
Albany, NY
01/06/2015
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 81–73  10–5
(3–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,150)
New Rochelle, NY
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
Canisius W 79–76  11–5
(4–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,651)
New Rochelle, NY
01/13/2015
7:00 pm
Fairfield W 74–58  12–5
(5–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,033)
New Rochelle, NY
01/16/2015
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 80–79  13–5
(6–1)
Gallagher Center (879)
Lewiston, NY
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
at Canisius L 74–78  13–6
(6–2)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,524)
Buffalo, NY
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at Rider W 78–68  14–6
(7–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,422)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/25/2015
4:30 pm
vs. Niagara W 87–64  15–6
(8–2)
Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York City, NY
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 68–61 OT 16–6
(9–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,942)
New Rochelle, NY
02/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Siena W 87–83  17–6
(10–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,811)
New Rochelle, NY
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
Marist W 89–67  18–6
(11–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,016)
New Rochelle, NY
02/10/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield
Rescheduled from Feb 2 due to inclement weather
W 72–57  19–6
(12–2)
Webster Bank Arena (1,410)
Fairfield, CT
02/13/2015
10:00 pm, ESPNU
at Manhattan W 70–67  20–6
(13–2)
Draddy Gymnasium (2,520)
Bronx, NY
02/15/2015
4:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 60–57  21–6
(14–2)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,544)
Hamden, CT
02/20/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Marist W 72–68  22–6
(15–2)
McCann Field House (1,277)
Poughkeepsie, NY
02/22/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 69–68  23–6
(16–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
02/27/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Manhattan W 79–75  24–6
(17–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, NY
03/01/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's L 60–68  24–7
(17–3)
Yanitelli Center (518)
Jersey City, NJ
MAAC tournament
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Siena
Quarterfinals
W 74–71  25–7
Times Union Center (5,159)
Albany, NY
03/08/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Monmouth
Semifinals
W 95–77  26–7
Times Union Center (2,752)
Albany, NY
03/09/2015
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Manhattan
Championship game
L 69–79  26–8
Times Union Center (2,963)
Albany, NY
NIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
No. (6) at (3) Rhode Island
First round
L 75–88  26–9
Ryan Center (2,638)
Kingston, RI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball".