2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by second-year head coach Rick Pitino, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25-8, 17-3 in MAAC Play to finish as regular season champions. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament by Rider. As a No. 1 seed 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 Florida.

2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball
NIT, first round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record25–8 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 25 8   .758
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Siena 12 8   .600 15 14   .517
Monmouth 11 9   .550 21 13   .618
Niagara 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Marist 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Fairfield 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Manhattan 8 12   .400 15 15   .500
Rider 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Canisius 7 13   .350 11 21   .344
Quinnipiac 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
2022 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Gaels finished the season 12–6, 6–3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated Quinnipiac, Siena, and Niagara to advance to the tournament championship game. There they defeated Fairfield to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region, losing in the first round to Alabama.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Berrick JeanLouis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Lehigh Acres, Florida
G 1 Colton Cashaw 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Charlotte, North Carolina
G 2 Elijah Joiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Ryan Myers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Brooklyn, New York
G 4 Parker Weiss 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Naples, Florida
G 5 Joshua Duach 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia
F 10 Robert Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas
F 11 Quinn Slazinski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Houston, Texas
G 13 Walter Clayton Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lake Wales, Florida
F 22 Jordan Wildy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Rock Hill, South Carolina
F 23 Nelly Junior Joseph 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Benin City, Nigeria
F 24 Dylan van Eyck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Boskoop, Netherlands
G 25 Tyson Jolly 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Muskogee, Oklahoma
G 44 James Carey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Pelham, New York
F 50 Trey James 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Inez, Kentucky
F 55 Osborn Shema 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Kanombe, Rwanda
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 28, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Appalachian State W 65–53  1–0
Hynes Athletic Center (2,319)
New Rochelle, NY
November 13, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Harvard W 90–87 OT 2–0
Hynes Athletic Center (2,259)
New Rochelle, NY
November 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Hofstra W 82–74  3–0
Hynes Athletic Center (2,172)
New Rochelle, NY
November 19, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Liberty
MAAC-ASUN Challenge
W 54–50  4–0
HP Field House (367)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 20, 2021*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. North Alabama
MAAC-ASUN Challenge
W 81–65  5–0
HP Field House (398)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 10 Alabama
ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinal
W 72–68  6–0
HP Field House (2,749)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 26, 2021*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Belmont
ESPN Events Invitational semifinal
L 65–72  6–1
HP Field House (3,020)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28, 2021*
1:00 pm, ESPN
vs. No. 4 Kansas
ESPN Events Invitational 3rd place
L 83–96  6–2
HP Field House (3,252)
Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 1, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 78–71  7–2
(1–0)
McCann Arena (1,232)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 80–54  8–2
(2–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,257)
New Rochelle, NY
December 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Yale
Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational
W 91–77  9–2
Barclays Center (7,124)
Brooklyn, NY
December 18, 2021*
3:00 pm, FS2
vs. No. 16 Seton Hall
Gotham Classic
Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Seton Hall Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 21, 2021*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Delaware W 83–72  10–2
UBS Arena (823)
Belmont Park, NY
January 2, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist W 69–66  11–2
(3–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,269)
New Rochelle, NY
January 8, 2022*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Louis L 67–68  11–3
Chaifetz Arena (4,107)
St. Louis, MO
January 11, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield
Rescheduled from January 2
W 80–76  12–3
(4–0)
Webster Bank Arena (1,647)
Bridgeport, CT
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Manhattan W 88–76  13–3
(5–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,594)
New Rochelle, NY
January 16, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 78–55  14–3
(6–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,623)
New Rochelle, NY
January 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Monmouth
Rescheduled from January 9
W 86–85 OT 15–3
(7–0)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,874)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 23, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 76–61  16–3
(8–0)
People's United Center (1,348)
Hamden, CT
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena
Rescheduled from December 31
W 74–57  17–3
(9–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,087)
New Rochelle, NY
January 30, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's W 85–77  18–3
(10–0)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,318)
New Rochelle, NY
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius W 70–62  19–3
(11–0)
Koessler Athletic Center (905)
Buffalo, NY
February 6, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara L 71–80  19–4
(11–1)
Gallagher Center (1,112)
Lewiston, NY
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Siena L 64–70  19–5
(11–2)
MVP Arena (6,383)
Albany, NY
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 70–62  20–5
(12–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,056)
New Rochelle, NY
February 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Peter's
Rescheduled from January 7
W 70–61  21–5
(13–2)
Run Baby Run Arena (695)
Jersey City, NJ
February 20, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 76–58  22–5
(14–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,594)
New Rochelle, NY
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Canisius W 72–65  23–5
(15–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,207)
New Rochelle, NY
February 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rider W 67–61  24–5
(16–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan L 72–74  24–6
(16–3)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,910)
Riverdale, NY
March 5, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 79–61  25–6
(17–3)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,594)
New Rochelle, NY
2022 MAAC tournament
March 9, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) Rider
Quarterfinals
L 71–72  25–7
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
NIT tournament
March 16, 2022
9:00 pm, ESPN2
at (3) Florida
First Round – Dayton Bracket
L 74–79  25–8
O'Connell Center (3,023)
Gainesville, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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Coaches—*

*No poll released

References

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  1. ^ "Iona vs. Alabama - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2021.