2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by eighth-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. They finished the season 20–14, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the 2018 MAAC tournament, they defeated Manhattan, Saint Peter's and Fairfield 83–71, to become champions of the MAAC Tournament for the third consecutive time.[1] They earned the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Duke, 67–89.

2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record20–14 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Rider153 .8332210  .688
Canisius153 .8332112  .636
Niagara126 .6671914  .576
Iona117 .6112014  .588
Manhattan99 .5001417  .452
Fairfield99 .5001716  .515
Quinnipiac711 .3891221  .364
Monmouth711 .3891120  .355
Saint Peter's612 .3331418  .438
Siena414 .222824  .250
Marist414 .222625  .194
2018 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2016–17 season 22–13, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the 2017 MAAC tournament, they defeated Rider, Saint Peter's, and Siena win the tournament championship for the second season in a row. As a result, they received the MAAC's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA tournament as the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region. There, they lost in the first round to Oregon, 77–93.

Roster

2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Rickey McGill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrSpring Valley Spring Valley, New York
G 1 Zach Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSNorthwest Catholic Windsor, Connecticut
G/F 2 E.J. Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoSimsbury Hartford, Connecticut
G 3 C.J. Seaforth 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)155 lb (70 kg) FrHamden Hamden, Connecticut
G 4 Schadrac Casimir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrTrinity Catholic (CT) Stamford, Connecticut
F 10 Andrija Ristanovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrHillcrest Prep Academy (AZ) Belgrade, Serbia
F 11 Roland Griffin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrWest Aurora Aurora, Illinois
G 12 Nils Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoRio Mesa Somis, California
F 13 TK Edogi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) GSValley Vista (AZ) Phoenix, Arizona
G 15 Deyshonee Much 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrRedemption Christian Academy (MA) Rochester, New York
G/F 20 Jan Svandrlik 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSCanarias Basketball Academy Plzeň, Czech Republic
F 21 Gavin Kensmil 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrCanarias Basketball Academy Paramaribo, Suriname
G/F 22 Isaiah Still 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrUnion Catholic Regional Rahway, New Jersey
F 30 Branden Aughburns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCanterbury School (CT) Flushing, New York
F 44 Tyrell Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) JrMiami Norland Senior Miami, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 31, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Albany L 67–69  0–1
SEFCU Arena (3,529)
Albany, NY
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm, ACCN
at Syracuse L 62–71  0–2
Carrier Dome (19,601)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 17, 2017*
8:00 pm
vs. Weber State
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase quarterfinals
W 80–72  1–2
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (316)
Freeport, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2017*
8:00 pm
vs. Northern Kentucky
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase semifinals
L 72–85  1–3
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (417)
Freeport, Bahamas
Nov 19, 2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Coastal Carolina
Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd place game
L 84–89  1–4
Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium (312)
Freeport, Grand Bahama
Nov 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ohio W 93–88  2–4
Convocation Center (4,383)
Athens, OH
Dec 2, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairleigh Dickinson W 82–75  3–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,500)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 9, 2017*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at NJIT W 74–70  4–4
Wellness and Events Center (460)
Newark, NJ
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Yale W 83–67  5–4
Hynes Athletic Center (1,553)
New Rochelle, NY
Dec 17, 2017*
4:30 pm, FS1
at St. John's L 59–69  5–5
Madison Square Garden (9,515)
New York City, NY
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross W 82–68  6–5
Hart Center (1,054)
Worcester, MA
Dec 21, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Rhode Island L 74–80  6–6
Ryan Center (4,381)
Kingston, RI
MAAC regular season
Dec 29, 2017
7:00 pm
at Niagara W 98–93 OT 7–6
(1–0)
Gallagher Center (966)
Lewiston, NY
Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 78–85  7–7
(1–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (969)
Buffalo, NY
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Saint Peter's W 73–69  8–7
(2–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,376)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 7, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 84–65  9–7
(3–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,749)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena W 71–69  10–7
(4–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,639)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 14, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Rider W 91–64  11–7
(5–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,193)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 19, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 76–73  12–7
(6–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (3,020)
West Long Branch, NJ
Jan 21, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 82–84  12–8
(6–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,567)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Manhattan
MAAC Tripleheader
W 78–65  13–8
(7–2)
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (2,545)
Uniondale, NY
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 100–103 OT 13–9
(7–3)
Webster Bank Arena (1,179)
Bridgeport, CT
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 87–82 2OT 14–9
(8–3)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,857)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 4, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 98–64  15–9
(9–3)
McCann Field House (1,145)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth L 50–72  15–10
(9–4)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,371)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 10, 2018
12:00 pm
at Saint Peter's W 86–77  16–10
(10–4)
Yanitelli Center (745)
Jersey City, NJ
Feb 12, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 78–82 OT 16–11
(10–5)
Times Union Center (5,773)
Albany, NY
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara L 84–85  16–12
(10–6)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,797)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan W 88–75  17–12
(11–6)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,411)
New Rochelle, NY
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm
at Rider L 101–110  17–13
(11–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
Mar 3, 2018
9:30 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (5) Manhattan
Quarterfinals
W 72–60  18–13
Times Union Center (2,630)
Albany, NY
Mar 4, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(4) vs. (9) Saint Peter's
Semifinals
W 65–62  19–13
Times Union Center (2,151)
Albany, NY
Mar 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN
(4) vs. (6) Fairfield
Championship
W 83–71  20–13
Times Union Center (3,329)
Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018*
2:45 pm, CBS
(15 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 9 Duke
First Round
L 67–89  20–14
PPG Paints Arena (18,757)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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