2000–01 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2000–01 Iona Gaels Basketball Iona College Gaels Wordmark.jpeg 175 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 22–11 12–6 Jeff Ruland 3rd Hynes Athletic Center MAAC tournament champions NCAA tournament, First Round The 2000–01 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led third-year by head coach Jeff Ruland, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels finished first in the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. As the No. 14 seed in the Midwest region, the Gaels lost to No. 3 seed Ole Miss in the opening round.Terps Blow Away Gaels https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPcap/2000-03/17/093r-031700-idx.html The Washington Post March 17, 2000 July 15, 2023 Roster 2000 Iona Gaels y Earl Johnson 32 G 6 0 Sr Port Chester, New York Nakiea Miller 43 FC 6 9 Sr Stratford, Connecticut y Jeff Ruland https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2000-01 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iona/2001.html 2000–01 Iona Gaels Roster and Stats Sports Reference July 15, 2023 Schedule and results 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2000 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Iona Gaels| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=Iona Gaels| MAAC tournament |- !colspan=9 style=Iona Gaels| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2001 yes yes 14 MW Ole Miss 14 3 MW Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri First round 70–72 22–11 AP Poll Eastern Time MW Midwest 2000-01 Men's Basketball Schedule https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2000-01 Iona College Athletics July 15, 2023https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2000_310_Iona%20College.pdf 2000-2001 Iona Gaels Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:Iona Gaels men's basketball seasons Iona Iona Iona Gaels men's basketball Iona Gaels men's basketball