2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Iona Gaels Iona Gaels logo New.png 175 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 26–9 17–3 Tim Cluess 5th Jared Grasso Brock Erickson Douglas Leichner Hynes Athletic Center MAAC regular season champions NIT First round 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. Roster 2014 Iona Gaels y y Isaiah Williams 1 G 6 7 190 JR Newark, New Jersey Malcolm X ShabazzState College Florida Manatee Kelvin Amayo 2 G 6 4 220 JR Newark, New Jersey NIA PrepMarshall Ibn Muhammad 3 G 5 9 155 JR yes Laurel, Maryland Bishop McNamaraHarcum College Shackquiel Scott 4 G/F 6 6 215 FR Passaic, New Jersey Passaic County TechRobinson School A. J. English basketball, born 1992 y 5 G 6 4 190 JR Wilmington, Delaware AppoquiniminkSt. Thomas More (CT) Vangelis Bebis y 10 G 6 6 184 FR Athens, Greece Ikaros Grant Ellis y 11 F 6 5 200 SO Newark, New Jersey Hudson Catholic David Laury y 13 F 6 9 245 SR East Orange, New Jersey NIA PrepLamar State–Port Arthur (TX) Jeylani Dublin 21 F 6 6 220 SR Brooklyn, NY Millbrook SchoolLongwood Taylor Bessick 22 G 6 9 225 JR Philadelphia, PA Rise Academy James Madison Ryden Hines 32 F 6 10 225 SO Anchorage, Alaska Dimond(Impact Academy) Daniel Robinson 44 F 7 0 220 FR Norfolk, Virginia Atlantic Shores ChristianIMG Academy Tim Cluess (Hofstra) Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac) Brock Erickson (Assumption (MA)) Douglas Leichner (Central Connecticut State) http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14900&SPID=7099&SPSID=64321 2014-10-30 Schedule http://www.icgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=14900&SPID=7099&SPSID=64319 Men's Basketball 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#990033; color:#FFCC00;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes Cleveland State Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 2,008 78–73 1–0 11/18/2014 7:00 am yes yes Wofford Benjamin Johnson Arena Spartanburg, SC ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon 3,014 ESPN2 73–86 1–1 11/21/2014 8:30 pm yes yes Wake Forest LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Roundball Showcase 6,809 ESPN3 85–81 2–1 11/23/2014 5:30 pm yes yes North Texas The Super Pit Denton, TX Roundball Showcase 2,278 78–58 3–1 11/26/2014 7:00 pm yes Delaware State Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY Roundball Showcase 1,414 126–76 4–1 11/30/2014 3:30 pm yes yes Arkansas 25 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Roundball Showcase 6,203 SECN 77–94 4–2 12/07/2014 4:30 pm yes Monmouth Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ 1,484 89–92 4–3 0–1 12/10/2014 7:00 pm Rider Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,608 77–64 5–3 1–1 12/13/2014 2:00 pm yes Indiana State Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,681 91–84 6–3 12/20/2014 7:00 pm yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 3,016 NBCSN 81–86 6–4 12/23/2014 2:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,913 86–67 7–4 12/28/2014 1:00 pm yes yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA 1,101 81–62 8–4 12/30/2014 7:00 pm yes yes Massachusetts Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,011 82–87 8–5 01/04/2015 2:00 pm yes Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY 5,898 86–72 9–5 2–1 01/06/2015 7:00 pm Quinnipiac Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,150 81–73 10–5 3–1 01/10/2015 2:00 pm Canisius Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,651 79–76 11–5 4–1 01/13/2015 7:00 pm Fairfield Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,033 74–58 12–5 5–1 01/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 879 80–79 13–5 6–1 01/18/2015 2:00 pm yes Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 1,524 74–78 13–6 6–2 01/22/2015 7:00 pm yes Rider Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,422 78–68 14–6 7–2 01/25/2015 4:30 pm yes Niagara Madison Square Garden New York City, NY 19,812 87–64 15–6 8–2 01/31/2015 7:00 pm Saint Peter's Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,942 ESPN3 68–61 OT 16–6 9–2 02/06/2015 7:00 pm Siena Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,811 ESPNU 87–83 17–6 10–2 02/08/2015 2:00 pm Marist Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 2,016 89–67 18–6 11–2 02/10/2015 8:00 pm yes Fairfield Webster Bank Arena Fairfield, CT Rescheduled from Feb 2 due to inclement weather 1,410 ESPN3 72–57 19–6 12–2 02/13/2015 10:00 pm yes Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY 2,520 ESPNU 70–67 20–6 13–2 02/15/2015 4:00 pm yes Quinnipiac TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT 2,544 60–57 21–6 14–2 02/20/2015 9:00 pm yes Marist McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY 1,277 ESPNU 72–68 22–6 15–2 02/22/2015 4:00 pm Monmouth Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 2,611 ESPN3 69–68 23–6 16–2 02/27/2015 7:00 pm Manhattan Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 2,611 ESPN2 79–75 24–6 17–2 03/01/2015 2:00 pm yes Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ 518 ESPN3 60–68 24–7 17–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#990033; color:#FFCC00;"| MAAC tournament 03/07/2015 12:00 pm yes Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY Quarterfinals 5,159 ESPN3 74–71 25–7 03/08/2015 4:30 pm yes Monmouth Times Union Center Albany, NY Semifinals 2,752 ESPN3 95–77 26–7 03/09/2015 9:00 pm yes Manhattan Times Union Center Albany, NY Championship game 2,963 ESPN2 69–79 26–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#990033; color:#FFCC00;"| NIT 03/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes (6) (3) Rhode Island Ryan Center Kingston, RI First round 2,638 ESPNU 75–88 26–9 AP Poll Eastern Time. 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