2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by sixth year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 22–11, 16–4 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius, Siena, and Monmouth to be champions of the MAAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a #13 seed, they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	22–11 (16–4 MAAC)
Head coach	Tim Cluess (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jared Grasso Brock Erickson Mark Calzonetti
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Monmouth	17	–	3		.850			28	–	8		.778
Iona †	16	–	4		.800			22	–	11		.667
Siena	13	–	7		.650			21	–	13		.618
Fairfield	12	–	8		.600			19	–	14		.576
Saint Peter's	12	–	8		.600			14	–	16		.467
Manhattan	9	–	11		.450			13	–	18		.419
Canisius	8	–	12		.400			14	–	19		.424
Rider	8	–	12		.400			13	–	20		.394
Quinnipiac	6	–	14		.300			9	–	21		.300
Niagara	5	–	15		.250			7	–	25		.219
Marist	4	–	16		.200			7	–	23		.233
† 2016 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2014–15 season 26–9, 17–3 in MAAC play to win the MAAC regular season championship. Iona lost to Manhattan in the championship game of the MAAC tournament and earned an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. In the NIT, they lost in the first round to Rhode Island.

Roster

2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Rickey McGill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Spring Valley Spring Valley, New York G 1 Isaiah Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr 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) Sr NIA Prep Marshall Newark, New Jersey G 3 Ibn Muhammad 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) RS Sr Bishop McNamara Harcum College Laurel, Maryland G 4 Schadrac Casimir 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Trinity Catholic South Kent School Stamford, Connecticut G 5 A. J. English 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Appoquinimink St. Thomas More (CT) Wilmington, Delaware G 10 Dashawn Richmond 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Curtis Cal State Bakersfield Staten Island, New York G 13 Jahaad Proctor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Harrisburg Harrisburg, Pennsylvania F 15 Deyshonee Much 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Redemption Christ Academy Buffalo Rochester, New York G 22 Taylor Bessick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Rise Academy James Madison Philadelphia, Pennsylvaia F 23 Jordan Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Pathways Indian Hills Jamaica, New York G 24 Benjamin Nwokeabia 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr College Duleman Impact Academy, FL Geneva, Switzerland G 25 Aaron Rountree 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Greenfield Wake Forest Wilson, North Carolina F 32 Ryden Hines 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Dimond Impact Academy, NV Anchorage, Alaska F 33 Saren Westropo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada	Head coach Tim Cluess (Hofstra) Assistant coach(es) Jared Grasso (Quinnipiac) Brock Erickson (Assumption (MA)) Mark Calzonetti (Bentley) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2015-11-13

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
11/15/2015* 2:30 pm, ESPN3		at Valparaiso Beaver Showcase	L 58–83	0–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (2,769) Valparaiso, IN
11/17/2015* 10:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon State Beaver Showcase	L 73–93	0–2	Gill Coliseum (4,344) Corvallis, OR
11/20/2015* 7:00 pm		Delaware	W 92–77^[2]	1–2	Hynes Athletic Center (2,200) New Rochelle, NY
12/01/2015 7:00 pm		Fairfield	W 101–77	2–2 (1–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,621) New Rochelle, NY
12/04/2015 7:00 pm		at Marist	W 101–66	3–2 (2–0)	McCann Field House (1,471) Poughkeepsie, NY
12/08/2015* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Tulsa	L 81–90	3–3	Reynolds Center (3,800) Tulsa, OK
12/16/2015* 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 83–73	4–3	Hynes Athletic Center (1,326) New Rochelle, NY
12/19/2015* 7:00 pm		at Rhode Island	L 74–79	4–4	Ryan Center (3,645) Kingston, RI
12/22/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. UC Santa Barbara South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 76–80	4–5	South Point Arena (250) Enterprise, NV
12/23/2015* 3:00 pm		vs. Akron South Point Holiday Hoops Classic	L 64–78	4–6	South Point Arena (225) Enterprise, NV
12/28/2015* 7:00 pm		Drexel	W 77–70	5–6	Hynes Athletic Center (2,177) New Rochelle, NY
01/02/2016 2:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	W 78–66	6–6 (3–0)	TD Bank Sports Center (1,612) Hamden, CT
01/04/2016 7:00 pm		Niagara	W 65–42	7–6 (4–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,081) New Rochelle, NY
01/07/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Rider	W 67–58	8–6 (5–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,277) New Rochelle, NY
01/09/2016 4:00 pm		Marist	W 90–80	9–6 (6–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,476) New Rochelle, NY
01/15/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Monmouth	L 102–110	9–7 (6–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
01/17/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Rider	L 75–79	9–8 (6–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ
01/22/2016 7:00 pm		Saint Peter's	W 64–58	10–8 (7–2)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,250) New Rochelle, NY
01/24/2016 3:30 pm		at Fairfield	L 91–98	10–9 (7–3)	Webster Bank Arena (1,278) Bridgeport, CT
01/29/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Manhattan	W 70–56	11–9 (8–3)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
02/01/2016 7:00 pm		at Saint Peter's	W 64–58	10–8 (7–2)	Yanitelli Center (1,250) Jersey City, NY
02/05/2016 7:00 pm		at Canisius	W 84–66	13–9 (10–3)	Koessler Athletic Center (1,702) Buffalo, NY
02/07/2016 2:00 pm		at Niagara	W 75–61	14–9 (11–3)	Gallagher Center (1,154) Lewiston, NY
02/13/2016 2:00 pm		Siena	L 78–81	14–10 (11–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY
02/15/2016 7:00 pm		Quinnipiac	W 78–59	15–10 (12–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,421) New Rochelle, NY
02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3		at Monmouth	W 93–67	16–10 (13–4)	Multipurpose Activity Center (4,522) West Long Branch, NJ
02/22/2016 7:00 pm		at Siena	W 87–81	17–10 (14–4)	Times Union Center (6,026) Albany, NY
02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Manhattan	W 86–72	18–10 (15–4)	Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) Riverdale, NY
02/28/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	W 86–78	19–10 (16–4)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,079) New Rochelle, NY
MAAC tournament
03/04/2016 9:30 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Canisius Quarterfinals	W 73–55	20–10	Times Union Center (1,269) Albany, NY
03/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (3) Siena Semifinals	W 81–70	21–10	Times Union Center (5,722) Albany, NY
03/07/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (1) Monmouth Championship	W 79–76	22–10	Times Union Center (3,115) Albany, NY
NCAA tournament
03/17/2016* 2:00 pm, TBS	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 22 Iowa State First Round	L 81–94	22–11	Pepsi Center (19,499) Denver, CO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. . www.ICGaels.com. Iona College. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016.
2. "Iona takes down Delaware 92-77 for first win of the season". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.