2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
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2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball | |
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MAAC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Four | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 25–8 (15–3 MAAC) |
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Home arena | Hynes Athletic Center |
2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (MD) † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 MAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by second year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaals were MAAC regular season champions but failed to win the MAAC Basketball tournament after losing to Fairfield in the semifinals. They received an at–large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost to BYU in the First Four round. The Gaels led BYU by 25 points in the 1st half. It was the largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
0 | Taaj Ridley | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Junior | Bronx, New York |
1 | Mike Glover | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Bronx, New York |
2 | Lamont Jones | Guard | 6–0 | 196 | Junior | Harlem, New York |
3 | Scott Machado | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Queens, New York |
4 | Ra'Shad James | Guard | 6–1 | 183 | Junior | White Plains, New York |
5 | Josh Gomez | Center | 6–10 | 200 | Freshman | Bronx, New York |
10 | Jermel Jenkins | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Senior | Union, New Jersey |
11 | Trinity Fields | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Queens, New York |
20 | Travis Layne | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Sophomore | Montclair, New Jersey |
22 | Sean Armand | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
23 | Randy Dezouvre | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
32 | Nyandigisi Moikobu | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | Seattle, Washington |
33 | Kyle Smyth | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Junior | River Edge, New Jersey |
35 | Kristian Duravcevic | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/17/2011* 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Purdue Puerto Rico Tip-Off First Round |
L 90–91 | 0–1 |
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (5,322) San Juan, PR | |||||||
11/18/2011* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Western Michigan Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation Round |
W 94–88 | 1–1 |
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (6,375) San Juan, PR | |||||||
11/20/2011* 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Maryland Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th Place Game |
W 89–63 | 2–1 |
José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum (11,297) San Juan, PR | |||||||
11/23/2011* 7:00 pm |
Saint Joseph's | W 104–99 2OT | 3–1 |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
11/28/2011* 7:00 pm |
Long Island | W 100–84 | 4–1 |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,520) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
12/02/2011 7:00 pm |
at Canisius | W 69–57 | 5–1 (1–0) |
Koessler Athletic Center (1,533) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
12/04/2011 2:00 pm |
at Niagara | W 98–62 | 6–1 (2–0) |
Gallagher Center (1,337) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
12/07/2011* 9:00 pm, RSRM |
at Denver | W 80–78 OT | 7–1 |
Magness Arena (5,886) Denver, CO | |||||||
12/11/2011* 2:30 pm |
at Marshall | L 63–82 | 7–2 |
Cam Henderson Center (5,918) Huntington, WV | |||||||
12/14/2011* 3:00 pm |
at Richmond | W 88–79 | 8–2 |
Robins Center (4,217) Richmond, VA | |||||||
12/17/2011* 1:00 pm |
at Vermont | W 73–72 | 9–2 |
Patrick Gym (2,245) Burlington, VT | |||||||
12/21/2011* 7:00 pm |
at William & Mary | W 83–65 | 10–2 |
Kaplan Arena (1,461) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
12/29/2011* 7:00 pm |
at Hofstra | L 75–83 | 10–3 |
Hofstra Arena (4,258) Hempstead, NY | |||||||
01/03/2012 9:00 pm |
vs. Siena | W 95–59 | 11–3 (3–0) |
Madison Square Garden (9,258) New York City, NY | |||||||
01/06/2012 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Niagara | W 73–61 | 12–3 (4–0) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,463) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
01/08/2012 2:00 pm |
at Marist | W 100–76 | 13–3 (5–0) |
McCann Field House (1,313) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
01/12/2012 7:00 pm |
Manhattan | L 72–75 | 13–4 (5–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
01/15/2012 3:30 pm |
Loyola (MD) | W 74–63 | 14–4 (6–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,060) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
01/20/2012 10:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Rider | W 91–71 | 15–4 (7–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,428) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
01/23/2012 7:00 pm |
at Siena | L 62–65 | 15–5 (7–2) |
Times Union Center (5,584) Albany, NY | |||||||
01/27/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Fairfield | W 71–62 | 16–5 (8–2) |
Webster Bank Arena (4,055) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
01/29/2012 2:00 pm |
at Saint Peter's | W 64–40 | 17–5 (9–2) |
Yanitelli Center (941) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
02/02/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Canisius | W 105–86 | 18–5 (10–2) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,453) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
02/04/2012 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Manhattan | W 85–73 | 19–5 (11–2) |
Draddy Gymnasium (2,345) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
02/10/2012 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Loyola (MD) | L 81–87 | 19–6 (11–3) |
Reitz Arena (2,100) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
02/12/2012 7:00 pm |
Marist | W 83–74 | 20–6 (12–3) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,260) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
02/15/2012 7:00 pm |
at Rider | W 75–62 | 21–6 (13–3) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,610) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
02/18/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Nevada ESPN BracketBusters |
W 90–84 | 22–6 |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
02/24/2012 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Fairfield | W 77–72 | 23–6 (14–3) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
02/26/2012 3:30 pm |
Saint Peter's | W 98–61 | 24–6 (15–3) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
2012 MAAC men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2012 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Marist Quarterfinals |
W 87–63 | 25–6 |
MassMutual Center (2,256) Springfield, MA | |||||||
03/04/2012 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Fairfield Semifinals |
L 75–85 | 25–7 |
MassMutual Center (2,778) Springfield, MA | |||||||
2012 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/13/2012* 9:00 pm, truTV |
vs. BYU First Four |
L 72–78 | 25–8 |
University of Dayton Arena (8,510) Dayton, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Rankings
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*No poll released