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2015–16 Iona Gaels men's basketball
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 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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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.

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"2015-16 Iona Men's Basketball Schedule". www.ICGaels.com. Iona College. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016.

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"Iona takes down Delaware 92-77 for first win of the season". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2015.

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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