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2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by seventh year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 22–13, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Rider, Saint Peter's and Siena to be champions of the MAAC tournament. They received the MAAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Oregon.
Quick Facts Iona Gaels men's basketball, MAAC tournament championsGreat Alaska Shootout champions ...
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MAAC tournament champions Great Alaska Shootout champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 22–13 (12–8 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | Hynes Athletic Center |
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| Monmouth | 18 | – | 2 | .900 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iona † | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Siena | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rider | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canisius | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marist | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Gaels finished the 2015–16 season 22–11, 16–4 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They defeated Canisius, Siena, and Monmouth to win the MAAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 13 seed in the Tournament, they lost in the first round to Iowa State.
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/15/2016* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra |
at Florida State | L 78–99 | 0–1 |
Donald L. Tucker Center (4,530) Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
| 11/20/2016* 8:00 pm |
at Nevada Great Alaska Shootout Opening Round |
L 76–91 | 0–2 |
Lawlor Events Center (6,375) Reno, NV | |||||||
| 11/24/2016* 9:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Drake Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals |
W 64–53 | 1–2 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,039) Anchorange, AK | |||||||
| 11/26/2016* 12:00 am, CBSSN |
vs. Weber State Great Alaska Shootout semifinals |
W 76–54 | 2–2 |
Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
| 11/27/2016* 12:30 am, CBSSN |
vs. Nevada Great Alaska Shootout championship |
W 75–73 | 3–2 |
Alaska Airlines Center (3,233) Anchorage, AK | |||||||
| 12/02/2016 7:00 pm |
at Saint Peter's | W 79–65 | 4–2 (1–0) |
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
| 12/04/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Niagara | L 58–74 | 4–3 (1–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,667) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 90–73 | 5–3 |
Rothman Center (1,257) Hackensack, NJ | |||||||
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Ohio | W 79–75 | 6–3 |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,751) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
NJIT | W 94–80 | 7–3 |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,107) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 12/21/2016* 3:15 pm |
vs. UC Santa Barbara Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic |
W 73–57 | 8–3 |
South Point Arena (175) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
| 12/22/2016* 3:00 pm |
vs. Towson Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic |
L 69–76 | 8–4 |
South Point Arena (581) Enterprise, NV | |||||||
| 12/28/2016* 3:00 pm |
at Delaware | L 54–63 | 8–5 |
Bob Carpenter Center (1,776) Newark, DE | |||||||
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Marist | W 93–80 | 9–5 (2–1) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,804) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 01/02/2017 7:00 pm |
at Fairfield | L 87–93 | 9–6 (2–2) |
Webster Bank Arena (2,004) Bridgeport, CT | |||||||
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Monmouth | L 74–92 | 9–7 (2–3) |
OceanFirst Bank Center (3,105) West Long Branch, NJ | |||||||
| 01/08/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Canisius | W 98–75 | 10–7 (3–3) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,650) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Quinnipiac | L 91–97 OT | 10–8 (3–4) |
TD Bank Sports Center (1,537) Hamden, CT | |||||||
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm |
at Manhattan | W 82–67 | 11–8 (4–4) |
Draddy Gymnasium (1,549) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
| 01/20/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fairfield | W 96–89 | 12–8 (5–4) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,820) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Quinnipiac | W 84–74 | 13–8 (6–4) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,191) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Siena | W 77–66 | 14–8 (7–4) |
Times Union Center (6,826) Albany, NY | |||||||
| 01/29/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Saint Peter's | W 69–66 OT | 15–8 (8–4) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,690) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Rider | W 95–76 | 16–8 (9–4) |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Siena | L 79–81 | 16–9 (9–5) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,518) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm |
at Niagara | W 90–76 | 17–9 (10–5) |
Gallagher Center (1,174) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
| 02/14/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Canisius | L 83–89 | 17–10 (10–6) |
Koessler Athletic Center (2,150) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm |
at Marist | W 95–88 | 18–10 (11–6) |
McCann Field House (1,527) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
| 02/19/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Rider | L 85–103 | 18–11 (11–7) |
Hynes Athletic Center (1,925) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 02/24/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Manhattan | W 72–51 | 19–11 (12–7) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| 02/26/2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Monmouth | L 73–79 | 19–12 (12–8) |
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
| MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (6) Rider Quarterfinals |
W 88–70 | 20–12 |
Times Union Center (4,735) Albany, NY | ||||||
| 03/05/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | vs. (2) Saint Peter's Semifinals |
W 73–65 | 21–12 |
Times Union Center Albany, NY | ||||||
| 03/06/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | at (4) Siena Championship |
W 87–86 OT | 22–12 |
Times Union Center (7,608) Albany, NY | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/17/2017 2:00 pm, TBS |
(14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 9 Oregon First Round |
L 77–93 | 22–13 |
Golden 1 Center (15,833) Sacramento, CA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Eastern Time Source[1][2]. | |||||||||||
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- "Men's Basketball - Schedule - ICGaels.com - Official website of Iona College Athletics". icgaels.com. Retrieved November 2, 2016.