By CHUCKIE MAGGIO St. Bonaventure will play Rick Pitino’s Iona Gaels on Dec. 11 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, a source confirmed on Tuesday. The matchup is part of a single-day event hosted by The Basketball Hall of Fame. College basketball analyst Rocco Miller, who first reported the contest, also reported that the event includes fellow Atlantic 10 member UMass meeting … [Read more...] about Bonnies to meet Pitino’s Iona Gaels at Barclays Center on Dec. 11
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Iona College names Hall of Famer Rick Pitino as head coach
Courtesy of ICGaels.com NEW ROCHELLE, NY –- Hall of Fame Coach Rick Pitino was named head basketball coach of Iona College today. Pitino, who has taken four different programs to the NCAA tournament and coached two national championship teams, takes over for Coach Tim Cluess, who stepped down as head coach after ten years due to health concerns. Coach Cluess will serve as an … [Read more...] about Iona College names Hall of Famer Rick Pitino as head coach
Canisius comes up short at Iona
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com Trailing by 22 points with 11:26 left in the game, the Canisius men’s basketball team used a 24-6 run over the span of 9:28 to get within two points late, but the comeback effort came up short, as the Golden Griffins fell to Iona 69-66 Friday night at the Hynes Center in New Rochelle, N.Y. The loss, which ended the Griffs’ three-game winning streak, … [Read more...] about Canisius comes up short at Iona
Monmouth never trails in win over Iona
Courtesy of MonmouthHawks.com WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men’s Basketball (7-6, 1-1 MAAC) never trailed in topping Iona College (2-7, 0-2 MAAC) on Sunday afternoon at the OceanFirst Bank Center, 73-61. Deion Hammond (Mitchellville, MD/Riverdale Baptist School) and Ray Salnave (Elmont, NY/Benjamin N. Cardozo) each added 12 points in the victory. Iona cut the MU … [Read more...] about Monmouth never trails in win over Iona
Canisius drops third straight with loss to Iona
Courtesy of GoGriffs.com BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The visiting Iona Gaels shot 53.6 percent from the field, 53.8 percent from 3-point land and 93.3 percent from the free-throw line to cruise to an 88-70 win over Canisius in MAAC action Sunday afternoon in the Koessler Athletic Center. The win moves Iona to 5-10 overall and 3-1 in MAAC play while the Golden Griffins slipped to 5-11 … [Read more...] about Canisius drops third straight with loss to Iona