2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2012 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball
2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament 14-Seed, First Four
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2011–12 record	25–8 (15–3 MAAC)
Head coach	Tim Cluess (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jared Grasso; Mark Calzonetti; Garee Bryant;
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

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	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	*
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*No poll released

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2011–12 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

Contents

Roster[]

Schedule[]

Rankings[]

References[]

2011–12 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
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 As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll