2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 MAAC Tournament winner ; As of December 12, 2021;

2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball
2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2021–22 record	9–2 (2–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Rick Pitino (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Abatemarco; Casey Stanley; Ricky Johns;
Home arena	Hynes Athletic Center

The 2021–22 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represents Iona College in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by second-year head coach Rick Pitino, play their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the season 12–6, 6–3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. As the No. 9 seed in the MAAC Tournament, they defeated Quinnipiac, Siena, and Niagara to advance to the tournament championship game. They defeated Fairfield to win the tournament championship and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 15 seed in the East region. They lost in the First Round to Alabama.[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Appalachian State	W 65–53	1–0	Hynes Athletic Center (2,319) New Rochelle, NY
November 13, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3	Harvard	W 90–87 ^OT	2–0	Hynes Athletic Center (2,259) New Rochelle, NY
November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Hofstra	W 82–74	3–0	Hynes Athletic Center (2,172) New Rochelle, NY
November 19, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Liberty MAAC-ASUN Challenge	W 54–50	4–0	HP Field House (367) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 20, 2021* 8:30 pm, ESPN3	vs. North Alabama MAAC-ASUN Challenge	W 81–65	5–0	HP Field House (398) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 10 Alabama ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinal	W 72–68	6–0	HP Field House (2,749) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 26, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Belmont ESPN Events Invitational semifinal	L 65–72	6–1	HP Field House (3,020) Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 28, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 4 Kansas ESPN Events Invitational 3rd place	L 83–96	6–2	HP Field House (3,252) Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 1, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist	W 78–71	7–2 (1–0)	McCann Arena (1,232) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Rider	W 80–54	8–2 (2–0)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,257) New Rochelle, NY
December 12, 2021* 7:00 pm	vs. Yale Basketball Hall of Fame Invitational	W 91–77	9–2	Barclays Center (7,124) Brooklyn, NY
December 18, 2021* 3:00 pm, FS2	vs. No. 16 Seton Hall Gotham Classic			Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 21, 2021* 7:30 pm	vs. Delaware			UBS Arena Belmont Park, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

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	19	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR*	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*No poll released

References

"Iona vs. Alabama - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

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[1] "Iona vs. Alabama - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.

[2] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona College Athletics. Retrieved November 25, 2021.

Iona Gaels men's basketball
Venues	Joseph E. O'Connell Memorial Gymnasium Hynes Athletic Center (1974–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1940–41 1941–42 1942–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
Monmouth	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	2	.800
Fairfield	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	3	.700
Manhattan	1	–	1	.500	6	–	2	.750
Quinnipiac	1	–	1	.500	6	–	4	.600
Marist	1	–	1	.500	4	–	5	.444
Siena	1	–	1	.500	4	–	6	.400
Saint Peter's	1	–	1	.500	3	–	5	.375
Niagara	0	–	2	.000	4	–	6	.400
Rider	0	–	2	.000	3	–	8	.273
Canisius	0	–	2	.000	2	–	9	.182

† 2022 MAAC Tournament winner As of December 12, 2021;