Iona Gaels
MAAC (27-7, 17-3)
Big Wins: 12/6 Saint Louis (84-62), 12/13 Princeton (70-64)
Bad Losses: 1/15 Rider (67-70), 1/27 at Siena (53-70)
Coach: Rick Pitino
Probable Starters:
Osborn Shema, Senior, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Nelly Junior Joseph, Junior, Forward, 15.1 ppg, 9.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Berrick JeanLouis, Senior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 2.0 apg, 4.2 rpg
Daniss Jenkins, Junior, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 4.9 apg, 4.4 rpg
Walter Clayton Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 3.2 apg, 4.3 rpg, 1.9 spg
Key Role Players:
Sadiku Ibine Ayo, Freshman, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Michael Jefferson, Sophomore, Guard, 2.0 ppg, 1.0 apg
Anton Brookshire, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.6 (62nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.9 (60, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (86, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.1 (38, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (219, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (90, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.8 (125, 4)
Rebound Margin: 0.5 (183, 5)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (43, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (24, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Alabama |
| 2019 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Duke |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oregon |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Iowa State |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Rhode Island |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round loss to Louisiana Tech |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ohio State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Opening Round loss to BYU |
| 2011 | CIT | First Round win over Valparaiso |
| 2011 | CIT | Quarterfinal win over Buffalo |
| 2011 | CIT | Semifinal win over East Tennessee State |
| 2011 | CIT | Final loss to Santa Clara |
| 2006 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to LSU |
| 2001 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Mississippi |
| 2000 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Maryland |
| 1998 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Syracuse |
| 2022 | NIT | First Round loss to Florida |
*all team stats through 3/5
