Kelvin Amayo may have been the flashiest player in the entire Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference last season. Continue reading “Iona Asking More From Kelvin Amayo This Offseason”
Iona Asking More From Kelvin Amayo This Offseason
Category: Iona
Iona Looking To Fulfill Potential For MAAC Run
For a team that won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference’s last two straight regular season titles, the Iona Gaels still feel like a team with unfulfilled potential. Continue reading “Iona Looking To Fulfill Potential For MAAC Run”
Iona Extends Tim Cluess Through 2019-20
In a press release issued Thursday afternoon, Iona College announced the extension of head coach Tim Cluess’ contract through the 2019-20 season. Continue reading “Iona Extends Tim Cluess Through 2019-20”
My All-Metropolitan Ballot
The All-Metropolitan Men’s Basketball ballots were due yesterday. I’m a big fan of transparency, so for that reason I’m posting my full ballot here. Continue reading “My All-Metropolitan Ballot”
NIT Bracketology: The Final Edition
The NIT bracket looks sealed after UConn’s loss in the American Athletic Conference final. The Huskies look like they’ll be playing at home again soon though. Continue reading “NIT Bracketology: The Final Edition”
Three Questions For The NIT Selection Committee
If I had a Selection Sunday genie who could grant me three wishes related to the NIT bracket — well that would be really weird — but here are the three questions I would ask this season. Continue reading “Three Questions For The NIT Selection Committee”
NIT Bracketology: March 13
Let’s talk about Murray State. Continue reading “NIT Bracketology: March 13”
Should Iona And St. Francis Brooklyn Have Gotten Automatic NCAA Bids?
The meaning and definition of justice has been debated all the way back to the time of noted fan of the Eurostep, Socrates, and has had various definitions across the millennia.
Sports are a good testing ground for justice and ethics. They are games, after all, not matters of life and death (not that Socrates would have made a huge distinction) which by all rights should not be important enough to cheat, steal, or do any of those underhanded things that people have used to oppress, impress, and depress others through the ages.
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MAAC Championship Game Photo Gallery: Manhattan 79, Iona 69
Manhattan head coach Steve Masiello and the Jaspers drew up the perfect game plan, holding the lethal Gaels to under 70 points for just the fifth time this season. Ashton Pankey’s 21 point, 10 rebound performance earned him the MAAC tournament MVP honors. While Emmy Andujar’s 18 points and 11 rebounds helped carry the Jaspers and Donovan Kates delivered 13 points of his own. Manhattan becomes the first team to repeat as MAAC tournament champions since Siena won three straight from 2008 to 2010. Continue reading “MAAC Championship Game Photo Gallery: Manhattan 79, Iona 69”
Back-To-Back MAAC Titles For Masiello And Manhattan
Steve Masiello cut down the nets after his second straight MAAC title Monday night. But what a long, strange trip he took in between.
You can say what you want about Masiello, and plenty have over the last 12 months since Masiello took the head coaching job at South Florida, it was revealed he never got a degree, and the Jaspers eventually rehired him, but as far as coaching in big games, you have to say he’s been nothing short of brilliant.
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