Tim Cluess must have had a pit in his stomach, that sinking feeling of deja vu creeping up his spine with the looming specter of losing a season opener to the same team for a second straight year.
Continue reading “Three Thoughts: Iona 78, Cleveland State 73”
Tim Cluess believes he has a strong core in first-team All-MAAC junior A.J. English, MAAC Preseason Player of the Year David Laury and third-team All-MAAC junior Isaiah Williams. Continue reading “Iona Looking For Pieces To Complement English, Laury”
Iona senior David Laury might have lost somewhere between 20 and 25 pounds since last season, but that isn’t the most notable change according to head coach Tim Cluess. Now he’s a much more vocal leader as well. Continue reading “Iona’s David Laury Keeps Pushing Himself Forward”
The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference coaches preseason poll has been revealed and we rapidly react to all the picks that have transpired. Here is a rapid reaction to all of the conference’s picks, revealed on their ESPN3 preview show. Continue reading “MAAC Preseason Preview Rapid Reaction”
While the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has received two bids to the NCAA tournament only twice in its history, the conference still maintains that standard as a goal for the future.
Continue reading “MAAC Looking For Consistent NCAA At-Large Bid”
This upcoming season is the year of the sub-6′ point guard. Iona’s Schadrac Casimir is a celebrated member of that group. Continue reading “Iona’s Freshman Guard Inspires Russ Smith Comparisons”
The All-MET award winners have been announced and D’Angelo Harrison of St. John’s is the recipient of this season’s Haggerty Award. The award is given to the best Division I men’s basketball player in the New York City area as voted upon by the media. Full award winners and my personal vote are below.
Using a similar methodology to how I figured out just how much Penn underperformed last season I went ahead and built predictor models for specific conferences using returning possession minutes (RPM) data. Continue reading “Too Early Projected MAAC and NEC Standings Using RPM”
For the first time in ten years, the Manhattan Jaspers are headed to the Big Dance. Manhattan defeated New York rival Iona 71-68 in the MAAC championship game Monday night, avenging their own three-point loss in the same championship game last year. Continue reading “Manhattan 71, Iona 68”
It appears everything has come full circle for Iona head coach Tim Cluess in his working relationship with first year athletic director Rick Cole Jr.
The fourth-year head coach, prior to the MAAC tournament, agreed to a contract extension which runs his deal until the 2018-19 season. Continue reading “Iona’s Tim Cluess on his Contract Extension”
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