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Iona University (/ aɪ ˈ oʊ n ə /) is a private Roman Catholic university with a main campus in New Rochelle, New York.It was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers and occupies a campus of 45 acres (0.18 km 2) in New Rochelle and a campus of 28 acres (0.11 km 2) in Bronxville, New York.
Iona University has been competing in Division I basketball since the school's inception in 1940. Their first taste of success came with the ECAC men's basketball tournaments (essentially regional tournaments played by Division I schools that were essentially independent, with Iona being in the Metro) in 1979 and 1980, winning the two years for an autobid to the NCAA Tournament.
The 2024–25 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represents Iona University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Gaels, led by second-year head coach Tobin Anderson, play their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center located in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Iona University has been competing in men's basketball since the inception of the school in 1940. Iona is an original member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which began play in men's basketball with the 1981–82 season.
The Hynes Athletics Center is a 2,578-seat multi-purpose arena in New Rochelle, New York.It was built in 1974 and is home to the Iona University Gaels basketball and volleyball teams.
The following is a list of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 15 head coaches of the Gaels in their 80-season history. [1] Iona's current head coach is Tobin Anderson. He was hired as the Gaels' head coach in March 2023, [2] replacing Rick Pitino, who left to become the head coach at St. John's. [3]
The Iona Gaels baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Iona University in New Rochelle, New York, United States. [2] The team is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The team plays its home games at City Park in New Rochelle, New York.
Despite showing some promise in their program, Iona's board of trustees voted to eliminate the men's ice hockey program at the end of the 2002-03 season. [3] Iona's ice hockey program began in 1967 under Harry Nixon. As a Division III independent, the Gaels went undefeated in their inaugural year with a 16-0 record.