Iona

Official Name: 
Iona College
Nickname: 
Gaels
Mailing Address: 

Mulcahy Campus Center
715 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10801-1890

Website: 
www.icgaels.com
Telephone: 
(914) 633-2334
Fax: 
(914) 633-2072
Enrollment: 
2,980
Arena: 

Mulcahy Center
Capacity: 3,200
Year Opened: 1975

School Colors: 
Maroon and Gold
Conference: 

Metro Atlantic Athletic (since 1982)
Former Member of Metropolitan Collegiate (1966-69)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(8) 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2006
1-8 record (.111)

NIT Appearances: 

(4) 1982, 1983, 1996, and 1997
1-4 record (.200)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jim McDermott (26 years from 1948-73, 319-253 record, .558)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Steve Burtt Sr. (2,534 points from 1981-84)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Warren Isaac (1,124 from 1963-65)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Warren Isaac (50 points as senior vs. Bates on 12/18/64)

All-American Selections: 

(1) C Jeff Ruland (1980)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Warren Isaac (50 vs. Bates, Maine)
December 18, 1964 (senior/24.3 ppg)

1

2

Total

Iona

39

53

92

Bates

29

34

63

Iona

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Isaac

21

8-9

50

Kauffmann

4

1-1

9

Keating

0

0-0

0

McCulloch

1

1-3

3

LaRusso

5

3-5

13

Curtin

4

2-2

10

Eltholtz

2

1-1

5

Smith

1

0-0

2

Totals

38

16-21

92

Percentages

.762

Bates

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Lynch

0

0-1

0

Cummings

7

0-0

14

Kreynowek

1

0-0

2

Rannelline

4

1-3

9

Mischler

5

1-1

11

B'ssw'nger

6

13-14

25

Beaudry

1

0-0

2

Totals

24

15-19

63

Percentages

.789
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Arthur A. Loftus

3

1941-42, 1946

50-18

.735

1942

19-4

Peter Caruso

1

1947

15-8

.652

1947

15-8

Jim McDermott

26

1948-73

319-253

.558

1953

17-3

Gene Roberti

2

1974-75

15-32

.319

1974

11-13

Jim Valvano

5

1976-80

95-46

.674

1980

29-5

Pat Kennedy

6

1981-86

124-60

.674

1985

26-5

Gary Brokaw

5

1987-91

72-74

.493

1991

17-13

Jerry Welsh

4

1992-95

42-58

.420

1993

16-11

Tim Welsh

4

1995-98

75-27

.735

1998

27-6

Jeff Ruland

9

1999-2007

139-134

.509

2006

23-7

Kevin Willard

3

2008-10

45-49

.479

2010

21-10

Tim Cluess

1

2011

25-12

.676

2011

25-12
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,016-770 (.569) from 1941 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Iona (NY) moved up to major-college status in 1954
  • Iona awarded a forfeit victory over Ole Miss in 1956-57 in a tournament at Kentucky Wesleyan when the Rebels pulled their team off the court just before tipoff after Mississippi Governor James Coleman called saying they couldn't play against an opponent with a black player
  • The Gaels vacated two NCAA Tournament games in 1980 (1-1 record)
  • Iona had a 5-12 record in 1994-95 when T. Welsh succeeded his father (J. Welsh)
  • Iona did not field a team from 1942-43 through 1944-45 during World War II.