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2024–25 IONA MEN’S BASKETBALL

QUICK FACTS LOCATION NEW ROCHELLE, NY NICKNAME GAELS COLORS MAROON & GOLD YEAR FOUNDED 1940 PRESIDENT SEAMUS CAREY, PH.D. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MATTHEW GLOVASKI HOME ARENA HYNES CENTER (2,578)

MEN’S ROSTER No. Name

Cl. Fr. Fr. Sr. Sr.

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/High School/Previous School

1 2 3 4 5 7 8

Jacob Hogarth

F

6-9 210

Brooklyn, NY/South Kent School (CT)

Adam Njie Jr.

G 6-3 175 G 6-0 170

Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes

Dejour Reaves

Syracuse, NY/Corcoran/Trinidad State (CO)/No. Colorado Philadelphia, PA/Miller School/Saint Peter's/So. Illinois

Clarence Rupert

F

6-8 240

Tyruse Boock Luke Jungers

Jr. Jr. Jr.

G 6-3 190

New York, NY/Andrews Academy/Mohawk Valley CC

F

6-9 220

Omaha, NE/Creighton Prep/Nebraska-Omaha

Christian Winborne Comeh Emuobor Josh Michigan Connor Horan

G 6-2 185 G 6-5 205 G 6-4 195 G 6-3 175 G 6-3 175 G 6-3 190 F 6-8 230

Baltimore, MD/Gilman School/Saint Joseph's (PA) Raleigh, NC/Brewster Academy (NH)/UCF Brick, NJ/Brick/Compass Academy Fairfax, VA/Blue Ridge School Milford, CT/South Kent School Higganum, CT/St. Thomas More Overland Park, KS/Blue Valley North/Hutchison CC

10 12 15 23 24 25 32 33

So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

JoJo Wallace

Justin Menard Kernan Bundy Yaphet Moundi

F

6-8 205

Paris, France/Panola College (TX)

PLAYER TO WATCH Senior Dejour Reaves has made an impact in his first season with the Gaels as the team's top scorer and a top-five scorer in the MAAC this season. The 6-0 guard and Preseason All-MAAC selection has showed a knack for scoring and also rebounding, with multiple efforts of 10 or more boards this season. He is the only Gael to appear in and start all of Iona's games this season. Reaves has been in the top 100 in the NCAA all season in steals and field goals made. Reaves came to New Rochelle after a season at the University of Northern Colorado where he was All Big Sky Third Team and the league's Sixth Man of the Year in 2023-24 and spent two highly successful seasons at the junior college level. NOTABLE ALUMNI One of the finest all-around players to ever wear the Iona uniform, Jeff Ruland was instrumental in putting the Gaels' basketball program on the national map. In his three seasons at Iona, Ruland was a dominant force, bursting onto the scene to lead the Gaels and the nation's freshmen in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. The dominance continued as the 6-10 center led the Maroon & Gold to a three-year record of 69-21 (.767) and the Gaels' first two NCAA Tournament appearances. The two-time All-America (1979 and 1980) went on to be a second-round selection (25th overall) in the 1981 NBA draft.

Jalen Barr

G/F 6-4 185

Charlotte, NC/Caldwell Tech/Flagler College

Head Coach: Tobin Anderson (Wesleyan ’95, Florida State ’96MA) – Second Season Assistant Coaches: Tom Bonacum (Ramapo ’18), Kam Murrell (St. Thomas Aquinas ’19), Patrick Wallace (Charleston Southern ’17), Kyle Washington (Cincinnati ’18) Director of Operations: Ray Savage (Staten Island ’19) Director of Analytics/Player Development: Luke Testani (Michigan ’20) Graduate Managers: Parker Weiss (Iona ’23), Pat Buckley (Catholic ’23), Jules LeJamtel (Washington ’22), Robert Gerity (Xavier ’24) Athletic Trainer: Cheng-Feng "Kris" Tsai

Strength Coach: Richard Irving (East Stroudsburg ’15) Athletic Communications: Brian Beyrer (Iona ’01)

HEAD COACH TOBIN ANDERSON Tobin Anderson is in his second season as head coach of the Iona University men's basketball program. He was appointed to the position on March 21, 2023. Anderson came to New Rochelle after serving as head coach at FDU where he led the No. 16 Knights to the NCAA Tournament's second round after a stunning upset over No. 1 Purdue. Anderson led the FDU squad to a 21-16 overall record, earned the NEC's automatic bid and earned two wins in the NCAA Tournament, a First Four win over TX Southern and the first-round win over the Boilermakers. Prior to FDU, Anderson had a highly successful head coaching stints at Division II St. Thomas Aquinas and Division III Hamilton and Clarkson. In between Hamilton and STAC, Anderson served as an assistant at Siena for two seasons from 2011–2013. Anderson graduated from Wesleyan in 1995 where he was a four-year starter, two-year captain, and is one of the top 10 leading scorers in school history. Anderson earned his master's degree from Florida State in 1996. He is originally a native of Truro, Iowa.

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