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2025–26 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.

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Hometown/High School/Previous School

0 1 2 3 4 5 7 9

Keshawn Williams

Gr

G

6-4 175

Chicago Heights, IL/Colorado State

Matt Reed

Jr Jr Jr

F

6-10 230 6-1 185 6-2 183 6-5 192 6-8 205 6-9 220 6-8 215 6-0 195 6-0 165 6-5 215 6-6 200 6-8 210 6-8 225 6-8 230 6-10 220

Carrollton, TX/Tulsa

Denver Anglin

G G G

Montclair, NJ/Rice

Chase Cormier

Atlanta, GA/Wofford

Khalil Badru

So

New Britain, CT/New Hampshire

Deondrea Lindsey

Fr

F F F

Knoxville, TN/Oak Hill Academy (VA)

Luke Jungers

Sr Sr Gr

Omaha, NE/Nebraska-Omaha

Lamin Sabally

Berlin, Germany/Incarnate Word

11 12 13 16 21 30 31 44

CJ Anthony

G G G G

Columbus, OH/Cincinnati

Oscar Hourruitiner Jr.

Fr

Gurabo, Puerto Rico/DME Academy

Kosy Akametu

Jr

Carson, CA/Santa Clara

Marko Pandiloski

Fr Fr Gr Fr Fr

Mississauga, ON/Hoosac School (NY)

Ore Odutayo

F F F F

Albany, NY/Williston Northampton (MA)

PLAYER TO WATCH Graduate CJ Anthony has made an impact in his first season with the Gaels as the team’s top scorer and playmaker. He has been ranked among the Top 5 players in the MAAC all-season on KenPom.com and quickly established himself as a veteran leader on a squad with 12 first-year scholarship players at Iona. The 6-0 guard and Columbus, Ohio native came to New Rochelle after four seasons at the University of Cincinnati where he was a walk-on for Wes Miller’s Bobcats. Anthony quickly emerged as a standout for the Maroon & Gold scoring 24 points against Hofstra in the 2025-26 season opener and eclipsing his career point total at Cincinnati in his second game play. He has been among the MAAC’s leader in assists and assist to turnover ratio and consistently on multiple stat leaderboards throughout the season. NOTABLE ALUMNI Richie Guerin was one of the most influential players in Iona basketball history, starring for the Gaels from 1951-54 and graduating as the program's all-time leading scorer with 1,375 points and a career average near 19.6 PPG. At Iona he earned two all-metropolitan honors and set a school record with a 40-point game in 1954. His impact extended far beyond college: drafted by the New York Knicks, he became a six-time NBA All-Star and elite guard of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Guerin's remarkable career later earned him induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, making him one of the most celebrated Gaels ever.

Toby Harris

Durham, NC/Brandeis University

Connor Horan

Fairfax, VA/Blue Ridge School

Alliou Fall

Stockholm, Sweden/Riksidrottsgymnasium Lulea

Head Coach: Dan Geriot (Richmond ’11) – First Season General Manager: Craig Moore (Northwestern ’09) Assistant Coaches: Patrick Wallace (Charleston Southern ’17), Ronald Ramon (Pittsburgh ’08), Kris Saulny (Widener ’19), Michael Thompson (Northwestern ’11) Director of Operations: Pat Buckley (Catholic ’23) Video Coordinator: Parker Weiss (Iona ’23) Assistant General Manager: James Carey (Iona ’23), Luke Testani (Michigan ’20) Strength Coach: Richard Irving (East Stroudsburg ’15)

Graduate Managers: Robert Gerity (Xavier ’24), Jules LeJamtel (Washington ’22), Jack Ruhanen (Grinnell ’25), Danny Dolan (Loyola Chicago ’25), Thomas Malone (Hofstra ’25) Athletic Trainer: Cheng-Feng "Kris" Tsai (Taiwan Univ. of Sport ’15, Plymouth State ’21MS) Athletic Communications: Brian Beyrer (Iona ’01) Undergraduate Managers: Josh Carrero, John Papademetriou, Jason Rosa

HEAD COACH DAN GERIOT Dan Geriot is in his first season as head coach of the Iona men’s basketball program in 2025-26, arriving in New Rochelle after a decade in the NBA. Most recently, he served as an assistant coach with the New Orleans Pelicans under Willie Green in 2024-25. Geriot previously spent nine seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers, serving as assistant coach, director of player development and head coach of the G League’s Canton Charge. He also worked as a seasonal video coordinator during Cleveland’s 2015-16 NBA Championship season. Over his final two years, the Cavaliers won 99 games and reached the playoffs twice. Geriot began his coaching career at Princeton University and Campbell University. A standout at the University of Richmond, he scored 1,386 career points and helped lead the Spiders to consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 2011 Sweet 16, before playing professionally in Belgium. He is a Springfield, Pennsylvania native.

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