# 2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona University during the 2023-24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Tobin Anderson, played their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center located in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2022–23 season 27–8, 17–3 in MAAC play to finish as MAAC regular season champions. They defeated Mount St. Mary's, Niagara, and Marist to win the MAAC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There, they lost in the first round to eventual national champions UConn.
On March 20, 2023, head coach Rick Pitino left the team to accept the head coaching job at St. John's. The next day, the school named Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Tobin Anderson the team's new head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Charleston | L 69–71 | 0–1 | TD Arena (5,265) Charleston, SC |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacred Heart | W 88–81 | 1–1 | Hynes Athletics Center (2,401) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 20, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. High Point Gulf Coast Showcase first round | L 68–82 | 1–2 | Hertz Arena (234) Estero, FL |
| November 21, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Long Beach State Gulf Coast Showcase consolation 2nd round | L 76–80 | 1–3 | Hertz Arena (201) Estero, FL |
| November 22, 2023* 11:00 am, FloHoops | | vs. Buffalo Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | W 89–64 | 2–3 | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 18 Colorado | L 68–85 | 2–4 | CU Events Center (6,346) Boulder, CO |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 64–68 | 2–5 (0–1) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,845) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 1, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 78–67 | 3–5 (1–1) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,640) Fairfield, CT |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Hofstra | L 57–62 | 3–6 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,744) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Francis | W 61–54 | 4–6 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,288) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Saint Joseph's Holiday Hoopfest | L 58–83 | 4–7 | UBS Arena (3,877) Elmont, NY |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Colgate | W 85–65 | 5–7 | Hynes Athletics Center (1,818) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Harvard | W 69–60 | 6–7 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA |
| January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 57–69 | 6–8 (1–2) | Run Baby Run Arena (602) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 73–75 | 6–9 (1–3) | Hynes Athletics Center (2,001) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 87–70 | 7–9 (2–3) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,434) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 70-58 | 8–9 (3–3) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,482) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 87-91 | 8–10 (3–4) | M&T Bank Arena (1,631) Hamden, CT |
| January 26, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 70–51 | 9–10 (4–4) | MVP Arena (5,100) Albany, NY |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 91–82 | 10–10 (5–4) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,888) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Rider | W 94–93 | 11–10 (6–4) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,669) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 74–71 | 12–10 (7–4) | Gallagher Center (1,041) Lewiston, NY |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 69–73 | 12–11 (7–5) | Koessler Athletic Center (621) Buffalo, NY |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 73–63 | 13–11 (8–5) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,862) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 18, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | L 53–59 | 13–12 (8–6) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,808) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rider | L 75–78 | 13–13 (8–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 65–72 | 13–14 (8–8) | Knott Arena (1,387) Emmitsburg, MD |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 64–82 | 13–15 (8–9) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,846) New Rochelle, NY |
| March 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 71–64 | 14–15 (9–9) | McCann Arena (1,762) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 60–77 | 14–16 (9–10) | Draddy Gymnasium (812) Riverdale, NY |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 68–54 | 15–16 (10–10) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,884) New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (10) Manhattan First round | W 60–57 | 16–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 13, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Fairfield First round | L 63–68 | 16–17 | Boardwalk Hall (1,443) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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