# 2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by fourth year head coach Tim Cluess, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 17–3 to win the MAAC regular season championship. They advanced to the championship game of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Manhattan. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2013* 2:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | L 69–73 | 0–1 | Wolstein Center (2,251) Cleveland, OH |
| November 16, 2013* 2:00 pm | | Wofford | W 76–55 | 1–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,046) New Rochelle, NY |
| November 19, 2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at No. 2 Kansas | L 66–86 | 1–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| November 23, 2013* 2:00 pm | | George Mason | W 89–73 | 2–2 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,738) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 1, 2013* 2:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 90–72 | 3–2 | Alico Arena (3,779) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 4, 2013 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 83–74 | 4–2 (1–0) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,753) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 8, 2013 1:30 pm | | at Fairfield | W 83–72 | 5–2 (2–0) | Webster Bank Arena (1,407) Bridgeport, CT |
| December 14, 2013* 2:00 pm | | St. Bonaventure | L 89–102 | 5–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,019) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 19, 2013* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Dayton | L 84–96 | 5–4 | UD Arena (11,539) Dayton, OH |
| December 22, 2013* 4:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 72–80 | 5–5 | Lawlor Events Center (5,219) Reno, NV |
| December 28, 2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Iowa | L 78–90 | 5–6 | McLeod Center (5,218) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 4, 2014 2:00 pm | | Niagara | W 118–92 | 6–6 (3–0) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,776) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 6, 2014 7:00 pm, SNY | | at Quinnipiac | L 74–86 | 6–7 (3–1) | TD Bank Sports Center (1,230) Hamden, CT |
| January 10, 2014 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 84–75 | 7–7 (4–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,507) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 12, 2014 2:00 pm | | at Siena | W 87–78 | 8–7 (5–1) | Times Union Center (5,793) Albany, NY |
| January 17, 2014 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Canisius | L 83–85 | 8–8 (5–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,278) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 19, 2014 5:00 pm | | Siena | W 88–74 | 9–8 (6–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,619) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 24, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 95–73 | 10–8 (7–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,823) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 26, 2014 2:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 71–63 | 11–8 (8–2) | Yanitelli Center (370) Jersey City, NJ |
| January 31, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Manhattan | W 85–73 | 12–8 (9–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 4, 2014 7:00 pm | | at Monmouth | W 89–71 | 13–8 (10–2) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,047) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 7, 2014 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 90–89 | 14–8 (11–2) | Gallagher Center (1,259) Lewiston, NY |
| February 9, 2014 2:00 pm | | at Canisius | W 101–91 | 15–8 (12–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (2,196) Buffalo, NY |
| February 12, 2014 7:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 62–59 | 16–8 (13–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,256) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 14, 2014 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | W 89–70 | 17–8 (14–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,414) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 21, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Rider | W 80–77 | 18–8 (15–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,616) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 23, 2014 2:00 pm | | at Marist | W 86–67 | 19–8 (16–2) | McCann Field House (1,820) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 28, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Manhattan | L 77–80 | 19–9 (16–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) Riverdale, NY |
| March 2, 2014 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Rider | W 97–81 | 20–9 (17–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2014 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Rider Quarterfinals | W 94–71 | 21–9 | MassMutual Center (2,716) Springfield, MA |
| March 9, 2014 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Canisius Semifinals | W 75–72 | 22–9 | MassMutual Center (N/A) Springfield, MA |
| March 10, 2014 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Manhattan Championship | L 68–71 | 22–10 | MassMutual Center (1,749) Springfield, MA |
| NIT ||||||
| March 19, 2014* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. (6) | at (3) Louisiana Tech First round | L 88–89 | 22–11 | Thomas Assembly Center (4,643) Ruston, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||