# 2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by fifth 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 26–9, 17–3 in MAAC play to finish win the MAAC regular season championship. They defeated Siena and Monmouth to advance to the championship game of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Manhattan. As a regular season 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 Rhode Island.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 78–73 | 1–0 | Hynes Athletic Center (2,008) New Rochelle, NY |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 am, ESPN2 | | at Wofford ESPN College Tip-Off Marathon | L 73–86 | 1–1 | Benjamin Johnson Arena (3,014) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/21/2014* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Wake Forest Roundball Showcase | W 85–81 | 2–1 | LJVM Coliseum (6,809) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 11/23/2014* 5:30 pm | | at North Texas Roundball Showcase | W 78–58 | 3–1 | The Super Pit (2,278) Denton, TX |
| 11/26/2014* 7:00 pm | | Delaware State Roundball Showcase | W 126–76 | 4–1 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,414) New Rochelle, NY |
| 11/30/2014* 3:30 pm, SECN | | at No. 25 Arkansas Roundball Showcase | L 77–94 | 4–2 | Bud Walton Arena (6,203) Fayetteville, AR |
| 12/07/2014 4:30 pm | | at Monmouth | L 89–92 | 4–3 (0–1) | Multipurpose Activity Center (1,484) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/10/2014 7:00 pm | | Rider | W 77–64 | 5–3 (1–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,608) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 91–84 | 6–3 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,681) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/20/2014* 7:00 pm, NBCSN | | at George Mason | L 81–86 | 6–4 | Patriot Center (3,016) Fairfax, VA |
| 12/23/2014* 2:00 pm | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 86–67 | 7–4 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,913) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/28/2014* 1:00 pm | | at Drexel | W 81–62 | 8–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,101) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/2014* 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts | L 82–87 | 8–5 | Mullins Center (4,011) Amherst, MA |
| 01/04/2015 2:00 pm | | at Siena | W 86–72 | 9–5 (2–1) | Times Union Center (5,898) Albany, NY |
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 81–73 | 10–5 (3–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,150) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | | Canisius | W 79–76 | 11–5 (4–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,651) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/13/2015 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 74–58 | 12–5 (5–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,033) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/16/2015 7:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 80–79 | 13–5 (6–1) | Gallagher Center (879) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | | at Canisius | L 74–78 | 13–6 (6–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,524) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | | at Rider | W 78–68 | 14–6 (7–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,422) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/25/2015 4:30 pm | | vs. Niagara | W 87–64 | 15–6 (8–2) | Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York City, NY |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 68–61 $^{OT}$ | 16–6 (9–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,942) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/06/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Siena | W 87–83 | 17–6 (10–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,811) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | | Marist | W 89–67 | 18–6 (11–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,016) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield Rescheduled from Feb 2 due to inclement weather | W 72–57 | 19–6 (12–2) | Webster Bank Arena (1,410) Fairfield, CT |
| 02/13/2015 10:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Manhattan | W 70–67 | 20–6 (13–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (2,520) Bronx, NY |
| 02/15/2015 4:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | W 60–57 | 21–6 (14–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,544) Hamden, CT |
| 02/20/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Marist | W 72–68 | 22–6 (15–2) | McCann Field House (1,277) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/22/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 69–68 | 23–6 (16–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/27/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Manhattan | W 79–75 | 24–6 (17–2) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| 03/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 60–68 | 24–7 (17–3) | Yanitelli Center (518) Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2015 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Siena Quarterfinals | W 74–71 | 25–7 | Times Union Center (5,159) Albany, NY |
| 03/08/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Monmouth Semifinals | W 95–77 | 26–7 | Times Union Center (2,752) Albany, NY |
| 03/09/2015 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Manhattan Championship game | L 69–79 | 26–8 | Times Union Center (2,963) Albany, NY |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | No. (6) | at (3) Rhode Island First round | L 75–88 | 26–9 | Ryan Center (2,638) Kingston, RI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||