# 2009–10 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by third year head coach Kevin Willard, played their home games at Hynes Athletics Center and are members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 12–6 in MAAC and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 MAAC men's basketball tournament to Niagara.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Mike McFadden | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Freshman | Newark, NJ |
| 2 | Keon Williams | Forward | 6-6 | 175 | Freshman | Hackensack, NJ |
| 3 | Scott Machado | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Queens, NY |
| 5 | Rashon Dwight | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Newark, NJ |
| 10 | Jermel Jenkins | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Junior | Union, NJ |
| 11 | Trinity Fields | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Queens, NY |
| 11 | Milan Prodanovic | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Senior | Queens, NY |
| 12 | Rashard McGill | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Freshman | Havana, FL |
| 21 | Alejo Rodriquez | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Junior | New York, NY |
| 30 | Jonathan Huffman | Forward | 7–0 | 235 | Senior | Montgomery, AL |
| 44 | Chris Pelcher | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Sophomore | Albany, NY |
| 50 | David Nelson | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Junior | Denver, CO |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 2009* | | Boston University | W 82–73 | 1–0 | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Nov 17, 2009* | | at Hampton | W 68–63 | 2–0 | Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA |
| Nov 21, 2009* | | Norfolk State | W 80–68 | 3–0 | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Nov 26, 2009* | | vs. Florida State Old Spice Classic | L 49–54 | 3–1 | State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL |
| Nov 27, 2009* | | vs. Baylor Old Spice Classic | L 62–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL |
| Nov 29, 2009* | | vs. Creighton Old Spice Classic | W 63–55 | 4–2 | State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL |
| Dec 4, 2009 | | Saint Peter's | L 54–56 | 4–3 (0–1) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 7, 2009 | | Siena | L 60–73 | 4–4 (0–2) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 9, 2009* | | Long Island | W 80–64 | 5–4 | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 12, 2009* | | at Providence | W 82–73 | 6–4 | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI |
| Dec 17, 2009* | | Albany | W 75–62 | 7–4 | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Dec 23, 2009* | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 82–60 | 8–4 | Rothman Center Hackensack, NJ |
| Dec 27, 2009* | | at No. 11 Connecticut | L 74–93 | 8–5 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Jan 2, 2010 | | vs. Niagara | W 63–60 | 9–5 (1–2) | HSBC Arena Buffalo, NY |
| Jan 4, 2010 | | at Canisius | L 65–77 | 9–6 (1–3) | Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY |
| Jan 9, 2010 | | at Rider | W 69–49 | 10–6 (2–3) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Jan 11, 2010 | | at Loyola (MD) | W 59–50 | 11–6 (3–3) | Reitz Arena Baltimore, MD |
| Jan 16, 2010 | | Niagara | W 64–47 | 12–6 (4–3) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Jan 18, 2010 | | Rider | W 72–59 | 13–6 (5–3) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Jan 22, 2010 | | at Manhattan | W 56–53 | 14–6 (6–3) | Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY |
| Jan 24 ,2010 | | Fairfield | W 68–58 | 15–6 (7–3) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Jan 28, 2010 | | Marist | W 61–42 | 16–6 (8–3) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 1, 2010 | | Canisius | W 72–53 | 17–6 (9–3) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 5, 2010 | | at Siena | L 68–88 | 17–7 (9–4) | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| Feb 7, 2010 | | at Marist | W 56–51 | 18–7 (10–4) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Feb 12, 2010 | | Manhattan | L 60–66 | 18–8 (10–5) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 14, 2010 | | Loyola (MD) | W 70–62 | 19–8 (11–5) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 19, 2010* | | William & Mary ESPN BracketBusters | W 69–53 | 20–8 | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 26, 2010 | | at Fairfield | L 54–71 | 20–9 (11–6) | Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY |
| Feb 28, 2010 | | at Saint Peter's | W 49–48 | 21–9 (12–6) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2010 | (3) | vs. (6) Niagara Quarterfinals | L 64–68 | 21–10 | Times Union Center Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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