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.[1]

2009–10 Iona Gaels men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record21–10 (12–6 MAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHynes Athletics Center
Seasons
2009–10 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 17 1   .944 27 7   .794
Fairfield 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Iona 12 6   .667 21 10   .677
Saint Peter's 11 7   .611 16 14   .533
Rider 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Niagara 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Canisius 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Loyola 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Manhattan 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Marist 1 17   .056 1 29   .033
2010 MAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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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

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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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References

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  1. ^ "2009-10 Iona Gaels Men's Roster and Stats". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "2009-10 Iona Gaels Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 3, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024.