Ohio State's 95-70 win over Iona in GIFs
Sam Thompson and Aaron Craft do what they do best.
IONA GAELS
Last Game
| Final - 3.22.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iona Gaels | 33 | 37 | 70 |
| Ohio St. Buckeyes | 43 | 52 | 95 |
Stories
Ohio State cruises past Iona, 95-70
Behind marquee performances from Deshaun Thomas and Sam Thompson, Ohio State cruised to an easy opening game victory.
Ohio State faces Iona in 2nd round
The Ohio State Buckeyes will open their NCAA Tournament on Friday against Iona, following last weekend's Big Ten Championship. The Buckeyes are led by juniors Aaron Craft and DeShaun Thomas.
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Chasing Cinderella: Iona's inspirational run
As part of SB Nation's 2013 March Madness coverage sponsored by McDonald's, they headed to four schools participating in this year's Big Dance. They visited the Iona College Gaels, who overcame tragedy in the summer to return to the NCAA men's basket
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Chasing Cinderella: Iona's inspiring run
As part of our 2013 March Madness coverage sponsored by McDonald's, we head to four schools participating in this year's Big Dance. We visited the Iona College Gaels, who overcame tragedy to return to the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row.
Printable NCAA Tournament brackets are here
March Madness takes over the sports scene on Thursday afternoon. Be sure to get your bracket set before all the action kicks off.
2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: Iona vs Ohio State
Can Iona keep the Cinderella story of 15 seeds advancing in this year's NCAA tournament.
'Momo' Jones dominates off the dribble
The country's third-leading scorer, Momo Jones, does it off the bounce despite his diminutive size.
Iona Leaves No Doubt This Season, Takes MAAC
The Iona Gaels will be dancing again this season after defeating Manhattan in the MAAC Championship. This just one year after sweating out Selection Sunday on the bubble.
Syracuse likely headed towards mid-range seeding
After struggling down the stretch in the regular season, Syracuse is likely headed towards a No. 5 or No. 6 seed in this year's NCAA Tournament.
Sycamores Get Back To Winning Vs. Iona
The Sycamores avoided a late collapse after early foul trouble as they escape BracketBuster Saturday with a win over Iona.
Iona Outfoxed in Double Overtime?
Marist pulls off a double-overtime MAAC shocker against Iona tonight.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Pioneers | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 65 - 58 | coverage |
| Quinnipiac Bobcats | Friday, November 16 2012 | loss 92 - 98 | coverage |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 94 - 68 | coverage |
| Ill.-Chicago Flames | Monday, November 19 2012 | loss 81 - 86 | coverage |
| Niagara Purple Eagles | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 83 - 72 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ St. Peter's Peacocks | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 62 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 73 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Georgia Bulldogs | Saturday, December 15 2012 | win 81 - 78 | coverage |
| Liberty Flames | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | win 87 - 69 | coverage |
| @ La Salle Explorers | Thursday, December 20 2012 | loss 74 - 88 | coverage |
| Norfolk St. Spartans | Sunday, December 23 2012 | win 100 - 72 | coverage |
| @ St. Joseph's Hawks | Friday, December 28 2012 | loss 91 - 96 | coverage |
| @ St. Bonaventure Bonnies | Monday, December 31 2012 | win 93 - 74 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Siena Saints | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 66 - 62 | coverage |
| Manhattan Jaspers | Sunday, January 06 2013 | win 78 - 70 | coverage |
| @ Marist Red Foxes | Thursday, January 10 2013 | win 86 - 82 | coverage |
| Canisius Golden Griffins | Sunday, January 13 2013 | win 97 - 87 | coverage |
| Fairfield Stags | Friday, January 18 2013 | win 84 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Rider Broncs | Sunday, January 20 2013 | loss 62 - 67 | coverage |
| St. Peter's Peacocks | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 90 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Loyola, Md. Greyhounds | Sunday, January 27 2013 | win 79 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Niagara Purple Eagles | Thursday, January 31 2013 | loss 90 - 93 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Canisius Golden Griffins | Saturday, February 02 2013 | loss 74 - 77 | coverage |
| Marist Red Foxes | Thursday, February 07 2013 | loss 104 - 105 | coverage |
| Rider Broncs | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 78 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Manhattan Jaspers | Friday, February 15 2013 | loss 73 - 74 | coverage |
| @ Fairfield Stags | Monday, February 18 2013 | loss 64 - 66 | coverage |
| @ Indiana St. Sycamores | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 64 - 65 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Loyola, Md. Greyhounds | Friday, March 01 2013 | win 90 - 86 | coverage |
| Siena Saints | Sunday, March 03 2013 | win 80 - 61 | coverage |
| Canisius Golden Griffins | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 89 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Niagara Purple Eagles | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 79 - 73 | coverage |
| Manhattan Jaspers | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 60 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Ohio St. Buckeyes | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 70 - 95 | coverage |
Roster
Iona Gaels Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSean Anderson | 1 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Sean Armand | 22 | GUARD | 190 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Spencer Boateng | 4 | GUARD | 190 | 5-9 | sophomore | |
| Tre Bowman | 23 | GUARD | 195 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Curtis Dennis | 33 | GUARD | 205 | 6-5 | senior | |
| Grant Ellis | 11 | GUARD,FORWARD | 195 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| A.J. English | 5 | GUARD | 180 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| DaShawn Gomez | 10 | GUARD | 180 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Shawn Jackson | 12 | FORWARD,CENTER | 250 | 6-9 | junior | |
| Lamont Jones | 2 | GUARD | 196 | 6-0 | senior | |
| David Laury | 13 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Nyandigsi Moikubo | 32 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Taaj Ridley | 0 | FORWARD | 215 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Tavon Sledge | 3 | GUARD | 175 | 5-9 | sophomore |
Stats
Iona Gaels Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Lamont Jones | 34 | 36.6 | 7.2 | 16.5 | 43.9 | 1.6 | 5.2 | 31.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | 88.8 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 22.6 |
| Sean Armand | 34 | 36.3 | 5.6 | 12.8 | 43.5 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 40.9 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 76.8 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 16.6 |
| David Laury | 25 | 30.9 | 5.1 | 9.6 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 64.9 | 3.1 | 7.2 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 13.1 |
| Tre Bowman | 32 | 23.5 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 47.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 40.0 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 90.3 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 8.3 |
| Taaj Ridley | 32 | 24.4 | 3.2 | 6.5 | 48.8 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 22.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 76.4 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 |
| A.J. English | 17 | 21.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | 40.8 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 40.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 7.0 |
| Tavon Sledge | 34 | 25.3 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 50.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 26.3 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 61.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 6.1 |
| Curtis Dennis | 29 | 12.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 37.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 32.9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 57.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| Shawn Jackson | 12 | 13.6 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 1.8 |
| DaShawn Gomez | 31 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 30.4 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 34.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| Nyandigsi Moikubo | 17 | 6.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 65.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| DeSean Anderson | 7 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Spencer Boateng | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
