====== Iona======
  * [[https://icgaels.com/sports/mens-basketball|Team website]]
  * Twitter feeds: [[https://twitter.com/IonaGaelsMBB|@IonaGaelsMBB]], [[https://twitter.com/ICGaels|@ICGaels]]
  * [[wp>Iona Gaels men's basketball|Wikipedia team entry]]
  * [[http://www.icgaels.com/| Athletics website]]
  * [[http://www.iona.edu/|School website]]
  * [[wp>Iona College (New York)|Wikipedia school entry]]
  * Location: New Rochelle, NY

===== Series =====
  * UMass leads 10-4 (.714)
  * Last meeting: 12/30/2014, UMass 87 – Iona 82
  * First meeting: 12/27/1962, Iona 64 – UMass 56

==== Notes ====
  * UMass alumnus [[pitino_rick|Rick Pitino]] was named head coach at Iona on 3/14/2020.((https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28902504/rick-pitino-returns-college-basketball-iona-coach))

===== Game History =====
^ ^^^^^  Opponent  ^^^
^Date^Game Results^Site^UM Coach^Game Notes^Conference^Head Coach^Nickname^
|12/27/1962|@#ffdddd: L 64-56|Neutral|[[matt_zunic|Matt Zunic]]|Trenton Tournament, Trenton, NJ|none|James McDermott |Gaels ((http://www.icgaels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14900&ATCLID=803573))|
|2/14/1963|@#ffdddd:L 61-54|Away|[[matt_zunic|Matt Zunic]]|At [[wp>Madison Square Garden|Madison Square Garden]], New York, NY|none|James McDermott|Gaels|
|1/29/1964|@#ffdddd:L 80-71|Away|[[johnny_orr|Johnny Orr]]|At [[wp>Madison Square Garden|Madison Square Garden]], New York, NY|none|James McDermott|Gaels|
|2/13/1969|@#ddffdd:W 71-64|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |[[wp>Metropolitan Collegiate Conference|MCC]]|James McDermott|Gaels|
|1/24/1970|@#ddffdd:W 86-82|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|James McDermott|Gaels|
|2/4/1971|@#ddffdd:[[game19710204_iona|W 92-51]]|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]|UM rolls, scoring 54 in the second half, and out-shoots the Gaels 53% to 30% for the game. [[erving_julius|Julius Erving]] 29 pts, 17 rebs.|none|James McDermott|Gaels|
|1/22/1972|@#ddffdd:W 80-56|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|James McDermott|Gaels|
|12/15/1973|@#ddffdd:W 99-58|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|Gene Roberti|Gaels|
|3/1/1975|@#ddffdd:W 89-72|Away|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|Gene Roberti|Gaels|
|1/27/1976|@#ddffdd:W 86-72|[[curry_hicks_cage|Home (CHC)]]|[[leaman_jack|Jack Leaman]]| |none|[[wp>Jim Valvano|Jim Valvano]]|Gaels|
|1/5/1999|@#ffdddd:[[game19990105_iona|L 77-58]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[flint_bruiser|Bruiser Flint]]|Really bad loss as Iona shoots 53% and wins glass by 13.  UM goes 4-15 from the line.  Mack (16 pts) only M'Man in double figures.|[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>Jeff Ruland|Jeff Ruland]]|Gaels|
|11/20/1999|@#ddffdd:[[http://umasshoops.com/games/1999-2000/1120iona/|W 85-77]]|Away|[[flint_bruiser|Bruiser Flint]]|At [[wp>John Mulcahy Center|Mulcahy Center]].  Mack 21 points, Kirkland 15.|[[wp> Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>Jeff Ruland|Jeff Ruland]]|Gaels|
|11/18/2000|@#ddffdd:[[game20001118_iona|W 67-65]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[flint_bruiser|Bruiser Flint]]|Crooks 20 points, Williams 14 & 9.|[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>Jeff Ruland|Jeff Ruland]]|Gaels|
|12/30/2014|@#ddffdd:[[http://www.umassathletics.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/123014aaa.html|W 87-82]]|[[mullins_center|Home (MC)]]|[[kellogg_derek|Derek Kellogg]]|Davis on fire with 25 points, 10-11 FG shooting, including 5-6 from 3, and dishes 7 assists.  All other starters chip in double-figures, including 19 from Gordon.|[[wp>Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference|MAAC]]|[[wp>Tim Cluess|Tim Cluess]]|Gaels|

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