2025–26 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

2025–26 Iona Gaels men's basketball
2025–26 Iona Gaels men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	18–14 (10–10 MAAC)
Head coach	Dan Geriot (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Patrick Wallace; Ronald Ramón; Kris Saulny; Michael Thompson;
Home arena	Hynes Athletics Center

2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Merrimack	17	–	3	.850	23	–	11	.676
Saint Peter's	14	–	6	.700	17	–	12	.586
Siena †	13	–	7	.650	23	–	12	.657
Quinnipiac	12	–	8	.600	19	–	13	.594
Marist	12	–	8	.600	19	–	12	.613
Mount St. Mary's	11	–	9	.550	15	–	17	.469
Fairfield	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Iona	10	–	10	.500	18	–	14	.563
Sacred Heart	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Niagara	5	–	15	.250	8	–	22	.267
Canisius	5	–	15	.250	10	–	21	.323
Rider	3	–	17	.150	4	–	25	.138

† 2026 MAAC tournament winner

The 2025–26 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by first-year head coach Dan Geriot, played their home games at the Hynes Athletics Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Gaels finished the 2024–25 season 17–17, 12–8 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They defeated Manhattan^[2] and Quinnipiac,^[3] before falling to Mount St. Mary's in the MAAC tournament championship game.^[4]

On March 17, 2025, the school announced that they would be firing head coach Tobin Anderson, after only two years at the helm.^[5] On March 20, the school named New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Dan Geriot the team's new head coach.^[6]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Iona was picked to finish sixth in the conference.^[7]

Preseason rankings

MAAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Quinnipiac	158 (8)
2	Siena	152 (3)
3	Sacred Heart	140 (2)
4	Manhattan	133
5	Marist	115
6	Iona	104
7	Merrimack	85
8	Fairfield	74
9	Mount St. Mary's	69
10	Rider	59
11	Saint Peter's	48
12	Niagara	26
13	Canisius	20
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[7]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

No players were named to the First, Second or Third Preseason All-MAAC Teams.^[7]

Roster

2025–26 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Keshawn Williams	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Colorado State	Chicago Heights, Illinois
F	1	Matt Reed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Tulsa	Carrollton, Texas
G	2	Denver Anglin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rice	Montclair, New Jersey
G	3	Chase Cormier	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	Jr	Wofford	Atlanta, Georgia
G	4	Khalil Badru	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	So	New Hampshire	New Britain, Connecticut
F	5	Deondrea Lindsey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Knoxville, Tennessee
F	7	Luke Jungers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Omaha	Omaha, Nebraska
F	9	Lamin Sabally	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Incarnate Word	Berlin, Germany
G	11	CJ Anthony	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	Cincinnati	Columbus, Ohio
G	12	Oscar Hourruitiner Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	DME Academy	Gurabo, Puerto Rico
G	13	Kosy Akametu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Santa Clara	Carson, California
G	16	Marko Pandiloski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hoosac School	Mississauga, Ontario
F	21	Ore Odutayo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Williston Northampton School	Albany, New York
F	30	Toby Harris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Brandeis	Durham, North Carolina
F	31	Connor Horan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Blue Ridge School	Fairfax, Virginia
F	44	Alliou Fall	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	RIG Luleå	Stockholm, Sweden

Head coach

Dan Geriot (Richmond)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 11, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hofstra	W 81–73	1–0	Hynes Athletics Center (2,327) New Rochelle, NY
November 11, 2025* 1:00 pm, Midco Sports Plus		at Kansas City	W 105–91	2–0	Swinney Recreation Center (525) Kansas City, MO
November 14, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 76–71	3–0	Hynes Athletics Center (2,578) New Rochelle, NY
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	W 89–69	4–0	Hynes Athletics Center (1,692) New Rochelle, NY
November 21, 2025* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Akron Paradise Jam quarterfinals	L 75–96	4–1	UVI Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI
November 22, 2025* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		vs. Oregon State Paradise Jam consolation semifinal	W 91–84 ^2OT	5–1	UVI Sports and Fitness Center (1,824) St. Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Green Bay Paradise Jam 5th place game	L 75–80	5–2	UVI Sports and Fitness Center (324) St. Thomas, USVI
December 1, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Delaware	W 89–66	6–2	Bob Carpenter Center (2,032) Newark, DE
December 5, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 68–89	6–3 (0–1)	Hynes Athletics Center (2,242) New Rochelle, NY
December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	W 81–69	7–3 (1–1)	William H. Pitt Center (822) Fairfield, CT
December 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bryant	W 69−63	8−3	Hynes Athletics Center (1,347) New Rochelle, NY
December 13, 2025* 12:00 pm, TNT/truTV		at No. 22 St. John's	L 64−91	8−4	Madison Square Garden (15,803) New York, NY
December 20, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Vermont	W 83−78	9−4	Patrick Gym (2,180) Burlington, VT
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 59−66	9−5 (1−2)	Knott Arena (2,176) Emmitsburg, MD
January 2, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 75−72	10−5 (2−2)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,545) New Rochelle, NY
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	L 38−83	10−6 (2−3)	McCann Arena (1,861) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 71–53	11–6 (3–3)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,741) New Rochelle, NY
January 11, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 74–48	12–6 (4–3)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,732) New Rochelle, NY
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	L 68–72	12–7 (4–4)	Alumni Gymnasium (872) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 63–77	12–8 (4–5)	Run Baby Run Arena (564) Jersey City, NJ
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	W 61–60	13–8 (5–5)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,820) New Rochelle, NY
January 24, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 66–57	14–8 (6–5)	Hynes Athletics Center (2,103) New Rochelle, NY
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 70–71	14–9 (6–6)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,978) New Rochelle, NY
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Siena	L 72−79	14−10 (6−7)	MVP Arena (5,140) Albany, NY
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	L 76–83	14–11 (6–8)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,949) New Rochelle, NY
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	W 69–63	15–11 (7–8)	Koessler Athletic Center (601) Buffalo, NY
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	L 68–70	15–12 (7–9)	Gallagher Center (836) Lewiston, NY
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 72–64 ^OT	16–12 (8–9)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,797) New Rochelle, NY
February 22, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	L 86–88 ^2OT	16–13 (8–10)	Lawler Arena (2,109) North Andover, MA
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Rider	W 80–58	17–13 (9–10)	Hynes Athletics Center (2,159) New Rochelle, NY
March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		at Manhattan	W 69–65	18–13 (10–10)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,900) Riverdale, NY
MAAC tournament
March 5, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Sacred Heart First round	L 81–90	18–14	Boardwalk Hall (1,037) Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[8]^[9]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Dejour Reaves scores 28 to help Iona defeat Manhattan 77-65 in MAAC Tournament quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Men's basketball dreams of a MAAC Championship vanished by Iona 81-73". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Mount St. Mary's tops Iona for MAAC men's basketball title, heads to NCAA tournament". The Journal News. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "March Madness legend Tobin Anderson, two years removed from 16-over-1 win, fired by new school Iona in stunner". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Iona Names NBA Assistant Dan Geriot New Coach". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
^ "Iona Gaels 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[2] "Dejour Reaves scores 28 to help Iona defeat Manhattan 77-65 in MAAC Tournament quarterfinal". FOX Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[3] "Men's basketball dreams of a MAAC Championship vanished by Iona 81-73". The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[4] "Mount St. Mary's tops Iona for MAAC men's basketball title, heads to NCAA tournament". The Journal News. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[5] "March Madness legend Tobin Anderson, two years removed from 16-over-1 win, fired by new school Iona in stunner". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[6] "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Iona Names NBA Assistant Dan Geriot New Coach". Forbes. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[poll-7] "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[8] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Iona University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[9] "Iona Gaels 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

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