Iona has lost its mind. MAAC HOOPS IS NOT THAT DEEP. I grew up following the MAAC because Loyola(Baltimore) was in that league . Loyola left it a few
years ago for the Patriot League, and one reason given was that the
Patriot was a better Lacrosse league.
It was exciting when Coach Patsos took the Greyhound to the Dance in March 2012 .
If Pitino manages to stay in the NCAA and not receive the 15-year penalty, he'll be looking a for a big time job ASAP.
I'll come back from time to time to see how Slick Rick is doing.
March 16
....and it gets better: " #RobertLaPenta , top Iona booster, formerly partnered with Pitino in ownership of racehorses.
March 24
Pitino wants Iona to Play Kentucky, but he won't Play Louisville . He's still tight with Calipari.
May 5, 2020
And the hits keep coming: Louisville received a notice of allegations from the NCAA that
included one Level I allegation and three Level II allegations,
including one against former Louisville and current Iona head coach Rick
Pitino. Pitino was hit with a Level I allegation, which
includes charges against former assistant coaches Jordan Fair and Kenny
Johnson, involve the $100,000 offer that was made to former signee Brian
Bowen Jr in 2017
May 13, 2020
Fallout continues: Lasalle let Kenny Johnson, an Asst Coach and a key figure in the NCAA's infractions case against Louisville , go.
Jan 21,2021
I'm revisiting Iona(5-3, 3-1 MAAC) since the Gaels recently played two Baltimore city schools that play in the MEAC. They beat Coppin St but lost to Morgan St. Iona's other losses are in conference to Fairfield and a blowout loss to Seton Hall (Big East)
#ISAIAHROSS is the Gaels leading scorer at 22.2 PPG
Feb 21, 2021
Iona shut down its regular season on Feb 21 due to Covid, but the Gaels, who are 6-3 in MAAC play, are expected to return for the MAACT, which begins on March 8 in Atlantic City. Crazy season!
March 10
Isaiah Ross had 15 points as ninth-seeded Iona easily defeated eighth-seeded Quinnipiac 72-48 in a rd1 MAACT game.
March 21, 2021
At halftime of the Bama/Iona game, Barkley kept telling the rest of the TBS panel that Bama will increase its one point lead and win by 12 or 14, and they kept telling him Pittino will find a way to win. Bama went on an 11-0 run late in the second half and won 68-55. Isaiah Ross scored 19 points for Iona and Herb Jones scored 20 for the Tide.
May 19, 2021
Pittino may have left Louisville , but the basketball program still has issues. #DinoGaudio, a former assistant coach for Chris Mack, was federally charged for an attempt to extort the Louisville program for 17 months of salary. He threatened to inform members of the media of alleged NCAA violations.
Also, the NCAA case against Pittino is still being adjudicated through the Independent Accountability Resolution Process.
Nov 26, 2021
Wow, Pitino took Iona to Bama and won by curtailing their 3 -point shooting
Jan 26, 2022
Slick Rick is probably smiling this morning. Iona is undefeated in conference play and 17-3 overall including its upset win @ Bama earlier this season. Louisville is working on buying out Coach Mack who is facing some turbulence including players not buying in, etc. Furthermore, Louisville hasn't replaced its school President since since Neeli Bendapudi left for Penn State.
Feb 18, 2022
Pitino again denied knowledge of a $100,000 payment via Adidas made to Bowen to lead him to Louisville, and denied knowing his accuser Merl Code, who's going to jail for nine months on corruption charges. NIL has made this kind of activity legal.
March 4, 2022
Pitino denied interest in the Terps job and his Iona(24-6, 16-3 CONF) squad went out and lost Manhattan(15-14, 8-12 CONF) in MAAC play. I doubt if Maryland was going roll the dice that much.
March 10, 2022
I don't think Pitino is dancing this season. Rider 72 Iona 71 in the MAACT. Win over Bama earlier in the season won't be enough.
March 17, 2022
Iona gave FLA a he!! of an NIT game but lost 79-74. NELLY JUNIOR JOSEPH scored 18 for the Gaels. Pittino understands how to play SEC teams.
March 18, 2022
St Peters, who won the MAACT, Pitino's conference, knocked off Kentucky.
April 16, 2022
Pitinos arrange a home/home series. Iona travels to The Pit @ New Mexico during the 2022/23 season, and the Lobos will travel to New York during the 2023-24 season. Lobos were terrible last season in the MWC so I'm guessing Dad's Iona squad wins on the road next season.
Dec 23, 2022
I was wrong on my April 16th hunch: Dad's team Iona lost at The Pit to his son's Lobos 82-74 on Dec 18. Then Dad had a double-digit lead in Hawaii against SMU(AAC) and lost.
March 20, 2023
Wow, Pitino gets the St John's gig after taking Iona to to the Dance two out of three seasons. ST Peters got the MAAC ticket in 2022. I guess Iona got something out of his time there and weren't as crazy as I thought in my original post. Slick Rick has a daunting task with the Johnnies who have been to just three Dances since 2002.
Jan 20, 2024
After Pitino IONA 8-9 3-3(MAAC), Griffins beat Canisius 70- 58 last night. Meanwhile, the Johnnies are 4-3 in the Big East. Losses to UConn, Creighton, and Seton Hall
Iona's HC is Tobin Anderson who took FDU to the Dance last spring.
