2025–26 Iona Gaels men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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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.
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record18–14 (10–10 MAAC)
Headcoach
- Dan Geriot (1st season)
Assistant coaches
- Patrick Wallace
- Ronald Ramón
- Kris Saulny
- Michael Thompson
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| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Record | 18–14 (10–10 MAAC) |
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| Home arena | Hynes Athletics Center |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Place | Team | Points | |
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| 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
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||