2018-2019 Iona Gaels

2018-2019 Iona Gaels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
12 Tajuan Agee Jr F 6-9 224 Nov 12, 1997 Chicago (IL) United States Hyde Park Career Academy
2 E.J. Crawford Jr SF 6-6 210 Aug 14, 1997 Simsbury (CT) United States St. Thomas More School
3 Asante Gist Jr PG 5-10 185 Jan 20, 1997 West Orange (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
11 Roland Griffin RS-Sr SG 6-6 215 Mar 16, 1997 Aurora (IL) United States West Aurora High School
32 Payton Hudson Fr G 6-0 190 - Yonkers (NY) United States Our Saviour Lutheran School
21 Gavin Kensmil So F 6-7 260 Dec 29, 1998 Paramaribo Republic of Suriname Canarias Basketball Academy
13 Jahnathan Maxwell Jr F 6-6 250 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Genesis Academy
0 Rickey McGill Sr PG 6-1 175 Jun 19, 1997 Spring Valley (NY) United States Spring Valley High School
44 Niksa Nikolic Jr SF 6-8 235 - Belgrade Serbia N/A
5 Ben Perez Jr G 6-4 180 Apr 16, 1996 San Diego (CA) United States Air Force Prep Academy
24 Malik Rhem Jr G 6-3 170 - Bronx (NY) United States Cardinal Spellman High School
10 Andrija Ristanovic Fr C 6-11 215 Jul 12, 1998 Belgrade Serbia Hillcrest Academy
1 Isaiah Still Jr SG 6-6 190 Nov 20, 1996 Roselle (NJ) United States Union Catholic Regional High School

Iona Transfers Sitting Out 2018-2019

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Isaiah Ross Jr SG 6-4 200 - Davenport (IA) United States UMKC

Recent Iona Gaels History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (10-10) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 27-8 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 25-8 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 12-6 (6-3) 9th (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 12-17 (9-11) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-16 (12-6) 1st (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 20-14 (11-7) 4th (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 22-13 (12-8) 3rd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 22-11 (16-4) 2nd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 26-9 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 22-11 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 20-14 (11-7) 4th (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 25-8 (15-3) 1st (MAAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 25-12 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Runner Up CIT Runner Up
2009-2010 21-10 (12-6) 3rd (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 12-19 (7-11) 7th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 12-20 (8-10) 7th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 2-28 (1-17) 10th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 23-8 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 15-16 (9-9) 5th (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 11-18 (8-10) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 16-13 (11-7) 5th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2018-2019 Iona Gaels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
E.J. Crawford NABC All-District (1) Second Team
Rickey McGill NABC All-District (1) Second Team
E.J. Crawford All-MAAC First Team
Rickey McGill All-MAAC First Team
Tajuan Agee All-MAAC Second Team
Rickey McGill MAAC Tournament MVP
Tajuan Agee MAAC All-Tournament Team
E.J. Crawford MAAC All-Tournament Team
Rickey McGill MAAC All-Tournament Team
E.J. Crawford MAAC Player of the Week (Mar 4, 2019)
Rickey McGill MAAC Player of the Week (Jan 7, 2019)
Rickey McGill MAAC Player of the Week (Feb 25, 2019)

2018-2019 Iona Gaels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Gist R. McGill B. Perez E. Crawford T. Agee
Rotation         A. Ristanovic
Lim PT P. Hudson I. Still N. Nikolic J. Maxwell  
Lim PT M. Rhem R. Griffin G. Kensmil    

2018-2019 Iona Gaels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
E.J. Crawford 33 35.6 17.7 5.1 1.8 0.7 0.2 1.8
Rickey McGill 33 37.2 15.8 4.5 4.8 2.4 0.3 2.8
Tajuan Agee 33 27.5 13.2 8.0 1.2 1.0 0.7 2.4
Asante Gist 33 29.6 12.5 2.4 2.3 0.6 0.0 1.6
Ben Perez 28 28.6 8.2 3.6 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.8
Isaiah Still 13 24.5 7.5 3.2 1.4 1.0 0.4 1.9
Andrija Ristanovic 29 15.1 3.5 3.1 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7
Niksa Nikolic 23 12.7 2.8 2.4 0.4 0.3 0.9 1.1
Jahnathan Maxwell 31 10.3 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.6
Payton Hudson 23 6.0 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.1
Malik Rhem 6 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 Iona Gaels Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tim Cluess Head Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Eric Eaton Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Quinnipiac, 2007 to 2017)
Ricky Johns Assistant Coach 2018-2019 N/A
Tra Arnold Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (Odessa, 2012 to 2018)
Matthew Glovaski Athletic Director 2018-2019 N/A
John Mateyko Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 N/A
Brian Beyrer Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Jessica Rosenberg Assistant Athletic Director 2011-2012 N/A
Ricky Kerins Graduate Manager 2018-2019 Team Manager (Iona, 2015 to 2017)
Sam De Rosa Head Athletic Trainer 1999-2000 N/A
Kelly Shaver Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2013-2014 N/A