If this season is it for Rick Pitino at Iona, he’s leaving the MAAC school a winner.
For the second time in three seasons, the Hall of Fame coach is taking Iona to the NCAA Tournament, and he will be looking to net the Gaels their first March Madness victory since 1980 — a victory that was later vacated due to NCAA violations.or Texas Tech, he guided the top-seeded Gaels to their 14th MAAC Tournament title with a 76-55 victory over No. 11 Marist at Boardwalk Hall on Saturday night.
Jenkins scored a game-high 27 points, MAAC Player of the Year Walter Clayton Jr. added 15 points, six rebounds and four assists and Junior Joseph had nine points, 11 rebounds, four blocks and three assists for the Gaels.Defense won this game. Iona forced 22 turnovers that led to 23 points and held Marist to 33.3 percent shooting from the field.Osborn Shema’s acrobatic tip dunk produced the first points of the evening, and Junior Joseph blocked a 3-point attempt.
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