Program history
Iona
in the tournament.
Iona appears in 16 tournaments in this archive, between 1979 and 2023, with an all-time record of 1–16.
0 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
The reverse happened in 1979: as an 8th seed it lost to the 9th-seeded Penn 73–69.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 2016 to 2021. Its longest absence ran 13 years, between 1985 and 1998.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 6th seed and as low as a 16th.
- 16 Appearances
- 1–16 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8 | 23–6 | Jim Valvano | Independent | Round of 40 |
| 1980 | 6 | 29–5 | Jim Valvano | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Round of 32 |
| 1984 | 10 | 23–11 | Pat Kennedy | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | Round of 48 |
| 1985 | 13 | 26–5 | Pat Kennedy | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Loyola–Chicago, 58–59 |
| 1998 | 12 | 27–6 | Tim Welsh | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Syracuse, 61–63 |
| 2000 | 14 | 20–11 | Jeff Ruland | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Maryland, 59–74 |
| 2001 | 14 | 22–11 | Jeff Ruland | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Ole Miss, 70–72 |
| 2006 | 13 | 23–8 | Jeff Ruland | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to LSU, 64–80 |
| 2012 | 14 | 25–7 | — | MAAC | lost in the opening round to BYU, 72–78 |
| 2013 | 15 | 20–14 | Tim Cluess | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Ohio State, 70–95 |
| 2016 | 13 | 22–11 | Tim Cluess | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Iowa State, 81–94 |
| 2017 | 14 | 22–13 | Tim Cluess | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Oregon, 77–93 |
| 2018 | 15 | 20–14 | Tim Cluess | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Duke, 67–89 |
| 2019 | 16 | 17–16 | Tim Cluess | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to North Carolina, 73–88 |
| 2021 | 15 | 12–6 | Rick Pitino | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Alabama, 55–68 |
| 2023 | 13 | 27–8 | Rick Pitino | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | lost in the round of 64 to UConn, 63–87 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 0–2 |
| Round of 64 | 1–14 |
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