Rick Pitino heads back to NCAA tournament as Iona Gaels win MAAC men s basketball championship
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Pitino leads Iona to MAAC Championship, NCAA tourney bid (0:42)
Rick Pitino s Iona Gaels take down Fairfield 60-51 to win the MAAC championship and advance to the NCAA tournament. (0:42)
One day shy of the one-year anniversary of Iona hiring Rick Pitino, the Hall of Fame coach has led the Gaels to the NCAA men s basketball tournament.
Iona defeated Fairfield60-51 in the MAAC title game on Saturday in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Gaels never trailed and finished the first half on a 10-0 run, giving them a 12-point lead they wouldn t come close to relinquishing. They extended the lead to as many as 16 points in the second half, led by the senior backcourt of Asante Gist (18 points) and Isaiah Ross (13 points).
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Share this story NET Rankings Update: No. 53 (down 21 spots from Saturday). After an upset loss to Florida State on Sunday, Jeff Walz says it’s time to find out how tough a team he has.
His No. 3-ranked Cardinals likely lost their chance for an outright Atlantic Coast Conference title, though they can still win a share of the title and the No. 1 seed in the ACC Tournament with a win Feb. 28 at Notre Dame.
Work for that will begin when practice resumes Wednesday. Between now and then, however, will be an important two days for the program’s immediate future.