2022–23 Iona Gaels men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led by third-year head coach Rick Pitino, played their home games at the Hynes Athletic Center in New Rochelle, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 27–8, 17–3 in MAAC play to win the regular season championship. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Mount St. Mary's, Niagara, and Marist to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region. There they lost in the first round to eventual champion UConn.

2022–23 Iona Gaels men's basketball
MAAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record27–8 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach
  • Rick Pitino (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHynes Athletic Center
2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iona173 .850278  .771
Rider137 .6501614  .533
Quinnipiac119 .5502012  .625
Siena119 .5501715  .531
Niagara1010 .5001615  .516
Manhattan1010 .5001218  .400
Fairfield911 .4501318  .419
Mount St. Mary's812 .4001320  .394
Canisius812 .4001020  .333
Saint Peter's713 .3501418  .438
Marist614 .3001320  .394
2023 MAAC tournament winner

In March 2023, head coach Rick Pitino left the team to accept the head coaching job at St. John's. The next day, the school named Fairleigh Dickinson head coach Tobin Anderson the team's new head coach.

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