state senator Nicholas Spano, former New York state senator Kevin Sullivan, former White House Communications Director; honored with the NBA’s "lifetime achievement award" for PR John Sweeney, president of the AFL–CIO Sports Mike Bertotti, former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Chicago White Sox Steve Burtt, Sr., former professional basketball player in the NBA; Steve and son, Steve Jr. are the all-time leading father-son scoring duo in NCAA history Tony DeMeo, college head football coach Eleri Earnshaw, current Wales international soccer player and soccer coach Kyle Flood, college head football coach Jerry Flora, college head football coach Sean Green, former professional basketball player in the NBA Richie Guerin, former professional basketball player and coach in the NBA Warren Isaac, former professional basketball player in Europe Tariq Kirksay, professional basketball player in Europe; member of French national basketball team Dennis Leonard, former professional baseball player with the Kansas City Royals Brendan Malone, current professional basketball coach in the NBA Scott Machado, former professional basketball player in the NBA. Currently plays professionally in Europe. Nakiea Miller, professional basketball player Jason Motte, professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals, who was the closer in Game 7 of the 2011 World Series Jeff Ruland, former professional basketball player in the NBA; current college basketball coach; star on 1980 Gaels team that went to the NCAA tournament. Mindaugas Timinskas, former professional basketball player in Europe and member of the Lithuanian national basketball team Vito Valentinetti, former professional baseball player with the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Washington Senators Religion Gerald Thomas Walsh, auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York References Iona University Iona University alumni