2017 – 18 Iona Gaels men 's basketball team represented Iona College during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Gaels , led by eighth-year head coach Tim Cluess , 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 20 – 14 , 11 – 7 in MAAC play to finish in fourth place . As the No. 4 seed in the 2018 MAAC Tournament , they defeated Manhattan , Saint Peter 's and Fairfield 83 – 71 , to become champions of the MAAC Tournament for the third consecutive time . They earned the MAAC 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament , where they lost in the First Round to Duke , 67 – 89
2018 MAAC Tournament
2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Iona Gaels men's basketball team