2022-2023 Iona Gaels

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2022-2023 Iona Gaels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
10 Stephen Boateng Sr G 5-7 155 - Bronx (NY) United States Salesian High School
12 Anton Brookshire So PG 6-2 175 - Springfield (MO) United States Kickapoo High School
44 James Carey Sr G 5-10 160 - Pelham (NY) United States Pelham Memorial High School
1 Walter Clayton, Jr. So G 6-2 195 Mar 6, 2003 Lake Wales (FL) United States Bartow High School
3 Cruz Davis Fr PG 6-3 170 Sep 24, 2003 Garland (TX) United States Huntington Prep
24 Keither Florence Fr F 6-8 210 - Wichita (KS) United States Colorado Prep
2 Sadiku Ibine Ayo Fr F 6-6 210 - N/A Ghana Our Saviour Lutheran School
0 Berrick JeanLouis Sr SF 6-4 200 - Lehigh Acres (FL) United States Lehigh Senior High School
23 Michael Jefferson So F 6-7 210 - Sulphur Springs (TX) United States Sulphur Springs High School
5 Daniss Jenkins Jr G 6-4 175 Aug 17, 2001 Dallas (TX) United States Hillcrest High School
13 Nelly Joseph Jr PF 6-10 240 Nov 20, 2001 Lagos Nigeria NBA Academy Africa
55 Osborn Shema Sr C 7-0 220 Jan 5, 1998 Kigali Rwanda Combine Academy of Atlanta
11 Quinn Slazinski Sr F 6-9 215 Mar 5, 2001 Houston (TX) United States Westbury Christian School
33 Silas Sunday Fr C 7-0 280 - Bronx (NY) United States Our Saviour Lutheran School
4 Parker Weiss Sr G 6-2 175 - Naples (FL) United States Naples High School

Recent Iona Gaels History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (10-10) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 27-8 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 25-8 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2020-2021 12-6 (6-3) 9th (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 12-17 (9-11) 6th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-16 (12-6) 1st (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2017-2018 20-14 (11-7) 4th (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2016-2017 22-13 (12-8) 3rd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2015-2016 22-11 (16-4) 2nd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 26-9 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 22-11 (17-3) 1st (MAAC) Runner Up NIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 20-14 (11-7) 4th (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 25-8 (15-3) 1st (MAAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2010-2011 25-12 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Runner Up CIT Runner Up
2009-2010 21-10 (12-6) 3rd (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 12-19 (7-11) 7th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 12-20 (8-10) 7th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 2-28 (1-17) 10th (MAAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 23-8 (13-5) 2nd (MAAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2004-2005 15-16 (9-9) 5th (MAAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 11-18 (8-10) 7th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 16-13 (11-7) 5th (MAAC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2022-2023 Iona Gaels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Walter Clayton, Jr. USBWA All-District Team (II)
Walter Clayton, Jr. NABC All-District (1) First Team
Nelly Joseph NABC All-District (1) First Team
Daniss Jenkins NABC All-District (1) Second Team
Walter Clayton, Jr. MAAC Player of the Year
Walter Clayton, Jr. All-MAAC First Team
Nelly Joseph All-MAAC First Team
Daniss Jenkins All-MAAC Second Team
Daniss Jenkins MAAC Tournament MVP
Walter Clayton, Jr. MAAC All-Tournament Team
Daniss Jenkins MAAC All-Tournament Team
Nelly Joseph MAAC All-Tournament Team
Berrick JeanLouis MAAC Defensive POY
Cruz Davis MAAC All-Rookie Team
Walter Clayton, Jr. MAAC Player of the Week (Feb 13, 2023)
Walter Clayton, Jr. MAAC Player of the Week (Feb 27, 2023)
Daniss Jenkins MAAC Player of the Week (Dec 5, 2022)
Daniss Jenkins MAAC Player of the Week (Mar 6, 2023)
Nelly Joseph MAAC Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2022)
Nelly Joseph MAAC Player of the Week (Jan 2, 2023)
Nelly Joseph MAAC Player of the Week (Dec 12, 2022)
Nelly Joseph MAAC Player of the Week (Feb 20, 2023)
Nelly Joseph MAAC Player of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)
Cruz Davis MAAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 9, 2023)
Nelly Joseph Diamond Head Classic All-Tournament Team

2022-2023 Iona Gaels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters W. Clayton, Jr. D. Jenkins B. JeanLouis N. Joseph O. Shema
Rotation C. Davis   M. Jefferson S. Ibine Ayo Q. Slazinski
Lim PT A. Brookshire S. Boateng K. Florence   S. Sunday
Lim PT P. Weiss        
Lim PT J. Carey        

2022-2023 Iona Gaels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Walter Clayton, Jr. 32 30.3 16.8 4.2 3.2 1.8 0.6 1.8
Daniss Jenkins 35 33.7 15.6 4.4 4.9 1.4 0.6 2.2
Nelly Joseph 35 31.9 14.9 9.3 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.9
Quinn Slazinski 7 26.6 11.3 5.7 1.9 0.6 0.3 1.7
Berrick JeanLouis 32 28.6 7.9 4.2 1.9 1.0 1.0 0.9
Osborn Shema 34 26.5 7.0 4.7 1.6 0.7 1.3 1.0
Cruz Davis 24 19.0 6.5 1.4 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.1
Anton Brookshire 31 9.7 4.3 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.3
Sadiku Ibine Ayo 25 10.3 2.6 1.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.4
Michael Jefferson 21 13.2 2.0 1.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.7
Stephen Boateng 1 1.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Silas Sunday 26 5.1 1.6 1.6 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3
Parker Weiss 29 9.6 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2
Keither Florence 11 4.0 0.6 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.4
James Carey 11 1.7 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4

2022-2023 Iona Gaels Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rick Pitino Head Coach 2020-2021 Head Coach (Panathinaikos, 2018 to 2019)
Ricky Johns Assistant Coach 2018-2019 N/A
Tom Abatemarco Assistant Coach 2020-2021 Assistant Coach (Florida Gulf Coast, 2015 to 2018)
Taliek Brown Assistant Coach 2022-2023 Director of Player Development (UConn, 2018 to 2022)
Jeff Martin Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2021-2022 N/A
Matthew Glovaski Athletic Director 2018-2019 N/A
Joey Kuhl Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 Graduate Assistant (Texas Tech, 2019 to 2020)
Brian Beyrer Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Jessica Rosenberg Assistant Athletic Director 2011-2012 N/A
Brandon Irving Graduate Manager 2021-2022 Graduate Manager (North Texas, 2020 to 2021)
Sam De Rosa Head Athletic Trainer 1999-2000 N/A
David Stickney Athletic Trainer 2021-2022 Head Athletic Trainer (Bridgeport, 2018 to 2021)