Iona shockingly fires Tobin Anderson with eyes on…
A run to the MAAC championship sport wasn’t enough to fulfill Iona.
The faculty surprisingly fired males’s basketball coach Tobin Anderson after simply two seasons on Monday regardless of the No. 4-seeded Gaels reaching the title sport, the place they fell to No. 6 Mount St. Mary’s.
Anderson, 53, changed Rick Pitino two years in the past when Pitino left for St. John’s.
“As the landscape of college basketball continues to evolve, the university is taking strategic steps to position the program for sustained success,” the college stated in a assertion.
Athletic director Matthew Glovaski added, “With the impact of NIL changing college basketball in ways no one could have imagined, Iona feels the need to shift the direction of our men’s basketball program. This requires an overhaul of our entire business model and program structure.”
Iona already has eyes on a alternative as the varsity is concentrating on New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach Dan Geriot, in accordance with ESPN.
Iona fired head coach Tobin Anderson on Monday. Icon Sportswire through Getty Images
Geriot, a former Cavaliers assistant, spent one season as the top coach of Cleveland’s G League affiliate in 2021-22.
Anderson, who led the second-ever upset by a No. 16 seed within the NCAA Tournament when Farleigh Dickinson beat No. 1 Purdue two years in the past, had a 16-17 document final season and 17-17 document this season.
He basically was beginning over after Pitino left and was one step from main the workforce back to March Madness, however he was despatched packing anyway.
Iona made the NCAA Tournament twice in three seasons below Pitino, who led the Gaels to a 27-8 document in his ultimate season in New Rochelle.
Iona is eyeing Cavaliers assistant Dan Geriot as its new head coach. NBAE through Getty Images
Anderson’s Gaels defeated Manhattan within the MAAC Tournament quarterfinals final week earlier than knocking off top-seeded Quinnipiac within the semis.
They misplaced 63-49 to Mount St. Mary’s in Saturday’s title sport.
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