1997–98 Iona Gaels men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1997–98
Prev Year:	1996–97
Next Year:	1998–99
Team:	Iona Gaels
Conference:	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	MAAC
Record:	27–6
Conf Record:	15–3
Hc Year:	3rd
Champion:	MAAC regular season champions MAAC tournament champions
Tourney:	NCAA tournament, First Round

The 1997–98 Iona Gaels men's basketball team represented Iona College during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Gaels, led second-year by head coach Tim Welsh, played their home games at the John A. Mulcahy Campus Events Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Gaels finished second in the MAAC regular season standings, and would go on to win the MAAC Basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA tournament the program's first appearance in the "Big Dance" since 1985. As the No. 12 seed in the Southeast region, the Gaels lost to No. 5 seed Syracuse in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

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Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAAC tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament^{[3] [4]}

Awards and honors

• Kashif Hameed  - MAAC Player of the Year

Notes and References

1. News: Syracuse Thwarts Iona On Janulis's 3-Pointer . . March 14, 1998 . March 3, 2023.
2. Web site: 1997–98 Iona Gaels Roster and Stats. . March 3, 2023.
3. Web site: 1997-98 Men's Basketball Schedule . . March 3, 2023.
4. Web site: 1997-1998 Iona Gaels Men's Basketball Stats. NCAA Career Stats.