List of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches. There have been 15 head coaches of the Gaels in their 80-season history.

Iona's current head coach is Tobin Anderson. He was hired as the Gaels' head coach in March 2023, replacing Rick Pitino, who left to become the head coach at St. John's.

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1940–1946	Arthur Loftus	3	50–18	.735
2	1946–1947	Pete Caruso	1	15–8	.652
3	1947–1973	Jim McDermott	26	319–253	.558
4	1973–1975	Gene Roberti	2	15–32	.319
5	1975–1980	Jim Valvano	5	95–46	.674
6	1980–1986	Pat Kennedy	6	124–60	.674
7	1986–1991	Gary Brokaw	5	72–74	.493
8	1991–1995	Jerry Welsh	4	47–63	.427
9	1995–1998	Tim Welsh	4	70–22	.761
10	1998–2007	Jeff Ruland	9	139–135	.507
11	2007–2010	Kevin Willard	3	45–49	.479
12	2010–2019	Tim Cluess	9	199–108	.648
13	2019–2020*	Tra Arnold	1	12–17	.414
14	2020–2023	Rick Pitino	3	64–22	.744
15	2023–present	Tobin Anderson	0	0–0	–
Totals		15 coaches	80 seasons	1,266–907	.583
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source

Iona did not field a team from 1942 to 1945.
Jerry Welsh resigned in February 1995 due to health concerns. Tim Welsh served as interim head coach for the remainder of the 1994–95 season.
After serving as interim head coach for the end of the 1994–95 season, Tim Welsh was named permanent head coach in March 1995.
Cluess took a leave of absence while tending to a medical issue for the 2019–20 season. Tra Arnold served as interim head coach for the season. In March 2020, Cluess resigned as head coach, having not coached in more than a year.

References

^ "Iona Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Iona Athletics. p. 22-24. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
Thamel, Pete (March 21, 2023). "Sources: Iona reaches 5-year deal with FDU's Tobin Anderson". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
Zagoria, Adam (March 20, 2023). "Rick Pitino Hired by St. John's, Returning to His Big East Roots". The New York Times. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
Markowitz, Dan (February 26, 1995). "What Happened to Iona's Once-Winning Team". The New York Times. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
"SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Ruland Named Assistant Coach at Iona". The New York Times. April 20, 1995. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Franko, Kyle (December 17, 2019). "Iona basketball pushing on without coach Tim Cluess". The Trentonian. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
Thomson, Josh (March 13, 2020). "Men's basketball: Tim Cluess resigns after at Iona College due to health". The Journal News. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

v t e Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches
Arthur Loftus (1940–1942) No team (1942–1945) Arthur Loftus (1945–1946) Pete Caruso (1946–1947) Jim McDermott (1947–1973) Gene Roberti (1973–1975) Jim Valvano (1975–1980) Pat Kennedy (1980–1986) Gary Brokaw (1986–1991) Jerry Welsh (1991–1995) Tim Welsh (1995–1998) Jeff Ruland (1998–2007) Kevin Willard (2007–2010) Tim Cluess (2010–2019) Tra Arnold # (2019–2020) Rick Pitino (2020–2023) Tobin Anderson (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Iona Gaels men's basketball head coaches

Arthur Loftus (1940–1942)
No team (1942–1945)
Arthur Loftus (1945–1946)
Pete Caruso (1946–1947)
Jim McDermott (1947–1973)
Gene Roberti (1973–1975)
Jim Valvano (1975–1980)
Pat Kennedy (1980–1986)
Gary Brokaw (1986–1991)
Jerry Welsh (1991–1995)
Tim Welsh (1995–1998)
Jeff Ruland (1998–2007)
Kevin Willard (2007–2010)
Tim Cluess (2010–2019)
Tra Arnold # (2019–2020)
Rick Pitino (2020–2023)
Tobin Anderson (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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