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The No. 13 ranked St. Johns Red Storm will host the Iona Gaels at 12pm ET on Peacock, where Johnnies coach Rick Pitino will face his former team, Iona.
More information below on Iona and No. 13 St. John’s and how to watch the game.
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How to watch Iona vs. No. 13 St. John’s:
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Iona
The Gaels have won their first two games of the season at home, and will make the short trip from New Rochelle to Manhattan for their first road game.
This is Dan Geriot’s second season as head coach of Iona, or head coach of any college program for that matter. The former New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach led the Gaels to an 18-14 record in his first season.
The Gaels have not appeared in March Madness since 2023, when they were coached by Rick Pitino. After that season, Pitino left the program to coach St. Johns, and he will sit on the opposite bench for this fixture.
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Forward Sadiku Ibine Ayo followed Pitino from Iona to St. John’s in 2023. After spending three years with the Red Storm, Ibine Ayo returned to the Gaels this offseason, and he will face off against his former head coach.
St. John’s
Pitino is at the dawn of his fourth year at the helm of St. Johns. Last season, his team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16, suffering a crushing loss to Duke.
The Johnies defeated Monmouth 78-62 in their first game of this new season.
New arrival Quinn Ellis is expected to make a major impact. Ellis is a British point guard who has already played professional basketball in Europe, he spent the last two seasons in an incredibly successful stint with Olimpia Milano in Italy. This is Ellis’ first season playing college ball.
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