Three days after its much-criticized firing of Tobin Anderson, Iona hired top choice Dan Geriot off the bench of the New Orleans Pelicans. Geriot, 36, spent the past 10 years as an NBA assistant and — just as significantly — is expected to bring the financial connections that would help boost Iona’s NIL revenue pot .

Iona University's incoming head coach Dan Geriot got a shoutout from the GOAT, LeBron James, on social media, to celebrate his hire on March 20.

Former Iona basketball head coach Tobin Anderson provided his first statement since shockingly being fired after two seasons with the Gaels. The previous head coach of Fairleigh Dickinson was the toast of college basketball after his team's legendary tournament upset of No.