NEW ROCHELLE, NY – Earning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference automatic bid with an unprecedented fourth straight MAAC Championship title, the Iona College men's basketball team has been tabbed a 16 seed in the upcoming 2019 NCAA Championship and will face No. 1 North Carolina on Friday, Mar. 22 in the First Round of the Midwest Region.
The North Carolina Tar Heels finished the regular season as Atlantic Coast Conference co-regular season champions. Head Coach Roy Williams and the program reached the ACC Tournament semifinal game, losing to the Duke Blue Devils, 74-73. They have earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for a record 17
th time in program history.
The winner of Iona versus North Carolina will advance to the second round of the tournament to play either No. 8 Utah State or No. 9 Washington. The winner of the second round game will move on to Kansas City and the Sweet Sixteen.
This season marks a fourth straight and sixth overall trip to the NCAA Tournament for the Maroon & Gold under head coach
Tim Cluess.
Iona and North Carolina have played four times entering Friday's contest. The Gaels are 1-3 against the Tar Heels all-time. Iona defeated North Carolina on Dec. 27, 2002 at Madison Square Garden as part of the Foot Locker/MSG Holiday Festival, 65-56. The Tar Heels were ranked No. 22 at the time.
Ticket Information
If you are interested in purchasing tickets to this game please contact
Peter Talman in the Iona College Ticket Office at ptalman@iona.edu. Season ticket holders interested should call
914-633-2491. Also, questions can be forwarded to
athletics@iona.edu
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