IonaHoops.com Podcast with Guy Falotico: Recent Episodes
Guy Falotico
If you love the content on the IonaHoops.com message board and tweeted by @IonaGuyF, this is the podcast for you! Hear Guy's latest takes regarding the Iona men's basketball program, as well as those from a wide variety of podcast guests! (Disclaimer: this podcast is an independent production from Guy Falotico and IonaHoops.com and is not related to or endorsed by Iona College.)
Jaden Daly from Daly Dose of Hoops returns to the podcast to share thoughts on former Elite Eight Peacock and new Gael Clarence Rupert as well as other Iona and MAAC matters.
Guy welcomes STAC coach Matt Capell and Greeley Tribune sportswriter Anne Delaney to share thoughts on Biggie Patterson and Dejour Reaves in this episode.
Iona Coach Tobin Anderson joins Guy to talk about the overhauled roster, the impact of NIL and the nonconference schedule.
Guy welcomes 247 Sports St. Joe's beatwriter Matt Gifford and Nebraska Omaha PBP man Gary Scott to provide scouts on Christian Winborne and Luke Jungers in this episode.
In this episode, Guy looks at the newest Gaels, taking a deeper dive into the four freshman with Zach Smart from NYCHoops.net.
Guy returns after a 1-month hiatus to discuss Iona's roster turnover, recruiting efforts, and nonconference schedule, plus the MAAC coaching carousel.
Guy shares his thoughts on Greg Gordon's departure and how it impacts the rest of the season in this episode.
Guy welcomes DalyDoseOfHoops contributor Pete Janny to the podcast to cover all things Iona/MAAC.
Guy tries to calm down #LedgeLife and welcomes "Fairfield Frank" Aquino to talk MAAC hoops in this episode.
Guy recaps Iona's lost MAAC weekend against SPU and Niagara and previews the upcoming Mount St Mary's game with Mount PBP man Adam Pohl in this episode.
Guy welcomes Jim Maisano of College Hoops Chat in this episode, which includes a recap of the Harvard win and previews of St Peter's and Niagara games.
Guy recaps the big win over Colgate (full press conference) and previews the upcoming showdown at Harvard in this episode.
Guy shares his thoughts on the St Joe's loss, with full Tobin Anderson press conference, and previews the Colgate game.
Guy recaps Iona's recent games and previews the St. Joe's game with Matt Gifford from 247 Sports in this episode.
Guy recaps the latest Iona games and previews Hofstra and St Francis with Stretching the Floor's Joe Budzelek in this episode.
Guy covers the Gaels at the Gulf Coast Showcase and previews upcoming games against Colorado and MAAC foes in this episode.
Guy recaps Iona's first 2 games and previews the Gulf Coast Showcase in this episode, which also features Jaden Daly of DalyDoseOfHoops previewing the MAAC.
Guy welcomes Charleston Cougars guru Joe Wright to help preview the Gaels' season opener in this episode.
This episode comes live from MAAC Media Day, with exclusive audio from Tobin Anderson and other Iona Gaels.
The GaelsNation NIL Collective is here, and Guy brings you all the info straight from collective organizer Jim Oates in this episode.
Guy is joined by Iona women's basketball coach Ang Szumilo to preview the Lady Gaels in this episode, and also concludes the series of new Gael scouts with a final guest expert.
Guy goes on location to join up with Gaelforce/Sharkey in this episode; another expert also joins to provide insight on a new Iona Gael.
Guy provides takeaways from a recent practice and we hear from Tobin Anderson and 4 of the players in the opening episode of the season.
Iona assistant coach Pat Wallace joins Guy to discuss the team's summer thus far in this episode--the season finale.
Guy welcomes 2 more experts to provide scouts on the newest Gaels, and also provides a full update on the nonconference slate in this episode.
SI/Field of 68's Kevin Sweeney joins Guy to talk about Tobin Anderson, the Gaels roster and the state of the MAAC in this episode.
It's the annual Fan Forum episode of the podcast! Guy is joined by Twitter fans @SSN_Iona, @IonaUFan4L and @TobinAndersonFanPage to discuss all things Gael Nation.
Two more experts join Guy to provide scouts of new Gaels, and Guy also provides an update on the OOC schedule in this episode.
Guy welcomes a couple more experts on new Gaels, says hello to 3 more new commits, and discusses the OOC slate in this episode.
Guy welcomes more experts on a couple new Gaels and introduces 3 more new commits in this episode.
Guy welcomes Prephoops scout Colby Giacubeno and VA Premier AAU coach Corey Stitzel to share thoughts on three new freshmen Gaels: Jeremiah Quigley, Dylan Saunders and Alex Bates.
Guy welcomes new Iona head coach Tobin Anderson to the podcast, and updates Gael Nation on roster comings and goings and portal life.
Guy talks everything Gael Nation in this episode, from the NCAA losses for the men's and women's teams to the coaching change from Rick Pitino to Tobin Anderson to guys portaling out of New Rochelle.
Guy previews Iona-UConn with Sam Federman and also previews Iona-Duke women in this episode.
Guy recaps the men's and women's semifinal victories and welcomes Pete Janny to preview the men's final against Marist.
The Trentonian's Kyle Franko visits in this episode to preview the MAAC's final weekend and look ahead to the conference tournament.
Guy recaps Iona's latest wins and previews next weekend with a psychological slant, and welcomes back Ryan Raffensperger from MountFanBlog.com.
In this episode, Guy recaps the sweep in Buffalo and previews upcoming games against Manhattan and St. Peter's.
Guy recaps Iona's latest wins and previews the Buffalo trip with Rachel Lenzi of the Buffalo News in this episode.
Guy recaps the uneven performances against Siena and Quinnipiac (full presser post Quinny included) and previews Mount St Mary's and Fairfield in this episode.
In this episode, Guy recaps a bumpy 2 weeks for the Gaels and previews Iona at Siena with Mike Kelly from the Schenectady Gazette.
Guy recaps the dreadful loss at Quinnipiac and looks ahead to Fairfield with "Fairfield Frank" Aquino in this episode.
In this episode, Guy welcomes back Sam Federman to recap the MAAC nonconference run and preview the MAAC season.
In this episode Guy recaps all 3 games of the Diamond Head Classic, reviews the nonconference portion of the schedule on the whole, and previews St. Peter's.
In this episode, Guy recaps the Iona setback at New Mexico and previews the Diamond Head Classic in Hawaii.
Guy recaps the St Bonaventure and Princeton wins and welcomes Geoff Grammer of the Albuquerque Journal to preview Sunday's game against unbeaten New Mexico in this episode.
Guy recaps Iona's 3-game home sweep, capped off by the win over SLU, and welcomes back Jim Maisano to preview St Bonaventure and Princeton in this episode.
In this episode, Guy recaps Santa Clara and previews Niagara, Canisius and St Louis, with help on the Billikens from the guys from Midtown Madness Podcast.
Guy recaps Iona's win over Vermont at Mohegan Sun, with full audio from the postgame press conference, and also previews the upcoming Santa Clara game.
Guy recaps Iona's first 2 games, previews the upcoming game against Vermont, and concludes the MAAC preview series with Jaden Daly in this episode.
College hoops writer Jordan Majewski joins Guy in this episode to share his thoughts on the Gaels and preview Iona's first 2 games against UPenn and Hofstra.
Guy projects the MAAC standings, recaps Iona's Meet the Gaels scrimmage, and predicts Iona's game-by-game results in this episode.
MAAC guru Sam Federman revisits the podcast to preview the MAAC race and share his thoughts on the Iona Gaels.
Guy welcomes back Jim Maisano of College Hoops Chat on WVOX Radio to talk all things Gaels and MAAC in this episode.
In this episode, Guy welcomes Iona women's basketball coach Billi Chambers to discuss the strides the program hopes to make this season.
Guy kicks off a new season of the podcast by welcoming a special cohost for this episode, Gaelforce AKA Sharky.
Bracketologist/OOC schedule guru/realignment specialist Rocco Miller joins Guy to talk all things Gaels in this episode.
Guy welcomes Mount St Mary's to the MAAC, hosting MountFanBlog.com's Ryan Raffensperger on the program.
Guy welcomes Our Savior Lutheran head coach Pete Wehye as well as RecruitTheBronx.com's Doug Scott to talk about new Gaels Sadiku Ayo and Silas Sunday in this episode.
Guy shares a whole bunch of Iona news and updates and welcomes in a couple experts on 2 of the newest Gaels in this episode.
Guy welcomes Erik Haslam from Haslametrics to discuss predictive analytics in this episode.
Guy covers all the recent Iona Gael signings and shares a few snippets from Rick Pitino along the way.
Guy wraps up the 2021-22 season and looks ahead to an interesting offseason in this episode.
Guy discusses a terrible week for him personally and Gael-wise and previews the NIT game against Florida in this episode.
Guy welcomes Jaden Daly to break down the brackets for the MAAC Tournament in this episode.
In this episode, Guy recaps the latest action and prepares Gael fans for the stretch run.
In this episode, Guy welcomes Kyle Franko from The Trentonian to talk MAAC hoops and preview the Iona-Rider matchup.
In this episode, Guy recaps Iona's important 3-game stretch and welcomes "Fairfield Frank" Aquino to preview the upcoming game against the Stags.
In this episode, Guy recaps the dreaded Buffalo trip and what it means for the Gaels moving forward.
In this episode, Guy recaps the St. Peter's win--including some commentary from Rick Pitino on his future with the Gaels--and previews the Buffalo trip with Rachel Lenzi of the Buffalo News.
In this episode, Guy recaps Iona's most recent MAAC wins and we hear from Coach Pitino regarding a potential unbeaten MAAC regular season and his hopes for the program's growth.
Journal News beatwriter Eugene Rapay joins Guy to discuss the Gaels' recent successes, at-large chances, and conference realignment in this episode.
Guy recaps recent Gaels action and welcomes Mike Meiler from the Niagara Gazette in this episode.
In this episode, Guy takes a look at how the MAAC is handling the latest COVID mess and also recaps the win over Marist.
In this episode, Guy covers a lost opportunity against Seton Hall and a win over Delaware, and welcomes Michael Kelly from the Daily Gazette.
In this episode, Guy recaps Iona's win over Yale and welcomes Jaden Daly to help preview the Gaels' showdown with Seton Hall.
Guy recaps the ESPN Orlando Invitational and Iona's first 2 MAAC games, and previews the upcoming game vs Yale.
In this episode, Iona recaps Iona's 5-0 start to the season and previews the ESPN Events Invitational with SEC beatwriter Blake Lovell.
Guy recaps Iona's season-opening wins, previews upcoming opponents and welcomes Hofstra blogger and Twitter maven Jerry Beach in this episode.
In this episode, Guy forecasts Iona's season-opening games with Appalachian St and Harvard and then welcomes Jaden Daly to preview the MAAC season.
This episode has a little bit of everything--MAAC Media Day clips, recap of the Iona-Adelphi exhibition game, and Guy's projected MAAC standings.
In this episode, Guy shares video highlights of Iona's Maroon and Gold Scrimmage and also welcomes in Mike Randle from the Action Network and the Screen the Screener Podcast.
In this episode, Guy brings you exclusive audio from Rick Pitino and exclusive scrimmage highlights.
Guy welcomes Sean Paul of MakingTheMadness.com for this episode; Sean talks about his huge NCAA Tourney pick that made headlines and whether the Gaels can go undefeated in the MAAC.
In this episode, Guy welcomes a couple Twitter regulars who obsess about the Gaels to share their thoughts regarding the Cluess era, being a fan during a pandemic, and what the 2021-22 season may bring.
In this episode, Guy welcomes back Jim Maisano from the WVOX radio show College Hoops Chat to talk Iona Gaels and the transfer portal.
In this episode, Guy welcomes Courier Journal beatwriter Shannon Russell to talk about the newest Gael out of the Portal, Louisville transfer Quinn Slazinski.
In this episode, Guy welcomes a couple journalists who have covered the newest Gaels from the Portal, Tyson Jolly and Elijah Joiner.
In this episode, Guy welcomes 3 different guests with insights on incoming Gaels Jordan Wildy, Walter Clayton Jr and Josh Duach.
In this episode, Guy welcomes back Iona assistant coach Casey Stanley to review the 2020-21 season and discuss transfer portal implications and approaches to scheduling.
In this episode, Guy goes through all the roster changes for the Gaels and touches upon what's known about next season's nonconference schedule.
In this episode, Guy recaps Iona's hard-fought first-round NCAA Tournament loss to 2 seed Alabama.
SEC guru Blake Lovell joins the podcast to help preview the Iona-Alabama first round NCAA Tournament game.
Guy recaps the MAAC championship victory over Fairfield and explores seeding possibilities for the five-time MAAC champs!
In this episode, Guy recaps Iona's semifinal win over Niagara and previews the championship game against Fairfield, offering up 3 keys to the game for the Gaels.
Guy welcomes Jaden Daly to recap Iona's quarterfinal victory over Siena as well as the chaos that has ensued throughout the MAAC Tourney bracket.
Guy reviews Iona's first-round MAAC Tourney victory over Quinnipiac and previews the Iona-Siena quarterfinal showdown with Daily Gazette's Mike Kelly.
Iona Assistant Coach Casey Stanley and Jaden Daly of DalyDoseofHoops.com join Guy to preview the men's tournament; Guy also previews the Iona women's team as they prepare for Atlantic City.
Guy returns after a COVID-caused hiatus to recap games the Gaels have played since returning from their own pause, as well as preview upcoming contests.
In this episode, Guy talks about how the podcast is faring despite no Iona games for 6 weeks.
Guy discusses updates to Iona's schedule and seeding for and attendance at the MAAC Tournament in March.
Iona Assistant Coach Casey Stanley joins Guy to talk about the team's latest shutdown and the Trey James/Robert Brown situation.
The Niagara Gazette's Mike Meiler joins Guy this episode to preview the upcoming Iona-Niagara doubleheader.
In this episode, Guy reviews Iona's sweep of Rider and looks ahead at the Coppin State and Towson nonconference home games that sandwich Christmas.
The Trentonian's Kyle Franko joins Guy this episode to preview Iona's next MAAC doubleheader opponent--the Rider Broncs.
In this episode, Guy discusses the ever-changing nonconference schedule--and its results--and also previews the MAAC season openers at Fairfield.
Iona Assistant Coach Casey Stanley joins Guy to preview Monday's Iona-Seton Hall game; Stanley's coached under Kevin Willard AND Rick Pitino so this one is special to him!
In this episode, Guy offers up his predictions for all things Iona and the MAAC as we finally have a season upon us!
Iona women's basketball coach Billi Chambers joins Guy in this episode to talk about COVID's impact on her program and a new era in MAAC women's basketball.
Josh Thomson of the Journal News joins this episode of the podcast to share his thoughts on the Iona Gaels after watching a recent practice.
Jaden Daly joins this episode of the podcast to share his projections regarding the MAAC--and how COVID may impact those projections.
In this episode, Guy welcomes Jim Maisano, who's launching a sports talk show on WVOX radio starting Monday Oct 19. The New Rochelle native talks about his life as a Gaels fan and his plans for his show, called College Hoops Chat.
In this episode, Guy discusses MAAC and nonconference scheduling, recruiting beyond roster limits, and anticipated media coverage of the Gaels.
From ballboy to assistant coach! Casey Stanley joins this episode of the podcast to talk about a lifetime of Iona basketball coming full circle as a key member of Rick Pitino's staff.
In this episode, Guy is joined by ESPN's Adam Finkelstein to reminisce about the Cluess years and look forward to the Pitino era.
Kentucky radio and sports anchor Jerry Scott joins this episode of the podcast to talk about Rick Pitino's career and new Iona commit Trey James, who hails from Kentucky.
Guy is joined by 3 posters from the IonaHoops.com message board to discuss the Valvano era, traveling around to watch the Gaels, and the Pitino staff's recruiting.
DalyDoseofHoops.com's Jaden Daly joins the podcast to talk about COVID's impact on college hoops, how the transfer market has impacted the MAAC, and what it's like to be the "Iona coach" in the Heat Check college basketball simulation.
In this episode, Guy gives his take on the Iona all-decade team from the 2010s, and also points out the MAAC's flawed approach to its 40th anniversary teams.
Monmouth Hawk fan podcasters Ryan Kinghorn and Marc Hutchinson join Guy to talk MAAC hoops, explain their hatred for Iona basketball, and mourn the transfer of Ray Salnave.
In this episode, Guy welcomes recruiting expert Brandon Goble of JUCO Advocate and Verbal Commits to discuss the 9 new Gaels. Guy also takes a look at the rest of the roster, and says farewell to the graduating and transferring Gaels.
IonaHoops.com Moderator Guy Falotico ventures into the world of podcasts, and explains what to expect from future episodes as Iona enters the Rick Pitino era.