Pelicans assistant Dan Geriot named head coach at Iona following the firing of Tobin Anderson
Iona's Jalen Barr, center, reaches for the rebound s he holds back Mount St. Mary's Dola Adebayo, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the championship of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament, Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Atlantic City, N.J. Credit: AP/Chris Szagola
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — New Orleans Pelicans assistant Dan Geriot was named coach at Iona on Thursday, three days after Tobin Anderson was fired following two years in the job as the replacement for Rick Pitino.
The 36-year-old Geriot was in his 10th season as an NBA assistant, nine years with the Cleveland Cavaliers and one with the Pelicans.
He played at Richmond from 2006-11 and began his coaching career as an assistant at Princeton and Campbell.
The Gaels finished this season 17-17 and reached the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game. They were 16-17 in Anderson’s first season.
