Iona basketball
Definition
The men's basketball team representing Iona University (formerly Iona College) in New Rochelle, New York, competing in NCAA Division I basketball as the Iona Gaels, primarily in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
The athletic program or games associated with Iona University's storied basketball tradition, known for producing NBA talent and dramatic upsets.
Examples
Iona basketball just pulled a rabbit out of the kilt in overtime—talk about Gaelic magic!
Betting against Iona basketball is like challenging a leprechaun to a pot-of-gold stare-down; you'll end up broke and bewildered.
My fantasy league regrets sleeping on Iona basketball; those Gaels are feistier than a Highland fling gone wrong.
Nothing hypes up New Rochelle like Iona basketball dropping threes faster than Scots drop 'r's.