Don’t look now but Rick Pitino has Iona in the MAAC Tournament semifinals and the top two seeds have been eliminated.
Pitino led No. 9 Iona to a 55-52 upset over top-seeded Siena earlier tonight. Shortly after that, No. 7 Fairfield took care of No. 2 Monmouth 79-60.
Tomorrow night, No. 4 Marist and No. 5 Niagara will meet with the winner playing Iona on Friday in the semifinal round.
Also tomorrow, No. 3 Saint Peter’s will battle No. 11 Rider with the winner taking on Fairfield in Friday’s semifinals.
After a bizarre regular season that only allowed Iona to play 9 conference games, Rick Pitino is only 2 wins away from the Big Dance.