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.

Iona announced Monday that it is firing men's basketball coach Tobin Anderson after just two seasons, leaving Anderson's inner-circle stunned. The former FDU coach, who famously orchestrated a historic upset of No.

Three days after its much-criticized firing of Tobin Anderson, Iona hired top choice Dan Geriot off the bench of the New Orleans Pelicans. Geriot, 36, spent the past 10 years as an NBA assistant and — just as significantly — is expected to bring the financial connections that would help boost Iona’s NIL revenue pot .