Former Iona basketball head coach Tobin Anderson provided his first statement since shockingly being fired after two seasons with the Gaels. The previous head coach of Fairleigh Dickinson was the toast of college basketball after his team's legendary tournament upset of No.

Iona fired Tobin Anderson on Monday, just two years after he replaced Rick Pitino as the school's coach. The Gaels made the announcement two days after losing in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship game and missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid.

Iona has fired coach Tobin Anderson after just two seasons, the school announced Monday. The name expected to emerge as the front-runner to replace Anderson is New Orleans Pelicans assistant Dan Geriot, who has also worked in Cleveland as an assistant coach and as the head coach of the G League's Canton Charge.