Tim Cluess
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| Sport(s) | Men's basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Iona |
| Conference | MAAC |
| Record | 162–78 (.675) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
March 9, 1959 Queens, New York |
| Playing career | |
| 1979–1981 | St. John's |
| 1982–1983 | Hofstra |
| Position(s) | Guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1991–2005 | Saint Mary's HS |
| 2005–2006 | Suffolk CC |
| 2006–2010 | LIU Post |
| 2010–present | Iona |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 260–101 (.720) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 3x ECC regular season championships (2008, 2009, 2010) 2x ECC Tournament championships (2008, 2009) 3× MAAC regular season championships (2012, 2014, 2015) 3× MAAC Tournament championships (2013, 2016, 2017) |
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| Awards | |
| MAAC Coach of the Year (2014) | |
Timothy Michael Cluess (born March 9, 1959) is an American college basketball coach and the current head men's basketball coach at Iona College, and former coach of Long Island University–C.W. Post. He took over the position from Kevin Willard on April 8, 2010.
Cluess posted a 120–33 record in five seasons as a head coach at the college level at both C.W. Post and Suffolk County Community College. He led the C.W. Post Pioneers to three straight first-place finishes in the East Coast Conference including two tournament titles in 2007–08 and 2008–09. The Pioneers held a perfect 24–0 regular season record in 2008–09 en route to an NCAA Division II Elite Eight Tournament appearance and a 30–1 final record.
Prior to his collegiate experience, Cluess was the head coach of Saint Mary's High School in Manhasset, New York for 14 seasons. Cluess's Gaels won four Class A New York State Catholic High School Athletic Association (NYSCHSAA) championships and two New York State Federation of Secondary Schools Athletic Associations (NYSFSSA) championships. Among his 50+ players at Saint Mary's to earn an athletic scholarship to play collegiate basketball was former University of North Carolina standout and current San Antonio Spurs swingman Danny Green.
In 2004–05, Saint Mary's posted a 25–1 overall record. Notable players on the team were Danny Green (NBA's Spurs), Rashad Green (San Francisco), Tyrone Hanson (Jackson State), Tyson Johnson (Wyoming, now playing professionally overseas), Gilbert Montalvo (C.W. Post) and Aleek Pauline (Norfolk State).
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