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 .

New Orleans Pelicans assistant Dan Geriot was named coach at Iona on Thursday, three days after Tobin Anderson was fired following two years in the job as the replacement for Rick Pitino.

Iona University's incoming head coach Dan Geriot got a shoutout from the GOAT, LeBron James, on social media, to celebrate his hire on March 20.