MAAC Honor Roll Inductees - Iona
MAAC Sports
Edison, N.J.- On November 1, the MAAC will recognize 23 significant men's and women's basketball players at the fourth annual Honor Roll Dinner at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Two former student-athletes from each institution will be enshrined in The MAAC Experience, the league's exhibit at the Hall of Fame. Bios for each honoree will be featured on MAACSports.com as we count down to the private event.
Sean Green ‘91 – Iona College
Sean Green left his mark on Gaels history. Graduating as the 8th leading scorer and all-time leading three point field goal shooter, Green currently ranks 12th all-time at Iona with 1,550 points in his three seasons with the Maroon and Gold after transferring from North Carolina State University. He currently ranks 6th all-time in scoring average with 19.1 points per game, 8th in three point field goals with 131 and ranks 8th with 599 field goals. Green led the team in steals as both a junior and senior. He averaged 19.7 points per game as a junior and 23.2 points per game as a senior, tied for 5th all-time in program history. His 696 points scored in 1990-91 ranks fifth all-time and was the third highest in school history at the time he accomplished it. A Second Team All-MAAC selection in 1989-90 and a First Team All-MAAC selection in 1990-91, Green was named a member of the MAAC All-Tournament Team in 1991 following the Gaels championship game defeat to Saint Peter’s. He scored 43 points versus Siena on March 3, 1991, tied for second most single-game points scored in school history and had nine games with 30 or more points, the second highest total in Iona history. Green played scholastically for Oak Hill Academy in Virginia which was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation in 1987. Green was selected 41st overall (second round) by the Indiana Pacers in the 1991 NBA Draft. He played for three franchises (Indiana, Philadelphia, Utah) in three seasons in the NBA before an eight year career began overseas that took him to Venezuela, Israel, Italy, Philippines, Turkey and France.
Noreen Winterfeldt ’92 – Iona College
Noreen Winterfeldt earned her spot in Iona’s all-time records ranking twentieth for career points accruing 1,064 during her time as a Gael. She was just the 11th 1000 point scorer in school history and was the team’s leading rebounder in three of her four seasons played. A 1989 MAAC All-Rookie Team selection, she averaged 9.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game as a freshman. In her second season, Winterfeldt averaged 10.0 points per game and 7.1 rebounds per game. She set a career high in points per game as a senior with 10.2 to go along with 5.0 rebounds per game.