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2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record18–12 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDino Presley
Assistant coaches
  • Marlon Guild
  • Geoff Arnold
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Siena 15 5   .750 20 10   .667
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 18 12   .600
Rider 12 8   .600 18 12   .600
Monmouth 12 8   .600 18 13   .581
Quinnipiac 10 10   .500 15 15   .500
Niagara 9 11   .450 12 20   .375
Iona 9 11   .450 12 16   .429
Fairfield 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Manhattan 8 12   .400 13 17   .433
Canisius 7 13   .350 12 20   .375
Marist 6 14   .300 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 MAAC tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 8th-year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–12 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #6 seeded Niagara in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Broncs finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the 4th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Siena 81–87 in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Christian Ings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Allen Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Khalil Turner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 5 Tyrei Randall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Aurora, Colorado
F 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
G 11 Willy Nuñez, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Orlando, Florida
F 13 Frederick Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Munster, Indiana
G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr New York, New York
C 20 Tyere Marshall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 21 Tyrel Bladen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G 22 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Stevie Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Bensalem, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 12, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019*
4:00 pm
Slippery Rock W 90–59 
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Coppin State W 91–84  1–0
Physical Education Complex (815)
Baltimore, MD
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Delaware State W 81–54  2–0
Memorial Hall (1,108)
Dover, DE
November 17, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State
Air Force Reserve Tip Off
L 55–92  2–1
Desert Financial Arena (7,472)
Tempe, AZ
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, NESN
at UMass
Air Force Reserve Tip Off
L 72–82  2–2
Mullins Center (2,378)
Amherst, MA
November 23, 2019*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Columbia
Air Force Reserve Tip Off Springfield bracket semifinal
W 87–63  3–2
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 24, 2019*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Vermont
Air Force Reserve Tip Off Springfield bracket championship game
W 72–67  4–2
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bucknell W 89–67  5–2
Alumni Gymnasium (1,403)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
LIU W 89–74  6–2
Alumni Gymnasium (1,231)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 16, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Marist W 74–64  7–2
(1–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,207)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Temple L 66–78  7–3
Liacouras Center (5,131)
Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2019*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 35–67  7–4
Kohl Center (16,016)
Madison, WI
January 5, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Siena W 85–77  8–4
(2–0)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,541)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Quinnipiac L 61–80  8–5
(2–1)
People's United Center (557)
Hamden, CT
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Iona L 66–69  8–6
(2–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,611)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 12, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 69–52  9–6
(3–2)
McCann Arena (1,175)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 17, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara L 68–70  9–7
(3–3)
Gallagher Center (980)
Lewiston, NY
January 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Canisius L 86–95  9–8
(3–4)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,254)
Buffalo, NY
January 24, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Saint Peter's W 70–66  10–8
(4–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,514)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 26, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan W 67–63  11–8
(5–4)
Draddy Gymnasium (1,248)
Bronx, NY
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 68–52  12–8
(6–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,612)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 2, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Monmouth L 84–90  12–9
(6–5)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,067)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius W 61–60  13–9
(7–5)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Niagara W 73–58  14–9
(8–5)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,528)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 64–73  14–10
(8–6)
Times Union Center (5,600)
Albany, NY
February 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 79–63  15–10
(9–6)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,533)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 69–70  15–11
(9–7)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,734)
New Rochelle, NY
February 23, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Saint Peter's L 54–73  15–12
(9–8)
Yanitelli Center (842)
Jersey City, NJ
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Monmouth W 79–67  16–12
(10–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
March 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield W 65–51  17–12
(11–8)
Alumni Hall (2,321)
Fairfield, CT
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Manhattan W 71–59  18–12
(12–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,611)
Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Niagara
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Boardwalk Hall[2] 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls at Siena in MAAC Quarterfinals". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2020 MAAC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.