2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for the MAAC regular season championship with Canisius. After tie breakers, they were the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament where they were upset in the quarterfinals by Saint Peter's. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oregon.

2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball
MAAC Regular Season co-champion
Las Vegas Invitational Visitor's Bracket champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record22–10 (15–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Luber
  • Dino Presley
  • Marlon Guild
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Rider 15 3   .833 22 10   .688
Canisius 15 3   .833 21 12   .636
Niagara 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Iona 11 7   .611 20 14   .588
Manhattan 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Fairfield 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
Quinnipiac 7 11   .389 12 21   .364
Monmouth 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Saint Peter's 6 12   .333 14 18   .438
Siena 4 14   .222 8 24   .250
Marist 4 14   .222 6 25   .194
2018 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Broncs finished the 2016–17 season 18–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Manhattan in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Iona.[1][2]

Roster

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2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Jordan Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Dover, Delaware
G 3 Noah Buono 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brick, New Jersey
G 5 Tyrei Randall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Aurora, Colorado
G 10 Kealen Washington-Ives 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Providence, Rhode Island
F 11 Devine Eke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Plainfield, New Jersey
G 12 Anthony Durham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 13 Frederick Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Munster, Indiana
G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr New York, New York
F 15 Karamoko Cisse 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Denver, Colorado
C 20 Tyere Marshall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 22 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 23 Stevie Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Bensalem, Pennsylvania
G 24 Ryan O'Leary 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Sayreville, New Jersey
G 25 Joe Ajike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cherry Hill, New Jersey
G 32 Ahmad Gilbert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 44 Paxton Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Clearwater, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 4, 2017*
4:00 pm
Ningbo University (China) W 115–71 
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm
Hampton W 90–75  1–0
Alumni Gymnasium (1,600)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Nov 13, 2017*
8:30 pm, FS1
at No. 15 Xavier
Las Vegas Invitational campus game
L 75–101  1–1
Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
Hartford W 89–53  2–1
Alumni Gymnasium (1,223)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Nov 20, 2017*
7:00 pm
at George Washington
Las Vegas Invitational campus game
W 67–65  3–1
Charles E. Smith Center (2,118)
Washington, D.C.
Nov 23, 2017*
10:00 pm
vs. UC Irvine
Las Vegas Invitational visitor's bracket semifinals
W 90–82  4–1
Orleans Arena (3,245)
Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
10:30 pm
vs. Hampton
Las Vegas Invitational visitor's bracket championship
W 94–80  5–1
Orleans Arena (3,325)
Paradise, NV
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, FSN
at Providence L 84–88  5–2
Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,255)
Providence, RI
Dec 2, 2017*
4:00 pm
at Drexel L 77–89  5–3
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,010)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Robert Morris L 75–78  5–4
PPG Paints Arena (864)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 9, 2017*
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 82–88  5–5
Alumni Gymnasium (1,427)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Dec 16, 2017*
4:00 pm
Wagner W 90–84 OT 6–5
Alumni Gymnasium (1,328)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN
at Penn State W 71–70  7–5
Bryce Jordan Center (4,217)
University Park, PA
MAAC regular season
Dec 29, 2017
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 76–77  7–6
(0–1)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,049)
Buffalo, NY
Dec 31, 2017
1:00 pm
at Niagara W 99–76  8–6
(1–1)
Gallagher Center (870)
Lewiston, NY
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm
Fairfield W 96–77  9–6
(2–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,405)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 7, 2018
6:00 pm
at Manhattan W 82–76  10–6
(3–1)
Draddy Gymnasium (521)
Riverdale, NY
Jan 12, 2018
7:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 78–60  11–6
(4–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,508)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 14, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 64–91  11–7
(4–2)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,193)
New Rochelle, NY
Jan 18, 2018
7:30 pm
at Saint Peter's W 88–84  12–7
(5–2)
Yanitelli Center (555)
Jersey City, NJ
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
Marist W 60–57  13–7
(6–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 90–88  14–7
(7–2)
Webster Bank Arena (1,137)
Bridgeport, CT
Jan 26, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Saint Peter's W 63-60  15-7
(8-2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Jan 29, 2018
7:00 pm
Monmouth W 92–85  16–7
(9–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 4, 2018
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac W 74–59  17–7
(10–2)
TD Bank Sports Center (1,618)
Hamden, CT
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
Manhattan W 77–73  18–7
(11–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,514)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 89–79  19–7
(12–2)
McCann Field House (1,211)
Poughkeepsie, NY
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
Siena W 97–71  20–7
(13–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,519)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 18, 2018
2:00 pm
Canisius W 83–82  21–7
(14–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 77–91  21–8
(14–3)
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,110)
West Long Branch, NJ
Feb 25, 2018
2:00 pm
Iona W 110–101  22–8
(15–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (9) Saint Peter's
Quarterfinals
L 55–66  22–9
Times Union Center (2,096)
Albany, NY
NIT
Mar 13, 2018*
10:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) at (3) Oregon
First Round – Notre Dame Bracket
L 86–99  22–10
Matthew Knight Arena (2,327)
Eugene, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Taylor hits game-winner to send Rider to quarterfinal round". ESPN. March 2, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "McGill, Casimir combine for 47, Iona advances to MAAC semis". ESPN. March 4, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2024.