2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball
2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	14–19 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (10th season);
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Kim Waiters; Geoff Arnold;
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by tenth-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.

2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona	17	–	3	.850	25	–	8	.758
Saint Peter's †	14	–	6	.700	22	–	12	.647
Siena	12	–	8	.600	15	–	14	.517
Monmouth	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Niagara	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Marist	9	–	11	.450	14	–	16	.467
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Manhattan	8	–	12	.400	15	–	15	.500
Rider	8	–	12	.400	14	–	19	.424
Canisius	7	–	13	.350	11	–	21	.344
Quinnipiac	7	–	13	.350	14	–	17	.452

† 2022 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2020–21 season 6–17 overall, 5–13 in MAAC play to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Peter's in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals.

Roster

2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Sedrick Altman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Colony High School	Rialto, California
G	2	Allen Powell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	La Salle College High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Corey McKeithan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Windsor High School	Windsor, Connecticut
F	5	Mervin James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	North Alabama	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
F	10	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Monsignor Bonner High School	Delta State, Nigeria
F	11	Tyrel Bladen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Coatesville High School	Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G	12	Jordan Smalls	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy	Jonesboro, Georgia
G	13	Jaelen McGlone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Cheltenham High School	Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
G/F	14	Dimencio Vaughn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Ole Miss	New York, New York
G	15	Jeremiah Pope	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Brunswick Community College	Clinton, North Carolina
G	20	R.J. Weise	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Allentown High School	Allentown, New Jersey
F	35	Nehemiah Benson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lutheran High School East	Streetsboro, Ohio
G	55	Dwight Murray, Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Incarnate Word	Austell, Georgia

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Dino Presley (Kutztown)
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)
Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021* 4:00 pm		Kutztown	W 78–76	–	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 61–73	0–1	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,276) Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Coppin State	W 81–69	1–1	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Delaware State	W 63–53	2–1	Alumni Gymnasium (1,504) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	L 74–81	2–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,176) Lewisburg, PA
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo Cancun Challenge	L 65–87	2–3	Alumni Arena (2,338) Amherst, NY
November 23, 2021* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Middle Tennessee Cancun Challenge	L 54–60	2–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (111) Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 24, 2021* 12:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Bucknell Cancun Challenge	W 85–79	3–4	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103) Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+		at South Carolina	L 58–65	3–5	Colonial Life Arena (8,027) Columbia, SC
November 30, 2021* 7:30 pm, SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 51–75	3–6	SJB Pavilion (5,537) Oxford, MS
December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 54–80	3–7 (0–1)	Hynes Athletic Center (2,257) New Rochelle, NY
December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 67–79	3–8 (0–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (2,257) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 18, 2021 5:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols		Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
December 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gwynedd Mercy	W 82–57	4–8	Alumni Gymnasium (1,023) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 79–75	5–8 (1–2)	McCann Arena (806) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Quinnipiac	L 70–77 ^OT	5–9 (1–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,428) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Saint Peter's	L 51–58	5–10 (1–4)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,068) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	L 67–73	5–11 (1–5)	People's United Center (231) Hamden, CT
January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	L 69–70	5–12 (1–6)	Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	W 70–67	6–12 (2–6)	Gallagher Center (973) Lewiston, NY
January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Fairfield	L 65–76	6–13 (2–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,362) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Canisius	W 70–62	7–13 (3–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,312) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	W 74–60	8–13 (4–7)	MVP Arena (5,710) Albany, NY
February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 76–67	9–13 (5–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,289) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 58–49	10–13 (6–7)	Run Baby Run Arena (577) Jersey City, NJ
February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena	L 75–76 ^OT	10–14 (6–8)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Monmouth	L 58–60	10–15 (6–9)	OceanFirst Bank Center (1,728) West Long Branch, NJ
February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Manhattan	L 78–84 ^OT	10–16 (6–10)	Draddy Gymnasium (717) Riverdale, NY
February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 70–68	11–16 (7–10)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 61–67	11–17 (7–11)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 59–65	11–18 (7–12)	Webster Bank Arena (1,411) Bridgeport, CT
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	W 74–65	12–18 (8–12)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (8) Manhattan First Round	W 79–67	13–18	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Iona Quarterfinals	W 71–70	14–18	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNews & ESPN+	(9)	vs. (4) Monmouth Semifinals	L 68–72	14–19	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[1]^[2]

References

^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "2021–22 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[2] "2021–22 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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