2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball
2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	6–17 (5–13 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (9th season);
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Marlon Guild; Geoff Arnold;
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by ninth-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 6–17, 5–13 in MAAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 6 seed Canisius in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 3 seed Saint Peter's 60–75.

2020–21 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Siena	12	–	4	.750	12	–	5	.706
Monmouth	12	–	6	.667	12	–	8	.600
Saint Peter's	10	–	8	.556	14	–	11	.560
Marist	10	–	8	.556	12	–	9	.571
Niagara	7	–	9	.438	9	–	11	.450
Canisius	7	–	5	.583	7	–	6	.538
Fairfield	7	–	11	.389	10	–	17	.370
Quinnipiac	7	–	10	.412	9	–	13	.409
Iona †	6	–	3	.667	12	–	6	.667
Manhattan	6	–	12	.333	7	–	13	.350
Rider	5	–	13	.278	6	–	17	.261
Note: The MAAC has ordered standings based on league wins, not winning percentage, since all teams did not reach 20 conference games played. These standings were also used for seeding purposes in the 2021 MAAC tournament.^[1]^[2]

† 2021 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2019–20 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.^[3]

Roster

2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Christian Ings	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	So	Neumann-Goretti High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	2	Allen Powell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	La Salle College High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	3	Rodney Henderson, Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Cal State Northridge	Carson, California
G	5	Dwight Murray, Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Incarnate Word	Austell, Georgia
F	10	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Monsignor Bonner High School	Delta State, Nigeria
F	11	Tyrel Bladen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Coatesville High School	Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G	12	Jordan Smalls	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Eagle's Landing Christian Academy	Jonesboro, Georgia
G	13	Jaelen McGlone	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Cheltenham High School	Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
G	14	Dontrell McQuarter	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Hinds Community College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
G	15	R.J. Weise	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Allentown High School	Allentown, New Jersey
G	20	Jeremiah Pope	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Brunswick Community College	Clinton, North Carolina
G	22	Elijah Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More School	Queens, New York
G/F	23	Malachi de Sousa	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Albany	Beacon, New York
F	24	Lawrence Foreman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Woodstock Academy	Kingston, Jamaica
G	25	Corey McKeithan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Windsor High School	Windsor, Connecticut
F	35	Nehemiah Benson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Lutheran High School East	Streetsboro, Ohio

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Dino Presley (Kutztown)
Marlon Guild (Hartford)
Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 15, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, YES		at Syracuse	L 52–87	0–1	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at St. John's	L 79–82	0–2	Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY
December 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 82–64	1–2 (1–0)	Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
December 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	L 77–87	1–3 (1–1)	Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
December 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 56–70	1–4 (1–2)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 64–72	1–5 (1–3)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 23, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		NJIT	L 66–81	1–6	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm		Coppin State	Canceled due to COVID-19		Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	W 70–62	2–6 (2–3)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 56–72	2–7 (2–4)	Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT
January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 76–70	3–7 (3–4)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	L 55–66	3–8 (3–5)	Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	L 69–78	3–9 (3–6)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena	L 72–74	3–10 (3–7)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Marist	W 76–64	4–10 (4–7)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	L 67–76	4–11 (4–8)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 20, 2021 4:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	L 64–80	4–12 (4–9)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 21, 2021 4:00 pm		at Quinnipiac	L 68–93	4–13 (4–10)	People's United Center Hamden, CT
February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 52–66	4–14 (4–11)	John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ
February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Saint Peter's	W 78–65	5–14 (5–11)	John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	L 74–77 ^OT	5–15 (5–12)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU		Monmouth	L 62–65	5–16 (5–13)	Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (6) Canisius First round	W 78–76	6–16	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(11)	vs. (3) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals	L 60–75	6–17	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament 2020 canceled due to coronavirus concerns". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[1] "2020-21 Basketball Tiebreakers" (PDF). MAAC Sports. Retrieved January 19, 2021.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Standings". MAAC Sports. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[3] "MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament 2020 canceled due to coronavirus concerns". Poughkeepsie Journal. March 12, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

[5] "2020-21 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

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