2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2016–17 record18–15 (10–10 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Luber
  • Dino Presley
  • Marlon Guild
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
2016–17 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Monmouth182 .900  277  .794
Saint Peter's146 .700  2313  .639
Iona128 .600  2213  .629
Siena128 .600  1717  .500
Fairfield119 .550  1615  .516
Rider1010 .500  1815  .545
Canisius1010 .500  1816  .529
Quinnipiac713 .350  1021  .323
Niagara614 .300  1023  .303
Marist515 .250  824  .250
Manhattan515 .250  1022  .313
2017 MAAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2015–16 season 13–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Quinnipiac in the first round of the MAAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Monmouth.

Roster

2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 0 Kahlil Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Pompano Beach, Florida
G 2 Jordan Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Dover, Delaware
G 3 Jimmie Taylor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Branford, Florida
G 5 Xzavier Malone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)172 lb (78 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 10 Kealen Washington-Ives 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) So Providence, Rhode Island
F 11 Xavier Lundy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Paulsboro, New Jersey
G 12 Anthony Durham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 13 Frederick Scott (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Munster, Indiana
G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr New York, New York
C 20 Tyere Marshall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) Fr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 21 Norville Carey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) Sr British Virgin Islands
F 22 Devine Eke (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Plainfield, New Jersey
G 23 Stevie Jordan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
4:00 pm
Bloomsburg (PA) W 83–68 
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 pm
at Hampton W 67–56  1–0
Hampton Convocation Center (2,152)
Hampton, VA
11/16/2016*
7:00 pm
at Hartford W 84–68  2–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (866)
Hartford, CT
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida L 65–70  2–1
USF Sun Dome (2,639)
Tampa, FL
11/23/2016*
2:00 pm
at Fordham L 62–73  2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,023)
Bronx, NY
11/26/2016*
4:00 pm
at Wagner W 70–67  3–2
Spiro Sports Center (1,001)
Staten Island, NY
12/01/2016
7:00 pm
Fairfield L 67–76  3–3
(0–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,622)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/05/2016
7:00 pm
Siena W 71–69  4–3
(1–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,511)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/10/2016*
10:30 pm
at Pacific
Gotham Classic
W 73–66  5–3
Stockton Arena (1,969)
Stockton, CA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
Kennesaw State
Gotham Classic
W 81–79  6–3
Alumni Gymnasium (1,612)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/16/2016*
7:00 pm
Drexel W 90–82  7–3
Alumni Gymnasium (1,531)
Lawrenceville, NJ
12/18/2016*
1:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T
Gotham Classic
W 60–59  8–3
Corbett Sports Center (342)
Greensboro, NC
12/22/2016*
7:00 pm
at Massachusetts
Gotham Classic
L 67–78  8–4
Mullins Center (2,547)
Amherst, MA
12/28/2016*
7:00 pm
at NC State L 71–99  8–5
PNC Arena (16,111)
Raleigh, NC
12/31/2016
1:00 pm
at Monmouth W 93–90 OT 9–5
(2–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (3,128)
West Long Branch, NJ
01/06/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist W 73–62  10–5
(3–1)
McCann Field House (1,001)
Poughkeepsie, NY
01/08/2017
7:00 pm
Niagara W 89–78  11–5
(4–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,192)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/13/2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Manhattan L 73–76  11–6
(4–2)
Draddy Gymnasium (675)
Riverdale, NY
01/15/2017
2:00 pm
Saint Peter's L 65–71  11–7
(4–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,265)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena L 68–78  11–8
(4–4)
Times Union Center (4,788)
Albany, NY
01/21/2017
7:00 pm
Marist W 84–66  12–8
(5–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
01/23/2017
7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's L 51–56  12–9
(5–5)
Yanitelli Center 
Jersey City, NJ
01/28/2017
3:00 pm
at Niagara L 67–80  12–10
(5–6)
Gallagher Center (1,295)
Lewiston, NY
01/30/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius W 72–66  13–10
(6–6)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,137)
Buffalo, NY
02/03/2017
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Iona L 76–95  13–11
(6–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/06/2016
7:00 pm
Monmouth L 69–74  13–12
(6–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
Quinnipiac W 112–107  14–12
(7–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,623)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/13/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield L 67–69  14–13
(7–9)
Alumni Hall (1,592)
Fairfield, CT
02/17/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius L 77–85  14–14
(7–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,632)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/19/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona W 103–85  15–14
(8–10)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,925)
New Rochelle, NY
02/22/2017
7:00 pm
Manhattan W 93–82  16–14
(9–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
02/26/2017
2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac W 99–82  17–14
(10–10)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,124)
Hamden, CT
MAAC Tournament
03/02/2017
9:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (11) Manhattan
First Round
W 69–68  18–14
Times Union Center (2,406)
Albany, NY
03/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
(6) vs. (3) Iona
Quarterfinals
L 70–88  18–15
Times Union Center (4,735)
Albany, NY

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[2].

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