2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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.

2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Hall of Fame Tip Off Springfield champions
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2019–20 record18–12 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDino Presley
Assistant coaches
  • Marlon Guild
  • Geoff Arnold
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Siena155 .750  2010  .667
Saint Peter's146 .700  1812  .600
Rider128 .600  1812  .600
Monmouth128 .600  1813  .581
Quinnipiac1010 .500  1515  .500
Niagara911 .450  1220  .375
Iona911 .450  1216  .429
Fairfield812 .400  1220  .375
Manhattan812 .400  1317  .433
Canisius713 .350  1220  .375
Marist614 .300  723  .233
Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MAAC Tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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

2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
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

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

  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. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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