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
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	18–12 (12–8 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (8th season)
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Marlon Guild Geoff Arnold
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Siena	15	–	5		.750			20	–	10		.667
Saint Peter's	14	–	6		.700			18	–	12		.600
Rider	12	–	8		.600			18	–	12		.600
Monmouth	12	–	8		.600			18	–	13		.581
Quinnipiac	10	–	10		.500			15	–	15		.500
Niagara	9	–	11		.450			12	–	20		.375
Iona	9	–	11		.450			12	–	16		.429
Fairfield	8	–	12		.400			12	–	20		.375
Manhattan	8	–	12		.400			13	–	17		.433
Canisius	7	–	13		.350			12	–	20		.375
Marist	6	–	14		.300			7	–	23		.233
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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 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: 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. . Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
3. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 12, 2019.