2018–19 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2018–19 Rider Broncs men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record16–15 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dino Presley
  • Marlon Guild
  • Ben Luber
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona † 12 – 6   .667 17 – 16   .515
Canisius 11 – 7   .611 15 – 17   .469
Quinnipiac 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Rider 11 – 7   .611 16 – 15   .516
Siena 11 – 7   .611 17 – 16   .515
Monmouth 10 – 8   .556 14 – 21   .400
Manhattan 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344
Marist 7 – 11   .389 12 – 19   .387
Saint Peter's 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Fairfield 6 – 12   .333 9 – 22   .290
Niagara 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
† 2019 MAAC tournament winner

The 2018–19 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, and were led by seventh year head coach Kevin Baggett. They 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.

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2017–18 season 22–10, 15–3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for first place with Canisius. After tie breakers, they were the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament where they were upset in the quarterfinals by Saint Peter's. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Oregon.

Roster

2018–19 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Jordan Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Dover Dover, DE
G 3 Noah Buono (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Brick Township Brick, NJ
G 5 Tyrei Randall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So St. Thomas More (CT) Aurora, CO
F 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Monsignor Bonner Lansdowne, PA
F 11 Devine Eke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Maine Plainfield, NJ
G 12 Anthony Durham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Abington Philadelphia, PA
F 13 Frederick Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS So DePaul Munster, IN
G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So The Masters School New York, NY
F 15 Karamoko Cisse 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Gillette College Denver, CO
C 20 Tyere Marshall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Martin Luther King Philadelphia, PA
F 21 Tyrel Bladen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Coatesville Coatesville, PA
G 22 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr FIU Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Stevie Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Conwell-Egan Bensalem, PA
G 24 Ryan O'Leary 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Sayreville Sayreville, NJ
G 32 Ahmad Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Minnesota Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 19, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018*
4:00 pm 		West Chester W 87–81 
Alumni Gymnasium (1,500)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Non-Conference Regular season
November 6, 2018*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at UCF L 70–84  0–1
 CFE Arena (4,870)
Orlando, Florida
November 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Coppin State W 87–67  1–1
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,545)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Wagner W 89–65  2–1
 Spiro Sports Center (1,147)
Staten Island, New York
November 28, 2018*
6:30 pm, ATTSNPT 		at West Virginia L 78–92  2–2
 WVU Coliseum (9,124)
Morgantown, West Virginia
December 8, 2018*
4:00 pm 		at Hofstra L 73–89  2–3
 Mack Sports Complex (1,676)
Hempstead, New York
December 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Norfolk State W 81–71  3–3
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,587)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
December 15, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris W 69–50  4–3
 Alumni Gymnasium (1,425)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
December 17, 2018*
10:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State
Las Vegas Classic campus game 		L 80–94  4–4
 Beasley Coliseum (1,673)
Pullman, Washington
December 19, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Drake
Las Vegas Classic campus game 		L 58–76  4–5
 Knapp Center (2,358)
Des Moines, Iowa
December 22, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Northern Colorado
Las Vegas Classic Visitors semifinals 		W 74–67  5–5
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, Nevada
December 23, 2018*
4:30 pm 		vs. Cal State Northridge
Las Vegas Classic Visitors championship game 		L 80–81  5–6
 Orleans Arena (2,152)
Paradise, Nevada
December 30, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at VCU L 79–90  5–7
 Siegel Center (7,637)
Richmond, Virginia
MAAC regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Fairfield W 83–82  6–7
(1–0) 		Alumni Hall (1,021)
Fairfield, Connecticut
January 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Quinnipiac W 72–67  7–7
(2–0) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,350)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
January 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Canisius W 82–73  8–7
(3–0) 		Koessler Athletic Center (873)
Buffalo, New York
January 13, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Niagara W 104–84  9–7
(4–0) 		Gallagher Center (936)
Lewiston, New York
January 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Manhattan W 60–47  10–7
(5–0) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,219)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
January 25, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Iona L 71–77  10–8
(5–1) 		Hynes Athletic Center (1,652)
New Rochelle, New York
January 27, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Marist W 86–85  11–8
(6–1) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,502)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
January 31, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Peter's W 59–51  12–8
(7–1) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,560)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Monmouth L 71–75  12–9
(7–2) 		OceanFirst Bank Center (2,386)
West Long Branch, New Jersey
February 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Manhattan L 66–73  12–10
(7–3) 		Draddy Gymnasium (937)
Bronx, New York
February 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Canisius L 80–81  12–11
(7–4) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 10, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Siena L 57–59  12–12
(7–5) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,559)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Quinnipiac L 88–98 OT 12–13
(7–6) 		People's United Center (311)
Hamden, Connecticut
February 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Monmouth W 81–72  13–13
(8–6) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
February 17, 2019
2:00 pm 		at Saint Peter's W 71–65  14–13
(9–6) 		Yanitelli Center (514)
Jersey City, New Jersey
February 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Niagara W 97–81  15–13
(10–6) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,589)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
March 1, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona L 79–86  15–14
(10–7) 		Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, New Jersey
March 3, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Marist W 75–64  16–14
(11–7) 		McCann Arena (1,619)
Poughkeepsie, New York
MAAC tournament
March 9, 2019
9:30 pm, ESPN3 		(4) at (5) Siena
Quarterfinals 		L 81–87  16–15
 Times Union Center 
Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule - Rider University Athletics". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2018.