2018–19 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Rider Broncs men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2018–19 record16–15 (11–7 MAAC)
Head coachKevin Baggett (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dino Presley
  • Marlon Guild
  • Ben Luber
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
2018–19 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iona126 .667  1716  .515
Canisius117 .611  1517  .469
Quinnipiac117 .611  1615  .516
Rider117 .611  1615  .516
Siena117 .611  1716  .515
Monmouth108 .556  1421  .400
Manhattan810 .444  1121  .344
Marist711 .389  1219  .387
Saint Peter's612 .333  1022  .313
Fairfield612 .333  922  .290
Niagara612 .333  1319  .406
2019 MAAC Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Jordan Allen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SoDover Dover, DE
G 3 Noah Buono (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrBrick Township Brick, NJ
G 5 Tyrei Randall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoSt. Thomas More (CT) Aurora, CO
F 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrMonsignor Bonner Lansdowne, PA
F 11 Devine Eke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrMaine Plainfield, NJ
G 12 Anthony Durham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) GSAbington Philadelphia, PA
F 13 Frederick Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS SoDePaul Munster, IN
G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoThe Masters School New York, NY
F 15 Karamoko Cisse 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrGillette College Denver, CO
C 20 Tyere Marshall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrMartin Luther King Philadelphia, PA
F 21 Tyrel Bladen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)217 lb (98 kg) FrCoatesville Coatesville, PA
G 22 Kimar Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrFIU Philadelphia, PA
G 23 Stevie Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrConwell-Egan Bensalem, PA
G 24 Ryan O'Leary 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS FrSayreville Sayreville, NJ
G 32 Ahmad Gilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrMinnesota 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.

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References

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