Rider Broncs men's basketball

Rider Broncs
Rider Broncs
	2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
University	Rider University
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (8th season)
Conference	MAAC
Location	Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Arena	Alumni Gymnasium ; (capacity: 1,650)
Nickname	Broncs
Colors	Cranberry, white, and gray;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1984, 1993, 1994
Conference tournament champions
	East Coast: 1984; NEC: 1993, 1994
Conference regular season champions
	1970, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2018

For information on all Rider University sports, see Rider Broncs

The Rider Broncs men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Postseason results

Rider has appeared in postseason tournaments on ten occasions through the program's history. They have also qualified for three NCAA Division I Tournaments with a combined record of 0–3. The Broncs were 2–1 in their sole appearance in a NCAA Division II Tournament. They have appeared in two National Invitation Tournament with a record of 0–2. In two College Basketball Invitationals they are 0–2. They have appeared in three CollegeInsider.com Tournaments with a record of 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	Preliminary Round	Richmond	L 65–89
1993	First Round	Kentucky	L 52–96
1994	First Round	Connecticut	L 46–64

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1957	First Round Second Round Elite Eight	Drexel St. Michael's Mount St. Mary's	W 63–61 W 69–68 L 66–86

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1998	First Round	Penn State	L 68–82
2018	First Round	Oregon	L 86–99

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Old Dominion	L 65–68
2015	First Round	Loyola–Chicago	L 59–62

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2009	First Round	Liberty	L 64–79
2011	First Round	Northern Iowa	L 50–84
2013	First Round Second Round	Hartford East Carolina	W 63–54 L 54–75

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Located in: Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Academics	Rider University College of Continuing Studies Westminster Choir College
Life	The Rider News List of Rider University people The Shadow Yearbook WRRC
Athletics	Rider Broncs Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball Softball Alumni Gymnasium Sonny Pittaro Field Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Founded: 1865

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Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (1958–present)
Culture & lore	"The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Canisius Golden Griffins Fairfield Stags Iona Gaels Manhattan Jaspers Marist Red Foxes Merrimack Warriors Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Niagara Purple Eagles Quinnipiac Bobcats Rider Broncs Sacred Heart Saint Peter's Peacocks Siena Saints
Tournament & awards	MAAC men's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Rookie of the Year
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23