Rider Broncs men's basketball

College basketball team

Rider Broncs

2023–24 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

University

Rider University

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (12th season)

Conference

MAAC

Location

Lawrence Township, New Jersey

Arena

Alumni Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,650)

Nickname

Broncs

Colors

Cranberry, white, and gray

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

1957*

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1957*

NCAA tournament appearances

1957*, 1984, "1993," 1994
*at Division II level

Conference tournament champions

NEC: 1993, 1994
East Coast: 1984

Conference regular season champions

1970, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2018

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 and plays their home games at Alumni Gymnasium. The Broncs have made 3 appearances in the NCAA tournament, most recently in 1994.

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 an 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. They have appeared in three NAIA Tournaments with a record 0–3.

NCAA Division I tournament results※

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

NCAA Division II tournament results※

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

NIT results※

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

CBI results※

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

CIT results※

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

NAIA tournament results※

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1956	First round	Rockhust	L 59–81
1958	First round	Georgetown (KY)	L 76–93
1963	First round	Carson–Newman	L 57–83

Notable players※

Retired numbers※

Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

No.	Player	Pos.	Career	No. ret.
Rider Broncs retired numbers
1	Jason Thompson	C	2004–2008	2009
4	Darrick Suber	G	1989–1993

NBA players※


Draft year	Position	Player	Years in NBA	Notes
1948	PG	Herb Krautblatt	1	Played 10 games for Baltimore Bullets, drafted in sixth round
2008	PF	Jason Thompson	8	Drafted 12th overall by, Sacramento Kings, played seven seasons for Kings. And one split between Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors

References※

^ Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
^ "Rider Retired Thompson's Number Sunday". gobroncs.com. January 3, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
^ Suber bio at Gobroncs.com

External links※

Official website

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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

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