2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball
2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	16–14 (13–7 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (11th season);
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Geoff Arnold; Kim Waiters; Jason Thompson;
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium

2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iona †	17	–	3	.850	27	–	8	.771
Rider	13	–	7	.650	16	–	14	.533
Quinnipiac	11	–	9	.550	20	–	12	.625
Siena	11	–	9	.550	17	–	15	.531
Niagara	10	–	10	.500	16	–	15	.516
Manhattan	10	–	10	.500	12	–	18	.400
Fairfield	9	–	11	.450	13	–	18	.419
Mount St. Mary's	8	–	12	.400	13	–	20	.394
Canisius	8	–	12	.400	10	–	20	.333
Saint Peter's	7	–	13	.350	14	–	18	.438
Marist	6	–	14	.300	13	–	20	.394

† 2023 MAAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 11th-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.

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2021–22 season 14–19, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Manhattan in the first round,^[1] upset top-seeded Iona in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to Monmouth in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Adetokunbo Bakare	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	NJIT	Newark, NJ
G	2	Allen Powell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	La Salle College High School	Philadelphia, PA
G	3	Corey McKeithan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Windsor High School	Windsor, CT
F	5	Mervin James	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	North Alabama	St. Thomas, USVI
G	10	Drew Kousaie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Windermere Prep	Kissimmee, FL
F	11	Tyrel Bladen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Coatesville High School	Coatesville, PA
G	12	Zahrion Blue	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Lincoln	Princeton, NJ
F	13	Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Monsignor Bonner High School	Delta State, Nigeria
G	15	Allen Betrand	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Rhode Island	Philadelphia, PA
G	22	Jack McFadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Maine-Endwell High School	Endwell, NY
G/F	23	Anthony McCall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Academy of the New Church	Philadelphia, PA
G	24	Kami Young	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Pebblebrook High School	Kennesaw, GA
G	25	Nix Varano	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	La Salle College High School	Chalfont, PA
F	33	Tariq Ingraham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Wake Forest	Philadelphia, PA
F	35	Nehemiah Benson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Lutheran East High School	Streetsboro, OH
G	55	Dwight Murray Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Incarnate Word	Austell, GA

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Dino Presley (Kutztown)
Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)
Jason Thompson (Rider)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 13, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2022* 3:00 pm		Cabrini	W 111–79	–	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 8, 2022* 6:30 pm, FS1		at Providence	L 65–66	0–1	Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,018) Providence, RI
November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		TCNJ	W 87–50	1–1	Alumni Gymnasium (1,525) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 18, 2022* 5:00 am, ESPN+		vs. Stetson MAAC/ASUN Dublin Challenge	L 68–78	1–2	National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland
November 19, 2022* 6:00 am, ESPN+		vs. Central Arkansas MAAC/ASUN Dublin Challenge	L 85–90	1–3	National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland
November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN		at Rutgers	L 46–76	1–4	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth	W 88–62	2–4	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 3, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Mount St. Mary's	W 68–65	3–4 (1–0)	Knott Arena (1,863) Emmitsburg, MD
December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Stonehill	W 78–67	4–4	Merkert Gymnasium (150) Easton, MA
December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	L 59–60	4–5	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marist	W 77–71	5–5 (2–0)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,065) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Georgia	L 72–78	5–6	Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA
December 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Canisius	W 66–64	6–6 (3–0)	Koessler Athletic Center (981) Buffalo, NY
January 2, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN3		at Niagara	L 59–61	6–7 (3–1)	Gallagher Center (945) Lewiston, NY
January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 63–72	6–8 (3–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,216) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Siena	L 63–68	6–9 (3–3)	MVP Arena (5,909) Albany, NY
January 15, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	W 70–67	7–9 (4–3)	Hynes Athletic Center (1,828) New Rochelle, NY
January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 65–62	8–9 (5–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,322) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 22, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	W 67–65	9–9 (6–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,548) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3		at Marist	W 68–52	10–9 (7–3)	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Fairfield	W 78–69 ^OT	11–9 (8–3)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,388) Fairfield, CT
February 3, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3		Saint Peter's	W 82–61	12–9 (9–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 5, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Manhattan	W 67–56	13–9 (10–3)	Draddy Gymnasium (1,019) Riverdale, NY
February 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Fairfield	W 58–57	14–9 (11–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Canisius	L 78–81	14–10 (11–4)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Quinnipiac	L 88–90 ^2OT	14–11 (11–5)	M&T Bank Arena (1,082) Hamden, CT
February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Siena	W 69–66	15–11 (12–5)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 26, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	L 58–63	15–12 (12–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	W 73–60	16–12 (13–6)	Run Baby Run Arena (573) Jersey City, NJ
March 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 78–80	16–13 (13–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2023 9:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (10) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals	L 62–70	16–14	Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[4]^[5]

References

↑ "Five Score in Double Figures, Men's Basketball Defeats Manhattan, 79-67". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
↑ "Rider and Saint Peter's Advance to Semifinal Round of the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
↑ "Monmouth defeats Rider, 72-68, in MAAC Tournament semifinal". Asbury Park Press NJ. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
↑ "2022-23 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

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[1] "Five Score in Double Figures, Men's Basketball Defeats Manhattan, 79-67". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

[2] "Rider and Saint Peter's Advance to Semifinal Round of the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men's Basketball Championship". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

[3] "Monmouth defeats Rider, 72-68, in MAAC Tournament semifinal". Asbury Park Press NJ. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

[4] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

[5] "2022-23 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

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