Rider Broncs men's basketball

Rider Broncs
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

Last updated April 02, 2024

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

No.	Player	Pos.	Career	No. ret.	Ref.
Rider Broncs retired numbers
1	Jason Thompson	C	2004–2008	2009	^[2]
4	Darrick Suber	G	1989–1993		^[3]^[2]

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

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References

↑ Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.
1 2 "Rider Retired Thompson's Number Sunday". gobroncs.com. January 3, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
↑ Suber bio at Gobroncs.com

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[1] Rider University Graphic Standards Manual and Editorial Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[riderret-2] 1 2 "Rider Retired Thompson's Number Sunday". gobroncs.com. January 3, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.

[3] Suber bio at Gobroncs.com

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