Rider Broncs men's basketball

Rider Broncs
Rider Broncs
	2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
University	Rider University
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (13th 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 round of 32
	1957*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1957, 1984, 1993, 1994; at Division II level;
Conference tournament champions
	NEC: 1993, 1994; ECC: 1984
Conference regular season champions
	2002, 2005, 2008, 2018; NEC: 1993, 1994, 1995; ECC: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1981, 1983

Last updated March 31, 2025

The Rider Broncs men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program that represents Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), which it joined in 1997, and plays their home games at Alumni Gymnasium. Rider previously competed in the East Coast Conference (ECC) from 1966 to 1992 and the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1992 to 1997. The Broncs have made three 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

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

External links

Official website

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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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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

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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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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 Pioneers 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