2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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.

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
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 MAAC men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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

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.