2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Broncs, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Baggett , played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They finished the season 18–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Manhattan in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Iona .
Previous season
The Broncs finished the 2015–16 season 13–20, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Quinnipiac in the first round of the MAAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Monmouth .
Roster
2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
0
Kahlil Thomas
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Pompano Beach, Florida
G
2
Jordan Allen
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Dover, Delaware
G
3
Jimmie Taylor
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Branford, Florida
G
5
Xzavier Malone
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Fr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G
10
Kealen Washington-Ives
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
So
Providence, Rhode Island
F
11
Xavier Lundy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Sr
Paulsboro, New Jersey
G
12
Anthony Durham
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F
13
Frederick Scott (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Munster, Indiana
G/F
14
Dimencio Vaughn
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
New York, New York
C
20
Tyere Marshall
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F
21
Norville Carey
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
Sr
British Virgin Islands
F
22
Devine Eke (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Plainfield, New Jersey
G
23
Stevie Jordan
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Bensalem Township, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016 *4:00 pm
Bloomsburg (PA)
W 83–68
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
11/11/2016 *7:00 pm
at Hampton
W 67–56
1–0
Hampton Convocation Center (2,152)Hampton, VA
11/16/2016 *7:00 pm
at Hartford
W 84–68
2–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (866)Hartford, CT
11/19/2016 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at South Florida
L 65–70
2–1
USF Sun Dome (2,639)Tampa, FL
11/23/2016 *2:00 pm
at Fordham
L 62–73
2–2
Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,023)Bronx, NY
11/26/2016 *4:00 pm
at Wagner
W 70–67
3–2
Spiro Sports Center (1,001)Staten Island, NY
12/01/2016 7:00 pm
Fairfield
L 67–76
3–3 (0–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,622)Lawrenceville, NJ
12/05/2016 7:00 pm
Siena
W 71–69
4–3 (1–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,511)Lawrenceville, NJ
12/10/2016 *10:30 pm
at Pacific Gotham Classic
W 73–66
5–3
Stockton Arena (1,969)Stockton, CA
12/14/2016 *7:00 pm
Kennesaw State Gotham Classic
W 81–79
6–3
Alumni Gymnasium (1,612)Lawrenceville, NJ
12/16/2016 *7:00 pm
Drexel
W 90–82
7–3
Alumni Gymnasium (1,531)Lawrenceville, NJ
12/18/2016 *1:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic
W 60–59
8–3
Corbett Sports Center (342)Greensboro, NC
12/22/2016 *7:00 pm
at Massachusetts Gotham Classic
L 67–78
8–4
Mullins Center (2,547)Amherst, MA
12/28/2016 *7:00 pm
at NC State
L 71–99
8–5
PNC Arena (16,111)Raleigh, NC
12/31/2016 1:00 pm
at Monmouth
W 93–90 OT
9–5 (2–1)
OceanFirst Bank Center (3,128)West Long Branch, NJ
01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Marist
W 73–62
10–5 (3–1)
McCann Field House (1,001)Poughkeepsie, NY
01/08/2017 7:00 pm
Niagara
W 89–78
11–5 (4–1)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,192)Lawrenceville, NJ
01/13/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Manhattan
L 73–76
11–6 (4–2)
Draddy Gymnasium (675)Riverdale, NY
01/15/2017 2:00 pm
Saint Peter's
L 65–71
11–7 (4–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,265)Lawrenceville, NJ
01/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Siena
L 68–78
11–8 (4–4)
Times Union Center (4,788)Albany, NY
01/21/2017 7:00 pm
Marist
W 84–66
12–8 (5–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)Lawrenceville, NJ
01/23/2017 7:00 pm
at Saint Peter's
L 51–56
12–9 (5–5)
Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ
01/28/2017 3:00 pm
at Niagara
L 67–80
12–10 (5–6)
Gallagher Center (1,295)Lewiston, NY
01/30/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius
W 72–66
13–10 (6–6)
Koessler Athletic Center (1,137)Buffalo, NY
02/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Iona
L 76–95
13–11 (6–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)Lawrenceville, NJ
02/06/2016 7:00 pm
Monmouth
L 69–74
13–12 (6–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)Lawrenceville, NJ
02/11/2017 2:00 pm
Quinnipiac
W 112–107
14–12 (7–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,623)Lawrenceville, NJ
02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield
L 67–69
14–13 (7–9)
Alumni Hall (1,592)Fairfield, CT
02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius
L 77–85
14–14 (7–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,632)Lawrenceville, NJ
02/19/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona
W 103–85
15–14 (8–10)
Hynes Athletic Center (1,925)New Rochelle, NY
02/22/2017 7:00 pm
Manhattan
W 93–82
16–14 (9–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)Lawrenceville, NJ
02/26/2017 2:00 pm
at Quinnipiac
W 99–82
17–14 (10–10)
TD Bank Sports Center (2,124)Hamden, CT
MAAC tournament
03/02/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3
(6)
vs. (11) Manhattan First Round
W 69–68
18–14
Times Union Center (2,406)Albany, NY
03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3
(6)
vs. (3) Iona Quarterfinals
L 70–88
18–15
Times Union Center (4,735)Albany, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time
Source
[ 2] .
References
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