2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by tenth-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.

2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record14–19 (8–12 MAAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDino Presley
Assistant coaches
  • Kim Waiters
  • Geoff Arnold
Home arenaAlumni Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Iona 17 3   .850 25 8   .758
Saint Peter's 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Siena 12 8   .600 15 14   .517
Monmouth 11 9   .550 21 13   .618
Niagara 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Marist 9 11   .450 14 16   .467
Fairfield 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Manhattan 8 12   .400 15 15   .500
Rider 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Canisius 7 13   .350 11 21   .344
Quinnipiac 7 13   .350 14 17   .452
2022 MAAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Broncs finished the 2020–21 season 6–17 overall, 5–13 in MAAC play to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Peter's in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals.

Roster

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2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Sedrick Altman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Colony High School Rialto, California
G 2 Allen Powell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr La Salle College High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Corey McKeithan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Windsor High School Windsor, Connecticut
F 5 Mervin James 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr North Alabama Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
F 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monsignor Bonner High School Delta State, Nigeria
F 11 Tyrel Bladen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Coatesville High School Coatesville, Pennsylvania
G 12 Jordan Smalls 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Jonesboro, Georgia
G 13 Jaelen McGlone 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Cheltenham High School Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
G/F 14 Dimencio Vaughn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Ole Miss New York, New York
G 15 Jeremiah Pope 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Brunswick Community College Clinton, North Carolina
G 20 R.J. Weise 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Allentown High School Allentown, New Jersey
F 35 Nehemiah Benson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lutheran High School East Streetsboro, Ohio
G 55 Dwight Murray, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Incarnate Word Austell, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
4:00 pm
Kutztown W 78–76 
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne L 61–73  0–1
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,276)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Coppin State W 81–69  1–1
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 14, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware State W 63–53  2–1
Alumni Gymnasium (1,504)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bucknell L 74–81  2–2
Sojka Pavilion (1,176)
Lewisburg, PA
November 20, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo
Cancun Challenge
L 65–87  2–3
Alumni Arena (2,338)
Amherst, NY
November 23, 2021*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Middle Tennessee
Cancun Challenge
L 54–60  2–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (111)
Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 24, 2021*
12:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Bucknell
Cancun Challenge
W 85–79  3–4
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103)
Riviera Maya, Mexico
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina L 58–65  3–5
Colonial Life Arena (8,027)
Columbia, SC
November 30, 2021*
7:30 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss L 51–75  3–6
SJB Pavilion (5,537)
Oxford, MS
December 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Iona L 54–80  3–7
(0–1)
Hynes Athletic Center (2,257)
New Rochelle, NY
December 5, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Marist L 67–79  3–8
(0–2)
Alumni Gymnasium (2,257)
Lawrenceville, NJ
December 18, 2021
5:00 pm, BTN
at Rutgers Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
December 20, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Gwynedd Mercy W 82–57  4–8
Alumni Gymnasium (1,023)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 9, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marist W 79–75  5–8
(1–2)
McCann Arena (806)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Quinnipiac L 70–77 OT 5–9
(1–3)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,428)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 16, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Saint Peter's L 51–58  5–10
(1–4)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,068)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 19, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Quinnipiac L 67–73  5–11
(1–5)
People's United Center (231)
Hamden, CT
January 21, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Canisius L 69–70  5–12
(1–6)
Koessler Athletic Center (969)
Buffalo, NY
January 23, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Niagara W 70–67  6–12
(2–6)
Gallagher Center (973)
Lewiston, NY
January 28, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield L 65–76  6–13
(2–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,362)
Lawrenceville, NJ
January 30, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Canisius W 70–62  7–13
(3–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,312)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 4, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Siena W 74–60  8–13
(4–7)
MVP Arena (5,710)
Albany, NY
February 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Manhattan W 76–67  9–13
(5–7)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,289)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Saint Peter's W 58–49  10–13
(6–7)
Run Baby Run Arena (577)
Jersey City, NJ
February 13, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN3
Siena L 75–76 OT 10–14
(6–8)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth L 58–60  10–15
(6–9)
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,728)
West Long Branch, NJ
February 20, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Manhattan L 78–84 OT 10–16
(6–10)
Draddy Gymnasium (717)
Riverdale, NY
February 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara W 70–68  11–16
(7–10)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
February 27, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Iona L 61–67  11–17
(7–11)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
March 3, 2022
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Fairfield L 59–65  11–18
(7–12)
Webster Bank Arena (1,411)
Bridgeport, CT
March 5, 2022
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Monmouth W 74–65  12–18
(8–12)
Alumni Gymnasium (1,650)
Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Manhattan
First Round
W 79–67  13–18
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(9) vs. (1) Iona
Quarterfinals
W 71–70  14–18
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
March 11, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPNews & ESPN+
(9) vs. (4) Monmouth
Semifinals
L 68–72  14–19
Boardwalk Hall 
Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021–22 Rider Broncs Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 15, 2021.