2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball
2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	14–19 (9–11 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (13th season);
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Geoff Arnold; Kim Waiters;
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Quinnipiac	15	–	5	.750	20	–	13	.606
Merrimack	14	–	6	.700	18	–	15	.545
Marist	13	–	7	.650	20	–	10	.667
Iona	12	–	8	.600	17	–	17	.500
Manhattan	12	–	8	.600	17	–	14	.548
Mount St. Mary's †	12	–	8	.600	23	–	13	.639
Sacred Heart	10	–	10	.500	15	–	18	.455
	9	–	11	.450	14	–	19	.424
Siena	9	–	11	.450	14	–	18	.438
Fairfield	8	–	12	.400	12	–	20	.375
Saint Peter's	7	–	13	.350	12	–	16	.429
Niagara	6	–	14	.300	11	–	20	.355
Canisius	3	–	17	.150	3	–	28	.097

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 13th-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.

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Zion Cruz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	DePaul	Trenton, New Jersey
G	2	Ruben Rodriguez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Reading High School	Reading, Pennsylvania
F	5	Jay Alvarez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Houston Christian	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
F	7	Ife West-Ingram	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Abington Friends School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	8	Tank Byard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Alcorn State	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	11	Flash Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	12	Andre Young	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Gulf Coast State College	Mableton, Georgia
G	13	Zocko Littleton Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chipola College	Albany, Georgia
C	14	Alaaeddine Boutayeb	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Miami Dade College	Casablanca, Morocco
G	20	Maurizio D'Alessandro	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Fork Union Military Academy	Charlottesville, Virginia
F	21	Cole McCabe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Miami Beach, Florida
G	22	Jack McFadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Maine-Endwell High School	Endwell, New York
F	31	Tyriek Weeks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Miami Dade College	Warwick, Rhode Island
F	33	Tariq Ingraham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Wake Forest	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	35	T.J. Weeks Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	UMass	Warwick, Rhode Island

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Dino Presley (Kutztown)
Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 4:00 pm		Holy Family	W 84–79	–	Alumni Gymnasium (1,560) Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 10:30 pm, FS1		at UCLA	L 50–85	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (4,489) Los Angeles, CA
November 6, 2024* 11:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Diego	W 68–67	1–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 64–53	2–1	Physical Education Complex (492) Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Navy	W 90–79	3–1	Alumni Hall (475) Annapolis, MD
November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, B1G+		at Iowa	L 58–83	3–2	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (7,851) Iowa City, IA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bucknell	W 57–53	4–2	Sojka Pavilion (1,123) Lewisburg, PA
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS2		at Villanova	L 48–72	4–3	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware	L 66–72	4–4	Alumni Gymnasium (1,328) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fairfield	L 75–78	4–5 (0–1)	Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,578) Fairfield, CT
December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Quinnipiac	L 67–72	4–6 (0–2)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,615) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Stony Brook	L 55–72	4–7	Alumni Gymnasium (1,009) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	L 66–79	4–8	The Palestra (699) Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		at NC State	L 63–89	4–9	Lenovo Center (14,289) Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Manhattan	L 79–80	4–10 (0–3)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,604) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Canisius	L 67–85	4–11 (0–4)	Koessler Athletic Center (711) Buffalo, NY
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Niagara	W 68–65	5–11 (1–4)	Gallagher Center (509) Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's	W 66–60	6–11 (2–4)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,624) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist	W 64–57	7–11 (3–4)	McCann Arena (1,747) Poughkeepsie, NY
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona	L 67–73	7–12 (3–5)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,118) Lawrenceville, NJ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac	L 64–75	7–13 (3–6)	M&T Bank Arena (1,855) Hamden, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's	W 67–64	8–13 (4–6)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack	L 64–66	8–14 (4–7)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart	L 77–89	8–15 (4–8)	William H. Pitt Center (723) Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena	W 61–59	9–15 (5–8)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,068) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona	W 74–71	10–15 (6–8)	Hynes Athletics Center (1,468) New Rochelle, NY
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's	L 65–66	10–16 (6–9)	Run Baby Run Arena (400) Jersey City, NJ
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield	L 49–69	10–17 (6–10)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	L 72–79	10–18 (6–11)	Knott Arena (1,830) Emmitsburg, MD
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack	W 83–78	11–18 (7–11)	Hammel Court (1,372) North Andover, MA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius	W 78–50	12–18 (8–11)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,514) Lawrenceville, NJ
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara	W 77–76	13–18 (9–11)	Alumni Gymnasium (1,568) Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (9) Siena First round	W 78–76	14–18	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
March 12, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	(8)	vs. (1) Quinnipiac Quarterfinals	L 64–78	14–19	Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Rider men's basketball gets blocked by Saint Peter's in MAAC Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Rider Broncs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[2] "Rider men's basketball gets blocked by Saint Peter's in MAAC Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[4] "Rider Broncs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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