2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	4–11 (0–4 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

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marist	4	–	0		1.000			11	–	2		.846
Merrimack	4	–	0		1.000			7	–	8		.467
Quinnipiac	4	–	1		.800			8	–	8		.500
Mount St. Mary's	3	–	1		.750			10	–	5		.667
Niagara	2	–	2		.500			7	–	8		.467
Fairfield	2	–	2		.500			6	–	9		.400
Sacred Heart	2	–	2		.500			6	–	9		.400
Manhattan	2	–	3		.400			7	–	7		.500
Siena	2	–	3		.400			7	–	9		.438
Iona	2	–	3		.400			5	–	11		.313
Canisius	1	–	3		.250			1	–	14		.067
Saint Peter's	0	–	4		.000			5	–	7		.417
Rider	0	–	4		.000			4	–	11		.267
† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of January 10, 2025

The 2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represents Rider University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 13th-year head coach Kevin Baggett, play 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 Pratt Community College 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			Gallagher Center  Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount St. Mary's			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Marist			McCann Arena  Poughkeepsie, NY
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Iona			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena  Hamden, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Peter's			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Merrimack			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center  Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center  New Rochelle, NY
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena  Jersey City, NJ
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Fairfield			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena  Emmitsburg, MD
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Merrimack			Hammel Court  North Andover, MA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Canisius			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Niagara			Alumni Gymnasium  Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025  ESPN+		vs.			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

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.