# 2015–16 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by fourth year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the 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

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kahlil Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Parkway, Florida |
| 2 | Zedric Sadler | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 3 | Jimmie Taylor | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Junior | Branford, Florida |
| 5 | Teddy Okereafor | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | RS Senior | London, England |
| 10 | Kealen Ives | Guard | 5–9 | 165 | Freshman | Providence, Rhode Island |
| 11 | Xavier Lundy | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Paulsboro, New Jersey |
| 12 | Anthony Durham | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Shawn Valentine | Forward | 6–7 | 205 | Senior | Sicklerville, New Jersey |
| 15 | Khalil Alford | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 22 | Josh Williams | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Freshman | Trenton, New Jersey |
| 24 | Gemil Holbrook | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 25 | Lacey James | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Freshman | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| 32 | Kenny Grant | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Sophomore | East Orange, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* 4:00 pm | USciences | W 65–44 | | Alumni Gymnasium (1,607) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 7:00 pm | Princeton | L 56–64 | 0–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | at La Salle | L 60–73 | 0–2 | Tom Gola Arena (1,611) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 3 Maryland Cancún Challenge | L 58–65 | 0–3 | Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD |
| 11/24/2015* 12:30 pm | vs. Cleveland State Cancún Challenge | L 52–57 | 0–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, MX |
| 11/25/2015* 12:30 pm | vs. Houston Baptist Cancún Challenge | W 67–56 | 1–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (982) Cancún, MX |
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm | at Rhode Island Cancún Challenge | L 57–82 | 1–5 | Ryan Center (3,320) Kingston, RI |
| 12/02/2015 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | L 61–73 | 1–6 (0–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,502) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/04/2015 7:00 pm | at Fairfield | L 70–74 | 1–7 (0–2) | Webster Bank Arena Bridgeport, CT |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 64–65 | 1–8 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,508) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/12/2015* 5:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | W 82–72 | 2–8 | CSU Field House (512) North Charleston, SC |
| 12/19/2015* 8:00 pm, FSN | at No. 14 Providence | W 73–65 | 2–9 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (7,852) Providence, RI |
| 12/23/2015* 7:00 pm | at Morgan State | W 71–49 | 3–9 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (129) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Hartford | W 82–80 $^{2OT}$ | 4–9 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,520) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 60–64 | 4–10 (0–3) | TD Bank Sports Center (648) Hamden, CT |
| 01/07/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 58–67 | 4–11 (0–4) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,277) New Rochelle, NY |
| 01/09/2016 7:00 pm | Fairfield | L 64–69 | 4–12 (0–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,409) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/14/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 102–100 $^{2OT}$ | 5–12 (1–5) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/17/2016 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Iona | W 79–75 | 6–12 (2–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | at Siena | L 52–63 | 6–13 (2–6) | Times Union Center (5,449) Albany, NY |
| 01/24/2016 4:00 pm | Quinnipiac | W 75–52 | 7–13 (3–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,024) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/28/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Peter's | W 76–45 | 8–13 (4–6) | Yanitelli Center (568) Jersey City, NY |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm | Canisius | W 89–68 | 9–13 (5–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,631) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm | at Manhattan | L 57–65 | 9–14 (5–7) | Draddy Gymnasium (983) Riverdale, NY |
| 02/05/2016 7:00 pm | at Niagara | W 66–60 | 10–14 (6–7) | Gallagher Center (1,257) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/07/2016 3:00 pm | at Canisius | L 61–67 | 10–15 (6–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (792) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Monmouth | L 78–79 | 10–16 (6–9) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | Niagara | W 77–59 | 11–16 (7–9) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,414) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Siena | L 64–84 | 11–17 (7–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm | at Marist | L 58–71 | 11–18 (7–11) | McCann Field House (1,001) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Monmouth | L 58–79 | 11–19 (7–12) | Multipurpose Activity Center (4,194) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 02/28/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | Manhattan | W 60–57 | 12–19 (8–12) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,604) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/03/2016 5:00 pm | vs. Quinnipiac First round | W 60–57 | 13–19 | Times Union Center (2,628) Albany, NY |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Monmouth Quarterfinals | L 48–59 | 13–20 | Times Union Center (1,269) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||