# 2023–24 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 12th-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 (MAAC).

## Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 13–7 in MAAC play, to finish in second place. As the #2 seed in the MAAC tournament, they were upset by #10 seed Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | Georgian Court | W 75–53 | – | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Immaculata | W 113–67 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,300) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 10, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 5 Marquette | L 65–95 | 1–1 | Fiserv Forum (14,201) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 13, 2023* 8:00 p.m., B1G | | at Nebraska Cornhusker Classic | L 50–64 | 1–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (13,478) Lincoln, NE |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Duquesne Cornhusker Classic | L 58–77 | 1–3 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,153) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 20, 2023* 6:31 p.m., FloHoops | | at Stony Brook Cornhusker Classic | L 48–55 | 1–4 | Island Federal Arena (1,689) Stony Brook, NY |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Maryland | L 76–103 | 1–5 | Xfinity Center (10,432) College Park, MD |
| December 1, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 65–67 | 1–6 (0–1) | MVP Arena (5,216) Albany, NY |
| December 3, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Fairfield | L 81–88 | 1–7 (0–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stonehill | W 73–56 | 2–7 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI/SNY/FloHoops | | at Monmouth | L 71–77 | 2–8 | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,776) West Long Branch, NJ |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Delaware | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (1,582) Newark, DE |
| December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Penn | L 73–77 $^{OT}$ | 3–9 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at Penn State | L 63–90 | 3–10 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,807) University Park, PA |
| January 5, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 84–88 | 3–11 (0–3) | M&T Bank Arena (887) Hamden, CT |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Canisius | W 79–76 $^{OT}$ | 4–11 (1–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,565) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 71–58 | 5–11 (2–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,115) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Marist | L 60–83 | 5–12 (2–4) | McCann Arena (1,012) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Niagara | L 74–78 | 5–13 (2–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,014) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 62–57 | 6–13 (3–5) | Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ |
| January 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 66–62 | 7–13 (4–5) | Knott Arena (2,965) Emmitsburg, MD |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Siena | W 91–50 | 8–13 (5–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iona | L 93–94 | 8–14 (5–6) | Hynes Athletics Center (1,669) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 67–84 | 8–15 (5–7) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,692) Fairfield, CT |
| February 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Marist | L 62–77 | 8–16 (5–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,578) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | W 61–57 | 9–16 (6–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,587) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 104–62 | 10–16 (7–8) | Draddy Gymnasium (627) Riverdale, NY |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Iona | W 78–75 | 11–16 (8–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | W 88–78 | 12–16 (9–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,614) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 71–61 | 13–16 (10–8) | Gallagher Center (1,353) Lewiston, NY |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Canisius | W 65–61 | 14–16 (11–8) | Koessler Athletic Center (788) Buffalo, NY |
| March 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 61–56 | 15–16 (12–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 14, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals | L 48–50 | 15–17 | Boardwalk Hall (1,544) Atlantic City, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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