# 2010–11 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by head coach Tommy Dempsey, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Broncs finished in a tie for 2nd in the MAAC during the regular season, earning the 3rd seed in the MAAC tournament. Rider advanced to the semifinals of the MAAC tournament, where they were eliminated by Iona.
Rider failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but were invited to the 2011 CIT. The Broncs were eliminated in the first round of the CIT, losing to Northern Iowa, 84–50.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2010* 4:00 pm | | TCNJ | W 80–42 | — | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:30 pm | | at UMass Hall of Fame Tip-Off | L 67–77 | 0–1 | Mullins Center (3,784) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 14, 2010* 4:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 80–73 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,614) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 17, 2010* 10:30 pm | | at USC Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 77–57 | 2–1 | Galen Center (3,187) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 20, 2010* 2:30 pm | | vs. TCU Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 76–61 | 3–1 | MassMutual Center (2,274) Springfield, MA |
| November 21, 2010* 12:00 pm | | vs. Loyola Marymount Hall of Fame Tip-Off | W 73–63 | 4–1 | MassMutual Center (1,066) Springfield, MA |
| November 26, 2010 7:00 pm | | Siena | L 60–73 | 4–2 (0–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 29, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Hofstra | L 48–58 | 4–3 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,575) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 2, 2010 7:00 pm | | at Manhattan | W 88–59 | 5–3 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium (832) Riverdale, NY |
| December 4, 2010* 2:00 pm | | at No. 3 Pittsburgh | L 68–87 | 5–4 | Petersen Events Center (8,719) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 8, 2010* 7:30 pm | | UMBC | W 81–39 | 6–4 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,608) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 11, 2010* 4:00 pm | | at Drexel | L 67–71 $^{OT}$ | 6–5 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,678) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 15, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | W 74–54 | 7–5 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,616) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 22, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at La Salle | W 77–68 | 8–5 | Tom Gola Arena (1,491) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Howard | W 78–64 | 9–5 | Burr Gymnasium (629) Washington, D.C. |
| January 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 88–78 | 10–5 (2–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,492) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 7, 2011 9:00 pm | | at Niagara | W 82–65 | 11–5 (3–1) | Gallagher Center (1,275) Lewiston, NY |
| January 9, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Canisius | W 77–76 | 12–5 (4–1) | Koessler Athletic Center (919) Buffalo, NY |
| January 14, 2011 7:00 pm | | Iona | L 96–100 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (4–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 17, 2011 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | L 57–65 | 12–7 (4–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 20, 2011 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 80–66 | 13–7 (5–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,420) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 24, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Siena | W 68–60 | 14–7 (6–3) | Times Union Center (7,095) Albany, NY |
| January 27, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Iona | W 61–59 | 15–7 (7–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,148) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 29, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 60–80 | 15–8 (7–4) | Yanitelli Center (947) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 4, 2011 7:00 pm | | Loyola (MD) | W 61–60 | 16–8 (8–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 6, 2011 3:30 pm | | at Fairfield | W 96–87 | 17–8 (9–4) | Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard (2,183) Bridgeport, CT |
| February 11, 2011 7:00 pm | | Canisius | L 65–67 | 17–9 (9–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 13, 2011 2:00 pm | | Niagara | W 61–50 | 18–9 (10–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,580) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Loyola (MD) | W 82–70 | 19–9 (11–5) | Reitz Arena (1,031) Baltimore, MD |
| February 19, 2011* 4:00 pm | | Delaware ESPN BracketBusters | W 95–86 | 20–9 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,616) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 25, 2011 7:30 pm | | at Marist | W 80–64 | 21–9 (12–5) | McCann Arena (1,639) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 27, 2011 1:35 pm | | Saint Peter's | W 75–72 | 22–9 (13–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2011 10:00 pm | (3) | vs. (6) Canisius MAAC Quarterfinals | W 79–64 | 23–9 | Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard (2,577) Bridgeport, CT |
| March 6, 2011 4:00 pm | (3) | vs. (2) Iona MAAC Semifinals | L 59–83 | 23–10 | Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard (3,956) Bridgeport, CT |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2011 8:00 pm | | at Northern Iowa CIT First Round | L 50–84 | 23–11 | McLeod Center (3,318) Cedar Rapids, IA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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