# 2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

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. They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.

## 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. ||||||
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