# 2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Manhattan in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Iona.

## Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2015–16 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 4:00 pm | | Bloomsburg (PA) | W 83–68 | | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Hampton | W 67–56 | 1–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (2,152) Hampton, VA |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Hartford | W 84–68 | 2–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (866) Hartford, CT |
| 11/19/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | L 65–70 | 2–1 | USF Sun Dome (2,639) Tampa, FL |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Fordham | L 62–73 | 2–2 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,023) Bronx, NY |
| 11/26/2016* 4:00 pm | | at Wagner | W 70–67 | 3–2 | Spiro Sports Center (1,001) Staten Island, NY |
| 12/01/2016 7:00 pm | | Fairfield | L 67–76 | 3–3 (0–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,622) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/05/2016 7:00 pm | | Siena | W 71–69 | 4–3 (1–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,511) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/10/2016* 10:30 pm | | at Pacific Gotham Classic | W 73–66 | 5–3 | Stockton Arena (1,969) Stockton, CA |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Kennesaw State Gotham Classic | W 81–79 | 6–3 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,612) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Drexel | W 90–82 | 7–3 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,531) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T Gotham Classic | W 60–59 | 8–3 | Corbett Sports Center (342) Greensboro, NC |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Massachusetts Gotham Classic | L 67–78 | 8–4 | Mullins Center (2,547) Amherst, MA |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at NC State | L 71–99 | 8–5 | PNC Arena (16,111) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm | | at Monmouth | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 9–5 (2–1) | OceanFirst Bank Center (3,128) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 01/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 73–62 | 10–5 (3–1) | McCann Field House (1,001) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/08/2017 7:00 pm | | Niagara | W 89–78 | 11–5 (4–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,192) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/13/2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Manhattan | L 73–76 | 11–6 (4–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (675) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/15/2017 2:00 pm | | Saint Peter's | L 65–71 | 11–7 (4–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,265) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 68–78 | 11–8 (4–4) | Times Union Center (4,788) Albany, NY |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | Marist | W 84–66 | 12–8 (5–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | L 51–56 | 12–9 (5–5) | Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NJ |
| 01/28/2017 3:00 pm | | at Niagara | L 67–80 | 12–10 (5–6) | Gallagher Center (1,295) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/30/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 72–66 | 13–10 (6–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,137) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iona | L 76–95 | 13–11 (6–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm | | Monmouth | L 69–74 | 13–12 (6–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | W 112–107 | 14–12 (7–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,623) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | L 67–69 | 14–13 (7–9) | Alumni Hall (1,592) Fairfield, CT |
| 02/17/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | L 77–85 | 14–14 (7–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,632) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/19/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 103–85 | 15–14 (8–10) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,925) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm | | Manhattan | W 93–82 | 16–14 (9–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/26/2017 2:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | W 99–82 | 17–14 (10–10) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,124) Hamden, CT |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 9:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (11) Manhattan First Round | W 69–68 | 18–14 | Times Union Center (2,406) Albany, NY |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | vs. (3) Iona Quarterfinals | L 70–88 | 18–15 | Times Union Center (4,735) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||