# 2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 8th-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. They finished the season 18–12 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #6 seeded Niagara in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2018–19 season 16–15 overall, 11–7 in MAAC play to finish in a four-way tie for second place. As the 4th seed in the 2019 MAAC tournament, they were defeated by No. 5 seed Siena 81–87 in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* 4:00 pm | | Slippery Rock | W 90–59 | | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 91–84 | 1–0 | Physical Education Complex (815) Baltimore, MD |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Delaware State | W 81–54 | 2–0 | Memorial Hall (1,108) Dover, DE |
| November 17, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State Air Force Reserve Tip Off | L 55–92 | 2–1 | Desert Financial Arena (7,472) Tempe, AZ |
| November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, NESN | | at UMass Air Force Reserve Tip Off | L 72–82 | 2–2 | Mullins Center (2,378) Amherst, MA |
| November 23, 2019* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Columbia Air Force Reserve Tip Off Springfield bracket semifinal | W 87–63 | 3–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| November 24, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Vermont Air Force Reserve Tip Off Springfield bracket championship game | W 72–67 | 4–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bucknell | W 89–67 | 5–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,403) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | LIU | W 89–74 | 6–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,231) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 74–64 | 7–2 (1–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,207) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Temple | L 66–78 | 7–3 | Liacouras Center (5,131) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2019* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 35–67 | 7–4 | Kohl Center (16,016) Madison, WI |
| January 5, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | W 85–77 | 8–4 (2–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,541) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | L 61–80 | 8–5 (2–1) | People's United Center (557) Hamden, CT |
| January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Iona | L 66–69 | 8–6 (2–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,611) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 12, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 69–52 | 9–6 (3–2) | McCann Arena (1,175) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 17, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | L 68–70 | 9–7 (3–3) | Gallagher Center (980) Lewiston, NY |
| January 19, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Canisius | L 86–95 | 9–8 (3–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,254) Buffalo, NY |
| January 24, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Saint Peter's | W 70–66 | 10–8 (4–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,514) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 26, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 67–63 | 11–8 (5–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,248) Bronx, NY |
| January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | W 68–52 | 12–8 (6–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,612) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 2, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Monmouth | L 84–90 | 12–9 (6–5) | OceanFirst Bank Center (2,067) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 61–60 | 13–9 (7–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 73–58 | 14–9 (8–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,528) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Siena | L 64–73 | 14–10 (8–6) | Times Union Center (5,600) Albany, NY |
| February 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 79–63 | 15–10 (9–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,533) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 69–70 | 15–11 (9–7) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,734) New Rochelle, NY |
| February 23, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | L 54–73 | 15–12 (9–8) | Yanitelli Center (842) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Monmouth | W 79–67 | 16–12 (10–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 65–51 | 17–12 (11–8) | Alumni Hall (2,321) Fairfield, CT |
| March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 71–59 | 18–12 (12–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,611) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Niagara Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | 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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