# 1992–93 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by head coach Kevin Bannon, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 19–11, 14–4 in NEC play to finish atop the conference standings. In the NEC tournament, they defeated No. 9 seed Long Island, No. 5 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, and No. 2 seed Wagner to win the tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 16 seed in the Southeast region of the 1993 NCAA tournament, the Broncs were defeated by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Kentucky, 96–52, in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1992* | | at No. 7 Seton Hall | L 74–87 | 0–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena (3,200) East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Dec 8, 1992* | | at Lafayette | W 72–56 | 1–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,432) Easton, Massachusetts |
| Dec 21, 1992* | | at Army | L 64–69 | 1–2 | Christl Arena (940) West Point, New York |
| Dec 28, 1992* | | vs. Bowling Green Music City Invitational | L 62–68 | 1–3 | Memorial Gymnasium (5,838) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 29, 1992* | | vs. Air Force Music City Invitational | L 66–75 | 1–4 | Memorial Gymnasium (9,130) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 2, 1993* | | Niagara | L 82–94 | 1–5 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,625) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Jan 5, 1993 | | St. Francis (NY) | W 99–61 | 2–5 (1–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,271) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Jan 7, 1993 | | at Long Island | W 62–59 | 3–5 (2–0) | Schwartz Athletic Center (-) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 9, 1993 | | Marist | W 83–73 | 4–5 (3–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,583) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Jan 11, 1993 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 63–73 | 4–6 (3–1) | Rothman Center (1,011) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Jan 14, 1993 7:30 p.m. | | at Robert Morris | W 68–59 | 5–6 (4–1) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,008) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 16, 1993 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 73–68 | 6–6 (5–1) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (-) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 19, 1993* | | Brown | W 82–70 | 7–6 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,428) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Jan 23, 1993 | | at Mount St. Mary's | L 55–62 | 7–7 (5–2) | Knott Arena (3,260) Emmitsburg, Maryland |
| Jan 28, 1993 | | Monmouth | W 85–64 | 8–7 (6–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,268) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Jan 30, 1993 7:30 p.m. | | at Wagner | W 71–67 | 9–7 (7–2) | Sutter Gymnasium (1,090) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 1, 1993* | | at Bucknell | L 76–78 | 9–8 | Davis Gym (2,500) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 4, 1993 | | Long Island | W 84–76 | 10–8 (8–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (-) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 6, 1993 | | at St. Francis (NY) | L 78–102 | 10–9 (8–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (350) Brooklyn, New York |
| Feb 9, 1993 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 68–58 | 11–9 (9–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (-) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 11, 1993 | | at Marist | L 65–69 | 11–10 (9–4) | McCann Field House (2,062) Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Feb 13, 1993 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 67–63 | 12–10 (10–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,375) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 15, 1993 | | Robert Morris | W 76–65 | 13–10 (11–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,494) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 20, 1993 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 88–71 | 14–10 (12–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,800) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 25, 1993 | | Wagner | W 58–54 | 15–10 (13–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (2,000) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Feb 27, 1993 | | at Monmouth | W 79–73 | 16–10 (14–4) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (3,122) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| NEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1993 | (1) | (9) Long Island Quarterfinals | W 92–85 | 17–10 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,750) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Mar 6, 1993 | (1) | (5) Fairleigh Dickinson Semifinals | W 92–63 | 18–10 | Alumni Gymnasium (2,000) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| Mar 9, 1993 ESPN | (1) | (2) Wagner Championship Game | W 65–64 | 19–10 | Alumni Gymnasium (2,000) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 1993* | (16 SE) | vs. (1 SE) No. 2 Kentucky First Round | L 52–96 | 19–11 | Memorial Gymnasium (14,600) Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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