# 2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by tenth-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 2020–21 season 6–17 overall, 5–13 in MAAC play to finish in last place. They lost to Saint Peter's in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 6, 2021* 4:00 pm | | Kutztown | W 78–76 | – | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Duquesne | L 61–73 | 0–1 | UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,276) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Coppin State | W 81–69 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 14, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Delaware State | W 63–53 | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,504) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | L 74–81 | 2–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,176) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo Cancun Challenge | L 65–87 | 2–3 | Alumni Arena (2,338) Amherst, NY |
| November 23, 2021* 12:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Middle Tennessee Cancun Challenge | L 54–60 | 2–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (111) Riviera Maya, Mexico |
| November 24, 2021* 12:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Bucknell Cancun Challenge | W 85–79 | 3–4 | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera (103) Riviera Maya, Mexico |
| November 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, SECN+ | | at South Carolina | L 58–65 | 3–5 | Colonial Life Arena (8,027) Columbia, SC |
| November 30, 2021* 7:30 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 51–75 | 3–6 | SJB Pavilion (5,537) Oxford, MS |
| December 3, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | L 54–80 | 3–7 (0–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,257) New Rochelle, NY |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 67–79 | 3–8 (0–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (2,257) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 18, 2021 5:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ |
| December 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Gwynedd Mercy | W 82–57 | 4–8 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,023) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 9, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marist | W 79–75 | 5–8 (1–2) | McCann Arena (806) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 14, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | L 70–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–9 (1–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,428) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 16, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | L 51–58 | 5–10 (1–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,068) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 67–73 | 5–11 (1–5) | People's United Center (231) Hamden, CT |
| January 21, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | L 69–70 | 5–12 (1–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (969) Buffalo, NY |
| January 23, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | W 70–67 | 6–12 (2–6) | Gallagher Center (973) Lewiston, NY |
| January 28, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Fairfield | L 65–76 | 6–13 (2–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,362) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 30, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Canisius | W 70–62 | 7–13 (3–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,312) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | W 74–60 | 8–13 (4–7) | MVP Arena (5,710) Albany, NY |
| February 8, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 76–67 | 9–13 (5–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,289) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 11, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 58–49 | 10–13 (6–7) | Run Baby Run Arena (577) Jersey City, NJ |
| February 13, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | L 75–76 $^{OT}$ | 10–14 (6–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Monmouth | L 58–60 | 10–15 (6–9) | OceanFirst Bank Center (1,728) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 20, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | L 78–84 $^{OT}$ | 10–16 (6–10) | Draddy Gymnasium (717) Riverdale, NY |
| February 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 70–68 | 11–16 (7–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 27, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 61–67 | 11–17 (7–11) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 3, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 59–65 | 11–18 (7–12) | Webster Bank Arena (1,411) Bridgeport, CT |
| March 5, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 74–65 | 12–18 (8–12) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (8) Manhattan First Round | W 79–67 | 13–18 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 9, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (1) Iona Quarterfinals | W 71–70 | 14–18 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 11, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPNews & ESPN+ | (9) | vs. (4) Monmouth Semifinals | L 68–72 | 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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