# 2013–14 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by second year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–11 in MAAC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kahilil Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 204 | Freshman | Parkway, Florida |
| 2 | Zedric Sadler | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan |
| 3 | Jimmie Taylor | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Suwannee, Florida |
| 5 | Teddy Okereafor | Guard | 6–4 | 191 | Junior | London, England |
| 10 | Anthony Myles | Guard | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Dover, Delaware |
| 11 | Xavier Lundy | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Freshman | Paulsboro, New Jersey |
| 12 | Brandon Channer | Guard | 6–3 | 215 | Freshman | Manchester, Jamaica |
| 13 | Daniel Stewart | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Shawn Valentine | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Sicklerville, New Jersey |
| 15 | Khalil Alford | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 20 | Emerson Bursis | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Scotrun, Pennsylvania |
| 24 | Davis Graham | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Freshman | Cinnaminson, New Jersey |
| 25 | Junior Fortunat | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Junior | Montreal, Quebec |
| 32 | Tommy Pereira | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Nottingham, England |
| 33 | Skylar Scrivano | Center | 6–10 | 230 | Junior | Doylestown, Pennsylvania |
| 35 | Matt Lopez | Center | 7–0 | 245 | Junior | Erial, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2013* 4:00 pm | East Stroudsburg | W 79–76 | | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | at Lehigh | L 78–92 | 0–1 | Stabler Arena (1,042) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/17/2013* 7:00 pm, BTN | at Purdue | L 77–81 | 0–2 | Mackey Arena (12,086) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/23/2013* 8:00 pm | at Central Connecticut | W 89–73 | 1–2 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,615) New Britain, CT |
| 11/26/2013* 7:00 pm | Albany | L 59–70 | 1–3 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,030) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/29/2013* 9:00 pm | vs. Rice Cable Car Classic | W 97–93 $^{OT}$ | 2–3 | Leavey Center (850) Santa Clara, CA |
| 11/30/2013* 11:45 pm | vs. North Dakota State Cable Car Classic | W 87–70 | 2–4 | Leavey Center (1,024) Santa Clara, CA |
| 12/05/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | W 89–83 | 3–4 (1–0) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,705) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 12/08/2013 2:00 pm | Quinnipiac | W 90–78 | 4–4 (2–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,414) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/14/2013* 3:00 pm | Wagner | W 79–58 | 5–4 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,412) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/21/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1 | at No. 8 Villanova | L 67–88 | 5–5 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| 12/29/2013* 12:00 pm, CSN | Penn | W 89–88 | 6–5 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,629) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | Niagara | W 85–83 | 7–5 (3–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,002) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/04/2014 7:00 pm | at Siena | L 47–62 | 7–6 (3–1) | Times Union Center (6,180) Albany, NY |
| 01/10/2014 7:00 pm | at Canisius | L 91–94 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (3–2) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,226) Buffalo, NY |
| 01/12/2014 2:00 pm | at Niagara | W 90–78 | 8–7 (4–2) | Gallagher Center (1,207) Lewiston, NY |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | L 69–77 | 8–8 (4–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,416) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/18/2014 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 66–56 | 9–8 (5–3) | McCann Field House (1,492) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/24/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Manhattan | L 51–67 | 9–9 (5–4) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,632) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/26/2014 2:00 pm | Monmouth | W 77–71 $^{OT}$ | 10–9 (6–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,626) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/31/2014 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Peter's | W 71–53 | 11–9 (7–4) | Yanitelli Center (503) Jersey City, NJ |
| 02/03/2014 7:00 pm | Fairfield | W 73–65 | 12–9 (8–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,103) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/06/2014 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | L 61–68 | 12–10 (8–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,620) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm | at Quinnipiac | L 61–82 | 12–11 (8–6) | TD Bank Sports Center (2,868) Hamden, CT |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm | Manhattan | L 69–86 | 12–12 (8–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,213) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/15/2014 4:00 pm | at Fairfield | W 71–62 | 13–12 (9–7) | Webster Bank Arena (1,427) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/21/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Iona | L 77–80 | 13–13 (9–8) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,616) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/23/2014 2:00 pm | Siena | L 60–69 | 13–14 (9–9) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/28/2014 7:00 pm | Canisius | L 66–79 | 13–15 (9–10) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 03/02/2014 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 81–97 | 13–16 (9–11) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,611) New Rochelle, NY |
| 2014 MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/06/2014 5:00 pm | vs. Monmouth First round | W 71–60 | 14–16 | MassMutual Center (1,174) Springfield, MA |
| 03/08/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Iona Quarterfinals | L 71–94 | 14–17 | MassMutual Center (2,716) Springfield, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||