# 2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 11th-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 2021–22 season 14–19, 8–12 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Manhattan in the first round, upset top-seeded Iona in the quarterfinals, before falling to Monmouth in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2022* 3:00 pm | | Cabrini | W 111–79 | – | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2022* 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Providence | L 65–66 | 0–1 | Amica Mutual Pavilion (11,018) Providence, RI |
| November 12, 2022* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | TCNJ | W 87–50 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,525) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 18, 2022* 5:00 am, ESPN+ | | vs. Stetson MAAC/ASUN Dublin Challenge | L 68–78 | 1–2 | National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland |
| November 19, 2022* 6:00 am, ESPN+ | | vs. Central Arkansas MAAC/ASUN Dublin Challenge | L 85–90 | 1–3 | National Basketball Arena Dublin, Ireland |
| November 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at Rutgers | L 46–76 | 1–4 | Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ |
| November 30, 2022* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | W 88–62 | 2–4 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 3, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 68–65 | 3–4 (1–0) | Knott Arena (1,863) Emmitsburg, MD |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm | | at Stonehill | W 78–67 | 4–4 | Merkert Gymnasium (150) Easton, MA |
| December 19, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Delaware | L 59–60 | 4–5 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | W 77–71 | 5–5 (2–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,065) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 28, 2022* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Georgia | L 72–78 | 5–6 | Stegeman Coliseum (10,523) Athens, GA |
| December 30, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Canisius | W 66–64 | 6–6 (3–0) | Koessler Athletic Center (981) Buffalo, NY |
| January 2, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 59–61 | 6–7 (3–1) | Gallagher Center (945) Lewiston, NY |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Quinnipiac | L 63–72 | 6–8 (3–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,216) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Siena | L 63–68 | 6–9 (3–3) | MVP Arena (5,909) Albany, NY |
| January 15, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Iona | W 70–67 | 7–9 (4–3) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,828) New Rochelle, NY |
| January 20, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Niagara | W 65–62 | 8–9 (5–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,322) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 22, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Manhattan | W 67–65 | 9–9 (6–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,548) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 | | at Marist | W 68–52 | 10–9 (7–3) | McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 29, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Fairfield | W 78–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (8–3) | Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2,388) Fairfield, CT |
| February 3, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3 | | Saint Peter's | W 82–61 | 12–9 (9–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 5, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 67–56 | 13–9 (10–3) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,019) Riverdale, NY |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Fairfield | W 58–57 | 14–9 (11–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+ | | Canisius | L 78–81 | 14–10 (11–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Quinnipiac | L 88–90 $^{2OT}$ | 14–11 (11–5) | M&T Bank Arena (1,082) Hamden, CT |
| February 24, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Siena | W 69–66 | 15–11 (12–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 26, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mount St. Mary's | L 58–63 | 15–12 (12–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | W 73–60 | 16–12 (13–6) | Run Baby Run Arena (573) Jersey City, NJ |
| March 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 78–80 | 16–13 (13–7) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2023 9:30 pm, ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (10) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals | L 62–70 | 16–14 | Jim Whelan 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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