# 2012–13 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by first 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 19–15, 12–6 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Fairfield. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Hartford in the first round before losing in the second round to East Carolina.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Zedric Sadler | Guard | 6–2 | 195 | Freshman | Detroit, Michigan |
| 3 | Jamal Nwaniemeka | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 5 | Jonathon Thompson | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Orlando, Florida |
| 10 | Anthony Myles | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Dover, Delaware |
| 11 | Nurideen Lidsey | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 12 | Myles Melville | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Plano, Texas |
| 13 | Daniel Stewart | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Shawn Valentine | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Freshman | Sicklerville, New Jersey |
| 15 | Khalil Alford | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 20 | Emerson Bursis | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Sophomore | Scotrun, Pennsylvania |
| 21 | Dera Nd-Ezuma | Center | 6–10 | 215 | Senior | Nigeria |
| 24 | Derrick Stewart | Forward | 6–6 | 205 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 25 | Junior Fortunat | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Sophomore | Montreal, Quebec |
| 33 | Tommy Pereira | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Nottingham, England |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/03/2012* 4:00 pm | Scranton | W 76–49 | | Alumni Gymnasium (1,231) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | Robert Morris | W 79–54 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/13/2012* 6:00 am, ESPN | Stony Brook ESPN Tip-Off Marathon | L 46–54 | 1–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/17/2012* 3:00 pm | Monmouth | W 65–62 | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,517) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/19/2012* 7:00 pm | at South Carolina Hoops For Hope Classic | L 76–88 | 2–2 | Colonial Life Arena (7,157) Columbia, SC |
| 11/21/2012* 8:30 pm | at SMU Hoops For Hope Classic | L 70–83 | 2–3 | Moody Coliseum (2,901) University Park, TX |
| 11/23/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. Jacksonville Hoops for Hope Challenge | W 86–71 | 3–3 | (112) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/25/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. Milwaukee Hoops for Hope Challenge | W 74–60 | 4–3 | (126) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm | La Salle | L 52–63 | 4–4 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,529) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/01/2012* 12:00 pm | at Drexel | W 75–66 | 5–4 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,871) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/07/2012 7:00 pm | at Siena | W 62–56 | 6–4 (1–0) | Times Union Center (5,530) Albany, NY |
| 12/09/2012 2:00 pm | Fairfield | L 52–65 | 6–5 (1–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,559) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 45–62 | 6–6 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,570) Princeton, NJ |
| 12/28/2012* 3:00 pm | at Rutgers | L 56–68 | 6–7 | The RAC (4,568) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/31/2012* 2:00 pm | at Delaware | L 66–73 | 6–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,209) Newark, DE |
| 01/04/2013 7:30 pm | at Loyola (MD) | L 65–71 | 6–9 (1–2) | Reitz Arena (702) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/06/2013 2:00 pm | Siena | W 72–53 | 7–9 (2–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,106) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Manhattan | W 69–60 | 8–9 (3–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,387) Riverdale, NY |
| 01/13/2013 2:00 pm | Loyola (MD) | W 64–57 | 9–9 (4–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,513) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/17/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Peter's | W 66–54 | 10–9 (5–2) | Yanitelli Center (2,091) Jersey City, NJ |
| 01/20/2013 2:00 pm | Iona | W 67–62 | 11–9 (6–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,420) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/25/2013 7:00 pm | Canisius | L 50–67 | 11–10 (6–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,025) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/27/2013 4:00 pm | Manhattan | L 51–62 | 11–11 (6–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,590) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/01/2013 7:00 pm | at Fairfield | L 59–69 | 11–12 (6–5) | Webster Bank Arena (2,820) Bridgeport, CT |
| 02/03/2013 2:00 pm | at Marist | W 64–58 | 12–12 (7–5) | McCann Field House (1,133) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 02/07/2013 7:30 pm | Niagara | W 72–69 | 13–12 (8–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,603) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Iona | L 71–78 | 13–13 (8–6) | Hynes Athletic Center (2,161) New Rochelle, NY |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 72–57 | 14–13 (9–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,545) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/17/2013 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 67–63 | 15–13 (10–6) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,617) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/23/2013* 5:00 pm | Charleston Southern BracketBusters | W 61–54 | 16–13 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,523) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | at Niagara | W 68–59 | 17–13 (11–6) | Gallagher Center (1,948) Lewiston, NY |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | at Canisius | W 65–61 | 18–13 (12–6) | Koessler Athletic Center (1,561) Buffalo, NY |
| 2013 MAAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Fairfield Quarterfinals | L 42–43 | 18–14 | MassMutual Center (N/A) Springfield, MA |
| 2013 CIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | at Hartford First Round | W 63–54 | 19–14 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (871) West Hartford, CT |
| 03/23/2013* 5:00 pm | at East Carolina Second Round | L 54–75 | 19–15 | Williams Arena (3,886) Greenville, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||