# 2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by ninth-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. They finished the season 6–17, 5–13 in MAAC play to finish in last place. As the No. 11 seed in the MAAC tournament, they defeated No. 6 seed Canisius in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 3 seed Saint Peter's 60–75.

## Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2019–20 season 18–12 overall, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for third place. Before they could face #6 seeded Niagara in the MAAC tournament quarterfinals, all postseason tournaments were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| December 5, 2020* 7:00 pm, YES | | at Syracuse | L 52–87 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at St. John's | L 79–82 | 0–2 | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| December 11, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | W 82–64 | 1–2 (1–0) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 12, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Manhattan | L 77–87 | 1–3 (1–1) | Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY |
| December 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 56–70 | 1–4 (1–2) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 19, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Iona | L 64–72 | 1–5 (1–3) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 23, 2020* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | NJIT | L 66–81 | 1–6 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 29, 2020* 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Canceled due to COVID-19 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 1, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | W 70–62 | 2–6 (2–3) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Fairfield | L 56–72 | 2–7 (2–4) | Alumni Hall Fairfield, CT |
| January 8, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Niagara | W 76–70 | 3–7 (3–4) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| January 9, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Niagara | L 55–66 | 3–8 (3–5) | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY |
| January 15, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Siena | L 69–78 | 3–9 (3–6) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Siena | L 72–74 | 3–10 (3–7) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 22, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 76–64 | 4–10 (4–7) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| January 23, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marist | L 67–76 | 4–11 (4–8) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| February 20, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 64–80 | 4–12 (4–9) | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| February 21, 2021 4:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 68–93 | 4–13 (4–10) | People's United Center Hamden, CT |
| February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Peter's | L 52–66 | 4–14 (4–11) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| February 27, 2021 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Saint Peter's | W 78–65 | 5–14 (5–11) | John J. Moore Athletics Center Jersey City, NJ |
| March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Monmouth | L 74–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–15 (5–12) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| March 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPNU | | Monmouth | L 62–65 | 5–16 (5–13) | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (6) Canisius First round | W 78–76 | 6–16 | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ |
| March 11, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | (11) | vs. (3) Saint Peter's Quarterfinals | L 60–75 | 6–17 | 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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