# 2014–15 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by third year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The team's top performers were seniors Teddy Okereafor and Matt Lopez. Walk-on senior Emerson Bursis served as team captain. The Broncs finished the season 21–12, 15–5 in MAAC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament to Saint Peter's. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Loyola–Chicago.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kahilil Thomas | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Sophomore | Parkway, Florida |
| 2 | Zedric Sadler | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan |
| 3 | Jimmie Taylor | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Sophomore | Suwannee, Florida |
| 5 | Teddy Okereafor | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | RS Senior | London, England |
| 10 | Anthony D'Orazio | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | RS Senior | Camden, New Jersey |
| 11 | Xavier Lundy | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Sophomore | Paulsboro, New Jersey |
| 12 | Anthony Durham | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Shawn Valentine | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Junior | Sicklerville, New Jersey |
| 15 | Khalil Alford | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Junior | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 20 | Emerson Bursis | Forward | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Scotrun, Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Josh Williams | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Freshman | Trenton, New Jersey |
| 25 | Junior Fortunat | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Montreal, Quebec |
| 32 | Kenny Grant | Forward | 6–9 | 240 | Freshman | East Orange, New Jersey |
| 35 | Matt Lopez | Center | 7–0 | 245 | RS Senior | Erial, New Jersey |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2014* 4:00 pm | Kutztown | W 62–51 | | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Princeton | L 58–64 | 0–1 | Jadwin Gymnasium (1,939) Princeton, NJ |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Penn | W 73–57 | 1–1 | Palestra (1,066) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | Lehigh | W 78–74 | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 11/24/2014* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 11 Kansas Orlando Classic opening round | L 60–87 | 2–2 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| 11/27/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 20 Michigan State Orlando Classic quarterfinals | L 45–77 | 2–3 | HP Field House (3,216) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/28/2014* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Georgia Tech Orlando Classic consolation round | L 54–61 | 2–4 | HP Field House (3,449) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/30/2014* 10:30 am | vs. Santa Clara Orlando Classic 7th place game | L 60–68 | 2–5 | HP Field House (4,842) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Central Connecticut | W 69–56 | 3–5 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,515) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/07/2014 2:00 pm | Siena | W 80–68 | 4–5 (1–0) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,491) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/10/2014 7:00 pm | at Iona | L 64–77 | 4–6 (1–1) | Hynes Athletic Center (1,608) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/13/2014* 2:00 pm | at Hartford | W 63–61 | 5–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,444) Hartford, CT |
| 12/18/2014* 7:30 pm | Morgan State | W 62–48 | 6–6 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,018) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 12/29/2014* 7:00 pm | at Wagner | W 76–71 | 7–6 | Spiro Sports Center (1,323) Staten Island, NY |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm | at Marist | W 69–59 | 8–6 (2–1) | McCann Field House (1,172) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 01/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Fairfield | W 62–46 | 9–6 (3–1) | Webster Bank Arena (1,481) Fairfield, CT |
| 01/10/2015 2:00 pm | Saint Peter's | W 68–55 | 10–6 (4–1) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,010) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/12/2015 2:00 pm | Monmouth | L 54–55 | 10–7 (4–2) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,215) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/15/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Quinnipiac | W 56–53 | 11–7 (5–2) | TD Bank Sports Center (873) Hamden, CT |
| 01/18/2015 2:00 pm | at Manhattan | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 12–7 (6–2) | Draddy Gymnasium (1,112) Bronx, NY |
| 01/22/2015 7:00 pm | Iona | L 68–78 | 12–8 (6–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,422) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/24/2015 7:00 pm | Canisius | W 59–46 | 13–8 (7–3) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/29/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Saint Peter's | W 58–49 | 14–8 (8–3) | Yanitelli Center (856) Jersey City, NY |
| 02/02/2015 7:00 pm | at Siena | L 72–79 | 14–9 (8–4) | Times Union Center (5,472) Albany, NY |
| 02/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | Fairfield | W 54–52 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (9–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,616) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/08/2015 2:00 pm | Manhattan | W 85–77 | 16–9 (10–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/13/2015 7:00 pm | at Canisius | W 60–59 | 17–9 (11–4) | Koessler Athletic Center (983) Buffalo, NY |
| 02/15/2015 2:00 pm | at Niagara | W 69–60 | 18–9 (12–4) | Gallagher Center (1,179) Lewiston, NY |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac | W 94–83 | 19–9 (13–4) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/21/2015 2:00 pm | Niagara | L 61–65 | 19–10 (13–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,521) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 02/26/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Monmouth | W 63–60 | 20–10 (14–5) | Multipurpose Activity Center (2,864) West Long Branch, NJ |
| 03/01/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Marist | W 59–49 | 21–10 (15–5) | Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| MAAC tournament |||||
| 03/07/2015 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Saint Peter's Quarterfinals | L 59–68 | 21–11 | Times Union Center (3,120) Albany, NY |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/17/2015* 8:80 pm | at Loyola–Chicago First round | L 59–62 | 21–12 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,105) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||