2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball
2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	2–1 (0–0 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (13th season);
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Geoff Arnold; Kim Waiters;
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represent Rider University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 13th-year head coach Kevin Baggett, will play their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

2024–25 MAAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Siena	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Merrimack	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Rider	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Manhattan	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Marist	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500
Fairfield	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Niagara	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Quinnipiac	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333
Canisius	0	–	0	–	0	–	2	.000
Iona	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	.000
Sacred Heart	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	.000
Saint Peter's	0	–	0	–	0	–	3	.000

† 2025 MAAC tournament winner As of November 12, 2024

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2023–24 season 15–17, 12–8 in MAAC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Saint Peter's in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2024–25 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Zion Cruz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Pratt Community College	Trenton, New Jersey
G	2	Ruben Rodriguez	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Reading High School	Reading, Pennsylvania
F	5	Jay Alvarez	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Houston Christian	Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
F	7	Ife West-Ingram	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Abington Friends School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	8	Tank Byard	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Alcorn State	Atlantic City, New Jersey
G	11	Flash Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	12	Andre Young	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Gulf Coast State College	Mableton, Georgia
G	13	Zocko Littleton Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Chipola College	Albany, Georgia
C	14	Alaaeddine Boutayeb	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Miami Dade College	Casablanca, Morocco
G	20	Maurizio D'Alessandro	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Fork Union Military Academy	Charlottesville, Virginia
F	21	Cole McCabe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Miami Beach, Florida
G	22	Jack McFadden	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Maine-Endwell High School	Endwell, New York
F	31	Tyriek Weeks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Miami Dade College	Warwick, Rhode Island
F	33	Tariq Ingraham	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Wake Forest	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	35	T.J. Weeks Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	UMass	Warwick, Rhode Island

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Dino Presley (Kutztown)
Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 26, 2024* 4:00 pm	Holy Family	W 84–79	–	Alumni Gymnasium (1,560) Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 10:30 pm, FS1	at UCLA	L 50–85	0–1	Pauley Pavilion (4,489) Los Angeles, CA
November 6, 2024* 11:00 pm, ESPN+	at San Diego	W 68–67	1–1	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA
November 9, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coppin State	W 64–53	2–1	Physical Education Complex (492) Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Navy			Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD
November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, B1G+	at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
November 23, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bucknell			Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, FS2	at Villanova			Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Delaware			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
December 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Quinnipiac			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 14, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Stony Brook			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
December 20, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Penn			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2024* 4:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	at NC State			Lenovo Center Raleigh, NC
January 5, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 10, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Canisius			Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY
January 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Niagara			Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Iona			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac			M&T Bank Arena Hamden, CT
January 31, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 2, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	Merrimack			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 14, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
February 16, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
February 21, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Fairfield			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 23, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
February 28, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Merrimack			Hammel Court North Andover, MA
March 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Canisius			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
March 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Niagara			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
MAAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025 ESPN+	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Rider men's basketball gets blocked by Saint Peter's in MAAC Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
^ "Rider Broncs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[2] "Rider men's basketball gets blocked by Saint Peter's in MAAC Tournament". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

[4] "Rider Broncs 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2024.

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