2014–15 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Rider Broncs Rider Broncs wordmark.png 200 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference MAAC 21–12 15–5 Kevin Baggett 3rd Mike Witcoskie John Griffin Donyell Marshall Alumni Gymnasium CBI First round 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 NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 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 http://www.gobroncs.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=20200&SPID=11878&SPSID=96739 Men's Basketball no 2014-15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#900B36; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition 11/02/2014 4:00 pm yes no Kutztown Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,650 62–51 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#900B36; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ 1,939 58–64 0–1 11/18/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Penn Palestra Philadelphia, PA 1,066 73–57 1–1 11/21/2014 7:00 pm yes no Lehigh Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,650 78–74 2–1 11/24/2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Kansas 11 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Orlando Classic opening round 16,300 ESPN3 60–87 2–2 11/27/2014 6:30 pm yes yes no Michigan State 20 HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Orlando Classic quarterfinals 3,216 ESPN2 45–77 2–3 11/28/2014 6:30 pm yes yes no Georgia Tech HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Orlando Classic consolation round 3,449 ESPNU 54–61 2–4 11/30/2014 10:30 am yes yes no Santa Clara HP Field House Lake Buena Vista, FL Orlando Classic 7th place game 4,842 60–68 2–5 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes no Central Connecticut Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,515 69–56 3–5 12/07/2014 2:00 pm no Siena Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,491 80–68 4–5 (1–0) 12/10/2014 7:00 pm yes no Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 1,608 64–77 4–6 (1–1) 12/13/2014 2:00 pm yes yes no Hartford Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion Hartford, CT 1,444 63–61 5–6 12/18/2014 7:30 pm yes no Morgan State Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,018 62–48 6–6 12/29/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Wagner Spiro Sports Center Staten Island, NY 1,323 76–71 7–6 01/02/2015 7:00 pm yes no Marist McCann Field House Poughkeepsie, NY 1,172 69–59 8–6 (2–1) 01/05/2015 7:00 pm yes no Fairfield Webster Bank Arena Fairfield, CT 1,481 ESPN3 62–46 9–6 (3–1) 01/10/2015 2:00 pm no Saint Peter's Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,010 68–55 10–6 (4–1) 01/12/2015 2:00 pm no Monmouth Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,215 54–55 10–7 (4–2) 01/15/2015 8:00 pm yes no Quinnipiac TD Bank Sports Center Hamden, CT 873 ESPN3 56–53 11–7 (5–2) 01/18/2015 2:00 pm yes no Manhattan Draddy Gymnasium Bronx, NY 1,112 82–79 OT 12–7 (6–2) 01/22/2015 7:00 pm no Iona Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,422 68–78 12–8 (6–3) 01/24/2015 7:00 pm no Canisius Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,650 59–46 13–8 (7–3) 01/29/2015 8:00 pm yes no Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, NY 856 ESPN3 58–49 14–8 (8–3) 02/02/2015 7:00 pm yes no Siena Times Union Center Albany, NY 5,472 72–79 14–9 (8–4) 02/05/2015 8:00 pm no Fairfield Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,616 ESPN3 54–52 OT 15–9 (9–4) 02/08/2015 2:00 pm no Manhattan Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,650 85–77 16–9 (10–4) 02/13/2015 7:00 pm yes no Canisius Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, NY 983 60–59 17–9 (11–4) 02/15/2015 2:00 pm yes no Niagara Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY 1,179 69–60 18–9 (12–4) 02/19/2015 7:00 pm no Quinnipiac Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,650 94–83 19–9 (13–4) 02/21/2015 2:00 pm no Niagara Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,521 61–65 19–10 (13–5) 02/26/2015 8:00 pm yes no Monmouth Multipurpose Activity Center West Long Branch, NJ 2,864 ESPN3 63–60 20–10 (14–5) 03/01/2015 2:00 pm no Marist Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ 1,650 ESPN3 59–49 21–10 (15–5) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#900B36; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAAC tournament 03/07/2015 5:30 pm yes no Saint Peter's Times Union Center Albany, NY Quarterfinals 3,120 ESPN3 59–68 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#900B36; color:#FFFFFF;"| College Basketball Invitational 03/17/2015 8:80 pm yes yes no Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL First round 1,105 59–62 21–12 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Rider Broncs men's basketball seasons Rider Rider Rider Broncs Rider Broncs