GAME 1 - Friday, November 11, 2016
Rider Broncs (0-0, 0-0 MAAC) at Hampton Pirates (0-0, 0-0 MEAC)
Location: Hampton, VA – Hampton University Convocation Center
Tip: 7:00 p.m.
What You Need To Know
- Rider and Hampton have met just once in the two programs' histories. Current Broncs Athletic Director
Don Harnum coached Rider to a 75-64 victory on Dec. 30, 1998, in the consolation game of the Dr. Pepper Classic, hosted by Chattanooga.
- The Broncs are led by fifth-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett, whose teams have posted a 67-64 record and reached the MAAC Quarterfinals in each of his four seasons in Lawrenceville.
- Senior forward
Kahlil Thomas led the MAAC in field-goal percentage last season, both overall (.565) and in league play (.600). Senior forward
Xavier Lundy was also sixth in the league overall (.498) and 13th in league play (.484).
- Rider was second in the MAAC in both scoring defense (67.4 ppg.) and field-goal percentage defense (.412) last season, while limiting opponents' second-chance opportunities, allowing only 35.5 rebounds per game to the opposition.
- The Broncs will look to replace top scorer and distributor
Teddy Okereafor (12.1 ppg., 4.5 apg.). Okereafor also played a team-high 35.4 minutes per game in 2015-16.
- The Broncs were picked to finish seventh in the MAAC by the league's coaches.
Kahlil Thomas was selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Second Team.
