GAME 24 – Friday, February 3, 2017
Rider Broncs (13-10, 6-6 MAAC) vs. Iona Gaels (15-8, 8-4 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gymnasium
Tip: 7 p.m.
TV - ESPNU
What You Need To Know
- Rider and Iona are meeting for the 59th time, with IC owning a 34-24 lead in the all-time series. The Broncs' win on Jan. 17, 2016, in Lawrenceville snapped a seven-game Iona winning streak.
- Rider led at the half in four-straight games, Jan. 17-28, but posted just a 1-3 record in those games. The Broncs then trailed at Canisius, but pulled out a win.
- Five of the 10 different Broncs to suit up have posted a double-double this year.
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Kahlil Thomas has a MAAC-leading nine double-doubles on the year. He stands nine points shy of becoming Rider's 36th 1,000-point scorer and his 656 rebounds rank 14th all-time at Rider.
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Norville Carey has also posted five double-doubles, good for fourth in the MAAC. He's scored in double figures in each of the last five games.
- Thomas and Carey have combined for 14 double-doubles. No other MAAC tandem has more than 11 on the year.
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Stevie Jordan compiled his first-career double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds at Siena on Jan. 17.
- Jordan leads the MAAC at 5.3 dimes per game. His 12 assists against Kennesaw State tied for the most by a Bronc in at least 21 seasons.
- The Broncs are led by fifth-year Head Coach
Kevin Baggett, whose teams have posted an 80-74 record and reached the MAAC Quarterfinals in each of his first four seasons in Lawrenceville. Baggett was the 2015 MAAC Coach of the Year.
