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Men's Basketball Faces Wagner on the Road Saturday

Broncs have won seven of last eight vs. Wagner

GAME 3 - Saturday, November 24, 2018
Rider Broncs (1-1) vs. Wagner Seahawks (2-3)

Location: Staten Island, NY – Spiro Sports Center
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – NEC Front Row
Live Stats – WagnerAthletics.com
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider and Wagner are meeting for the 25th time, with the Broncs in control of the series, 19-5. The Broncs have won seven of the last eight against the Seahawks. Rider took a 90-84 win in overtime last Dec. 16. The lone Wagner win came in Dec. 2015 on a putback in the closing seconds.
- Rider evened its record at 1-1 with an 87-67 victory on Monday against Coppin State. Dimencio Vaughn had 19 points and Jordan Allen added 18.
- Wagner is 2-3 with one win against a Division I squad - a 79-73 win at Fairfield.The Seahawks also got a win over Division III Cortland.
- Rider was picked to win the MAAC after winning the 2017-18 MAAC Regular Season Championship.
- The Broncs returned all five starters, their top six scorers and 95 percent of their scoring from last year's team.
- 2017-18 All-MAAC selections Dimencio Vaughn, Stevie Jordan, Frederick Scott and Jordan Allen were all recognized on the Preseason All-MAAC Teams. Vaughn and Jordan were picked to the First Team, Scott to the Second and Allen to the Third. 
- Jordan ranks 10th in program history with 354 assists, more than halfway to Deon Hames' program record of 598.
- Scott earned 2018 MAAC 6th Player of the Year, while Head Coach Kevin Baggett earned MAAC Coach of the Year.
- A pair of Division I transfers - Ahmad Gilbert (Minnesota) and Kimar Williams (FIU) - as well as freshman Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson saw their first action in a Rider uniform on Nov. 6 at UCF, while walk-ons Noah Buono and Ryan O'Leary checked in for the first time on Nov. 19 against Coppin State.
- Rider won 20 games for just the 10th time in the 90-year history of the program last year. The team record is 23 wins (2007-08, 2010-11).
- Seventh-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 108-90 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jordan Allen

#2 Jordan Allen

G
6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
Noah Buono

#3 Noah Buono

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Ahmad Gilbert

#32 Ahmad Gilbert

G
6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

G
6' 0"
Junior
Ryan O

#24 Ryan O'Leary

G
6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
Frederick Scott

#13 Frederick Scott

F
6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
Dimencio Vaughn

#14 Dimencio Vaughn

G/F
6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
Kimar Williams

#22 Kimar Williams

G
6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson

#10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson

F
6' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jordan Allen

#2 Jordan Allen

6' 4"
Redshirt Sophomore
G
Noah Buono

#3 Noah Buono

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Ahmad Gilbert

#32 Ahmad Gilbert

6' 7"
Redshirt Junior
G
Stevie Jordan

#23 Stevie Jordan

6' 0"
Junior
G
Ryan O

#24 Ryan O'Leary

6' 5"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Frederick Scott

#13 Frederick Scott

6' 8"
Redshirt Sophomore
F
Dimencio Vaughn

#14 Dimencio Vaughn

6' 5"
Redshirt Sophomore
G/F
Kimar Williams

#22 Kimar Williams

6' 1"
Redshirt Junior
G
Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson

#10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson

6' 8"
Freshman
F