GAMES 14/15 – Friday/Saturday, January 22/23, 2021
Rider Broncs (3-10, 3-7 MAAC) vs. Marist Red Foxes (7-5, 5-5 MAAC)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Alumni Gym
Tip: 7 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN3 (Friday) | ESPN+ (Saturday)
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider continues league play this weekend, when it plays host to Marist.
- The Broncs are in search of their first home win of the season.
- Dwight Murray, Jr. has been an all-around bright spot so far this season, averaging 14.8 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 0.9 steals per game, including a near triple-double of 20 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and seven assists in a win at Manhattan on Dec. 11.
- Rider gave defending MAAC Champion Siena all it could handle in a pair of losses Jan. 15-16. The Broncs had the game tied late on Jan. 15 before the Saints went on a decisive 11-0 run. On Jan. 16, the Broncs had a look to tie or take the lead at the buzzer, but Murray's shot would not fall.
- Dontrell McQuarter compiled his first double-double as a Bronc with 17 points and 12 rebounds on Jan. 15 against Siena.
- Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson posted his first-career double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds on Jan. 9 at Niagara, a day after going for a career-high 19 points against the Purple Eagles.
- Rider leads the all-time series with Marist, 38-24, including eight-straight wins over the Red Foxes. The Broncs are 14-2 against Marist under Kevin Baggett.
- Ricardo Wright and Michael Cubbage lead the Red Foxes at 11.0 points per game, with Cubbage also grabbing 5.3 rebounds per game. Jordan Jones has added 9.9 points and a team-leading 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, while Raheim Sullivan is right behind him in the scoring column (9.8 ppg.) and has dished out a team-best 3.4 assists per game.
- Ninth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 144-126 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) and Thomas Leyden (187) have more wins at Rider than Baggett.
- 107.7 The Bronc will broadcast the games live, with Tom Trimarco and Demara Barnes on the call. Fans can listen online at www.1077TheBronc.com on WRRC1, and on your mobile device, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Download our free WRRC1 app in the Google Play and Apple App stores. You can also ask Alexa to "Play 1077 The Bronc Retro" when you download the WRRC1 Alexa skill.