GAME 13 – Sunday, January 9, 2021
Rider Broncs (4-8, 0-2 MAAC) vs. Marist Red Foxes (7-6, 2-2 MAAC)
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY – McCann Arena
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN3
Live Stats – GoRedFoxes.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider returns to action following nearly three weeks off and more than a month between games against Division I opponents. The next DI opponent will be the same as the last as the Broncs travel to Marist, which defeated Rider on Dec. 5.
- The Broncs' last game came against Division III Gwynedd Mercy, following the cancellation of their scheduled Dec. 18 game at Rutgers. A Covid pause followed for Rider, knocking out Jan. 2 (at Quinnipiac) and Jan. 7 (Manhattan) contests.
- Rider defeated Gwynedd Mercy on Dec. 20. Allen Powell led the way with 22 points, including six three-point field goals.
- Prior to the Dec. 20 contest, Rider had played 11 games in 27 days across six states in two countries and two time zones to open the season, Nov. 9-Dec. 5. The stretch runs to 12 games in 30 days when including a Nov. 6 exhibition game.
- Dwight Murray, Jr. eclipsed 1,000 career points in the setback at Iona.
- Dimencio Vaughn produced his 10th career double-double with 28 points and 10 rebounds against Marist.
- The Broncs hold a 39-26 lead over Marist in the all-time series. However, after the Broncs extended to a nine-game winning streak last Jan. 22, the Red Foxes snapped the streak the next night and pushed it to two-straight with a Dec. 5 win in Lawrenceville. 10th-year Rider Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams are 15-4 against Marist in his tenure.
- Ricardo Wright paces the Red Foxes at 14.2 points per game, while Jao Ituka has added 13.1 points per game. Ituka, along with Raheim Sullivan (9.6 ppg.) and reserves Victor Enoh and Tyler Saint-Furcy missed Friday's game at Fairfield due to COVID-19 protocols. Their status for Sunday's game is unclear. Samkelo Cele (10.1 ppg.) also averages in double figures scoring, while Jordan Jones (6.5 ppg.) is the Red Foxes' next-highest-scoring player after Sullivan.
- Dwight Murray, Jr. and Dimencio Vaughn were named to the Preseason All-MAAC First and Second Teams, respectively.
- The Broncs were picked fifth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- 10th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 151-141 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.