PRINCETON, NJ – The Rider University men's basketball team will take part in the Cornhusker Classic, a three-game round-robin tournament that will take place from November 13-22. The Broncs will travel to Nebraska on Nov. 13, Duquesne on Nov. 17 and Stony Brook on Nov. 20.
The Broncs finished the 2022-23 campaign with a 16-14 overall record and a 13-7 record in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Broncs return arguably the MAAC's strongest nucleus, including the lone returning 2023 All-MAAC selection in Second Teamer
Mervin James (St. Thomas, USVI/Pebblebrook [North Alabama])(12.9 ppg., 6.8 rpg.) to go along with fellow returning starters
Allen Powell (Philadelphia, PA/La Salle College HS)(10.4 ppg.) and
Tariq Ingraham (Philadelphia, PA/Bonner-Prendergast [Wake Forest])(6.4 ppg.). Rider has also brought in a talented recruiting class, headlined by UMass graduate transfer T.J. Weeks, Jr. (Warwick, RI/Bishop Hendricken [UMass]), who averaged 9.9 points per game over 85 games played in the last four years for the Minutemen.
Nebraska returns five of its top eight scorers from a team that went 16-16 and won six of its final eight Big Ten games in 2022-23. All-Big Ten performer Keisei Tominaga headlines NU's lineup which also features three other players who made at least 12 starts last season: Juwan Gary, C.J. Wilcher and Jamarques Lawrence. The Huskers welcome in a five-member class which features transfers Josiah Allick (New Mexico), Rienk Mast (Bradley), Ahron Ulis (Iowa) and Brice Williams (Charlotte).
Duquesne is building off a 20-13 season that culminated in a post season appearance in the CBI. Leading the Dukes on both ends of the floor, star guards Dae Dae Grant and Jimmy Clark III look to build on the success of last season.
Stony Brook adjusted to their new home in the Colonial Athletic Association and advanced to the second round of the conference tournament. With a strong recruiting class, headlined by Fairfield transfer Chris Maidoh and Long Island native Andre Snoddy, the Seawolves look poised to take another step forward this season.
Below is a full schedule for the event:
Monday, November 13
Nebraska vs. Rider
Duquesne vs. Sony Brook
Wednesday, November 15
Nebraska vs. Stony Brook
Friday, November 17
Duquesne vs. Rider
Monday, November 20
Stony Brook vs. Rider
Wednesday, November 22
Nebraska vs. Duquesne
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About the Northeast Conference
The Northeast Conference (NEC) is the sponsoring conference of the Cornhusker Classic. Entering its 42nd season, the NEC is a NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association consisting
of 10 institutions of higher learning located throughout seven states. For more information on the NEC, visit the official website at www.northeastconference.org or follow on Twitter @NECSports.
