GAME 26 – Sunday, February 18, 2024
Rider Broncs (9-16, 6-8 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (5-18, 2-12 MAAC)
Location: Riverdale, NY – Draddy Gym
Tip: 2 p.m.
Live Video – ESPN+
Live Audio – 107.7 The Bronc Retro
Live Stats – GoJaspers.com
X (Formerly Twitter) – Twitter.com/RiderMBB

What You Need To Know
- Rider travels to Manhattan for a Sunday afternoon meeting. 
- The Broncs snapped a three-game losing streak Friday with a comeback from down 13 points in the second half to Mount St. Mary's. Mervin James scored a team-high 16 points and both Tariq Ingraham (12) and DJ Dudley (10) scored all of their points in the second half.
- Dudley erupted for a season-high 28 points off the bench on Feb. 4 at Iona, shooting 6-for-11 from the floor, including 3-for-6 from long range and 13-for-14 from the free-throw line.
- Rider earned road wins at Saint Peter's and Mount St. Mary's and a convincing home win over Siena in three-straight wins, Jan. 25-Feb. 2. All 13 Broncs to see the floor vs. Siena scored at least two points. 
- Mervin James averaged 23.0 points and 8.0 rebounds against the Mountaineers and Peacocks, including 16-for-16 shooting from the free-throw line and was named MAAC Player of the Week on Jan. 29.
- James leads the MAAC at 18.5 points per game. 
- James and Allen Powell each reached 1,000 points at Rider earlier this season, while T.J. Weeks Jr. also scored his 1,000th collegiate career, spanning four years at UMass and this season with the Broncs.  
- Manhattan is led by Shaquil Bender at 13.4 points per game. Seydou Traore has added 12.2 ppg. and a team-best 8.5 rpg. while blocking 1.3 shots per game. Daniel Rouzan has also averaged 12.2 ppg., while Jaden Winston has also chipped in with 8.7 ppg. and a team-leading 5.0 apg. 
- Rider leads the all-time series with Manhattan, 38-26. The Broncs have won the last four, including a 71-58 on Jan. 12 in Lawrenceville. Rider is 17-8 against Manhattan under Head Coach Kevin Baggett with a 6-6 mark at Draddy Gym. - 12th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 186-182 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.
- Listen to all Rider men's and women's home games this season, along with select road games, on 107.7 The Bronc Retro WRRC2. Tune in online at 1077TheBronc.com, or download our free Google Play, Apple, Alexa, Audacy and MyTuner apps and skills. Search and download: WRRC2.