EXHIBITION – Saturday, October 24, 2025
Rider Broncs (0-0) vs. Alvernia Golden Wolves (0-0)
Location: Lawrenceville, NJ – Canastra Hammer Arena
Tip: 4 p.m.
Tickets – GoBroncs.com
Live Video – None
Live Audio – None
Live Stats – GoBroncs.com
X Updates – Twitter.com/RiderMBB
 
What You Need To Know
- Rider plays host to Alvernia in an exhibition game Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.
- The game is being held in conjunction with Rider's Broncyard Bash: Alumni & Family Day festivities. 
- The Broncs have zero returning players from the 2025-26 team, one of just five teams in the country to have an entirely new roster for the 2026-27 year, joining Northern Illinois, Kansas City, Western Michigan, and Mississippi Valley State.
- Rider welcomes 14 newcomers to the squad. The class includes 10 transfer student-athletes, including seven with previous Division I experience and four freshmen. Ty Bevins joins the Broncs from George Washington, Mark Butler comes to Lawrenceville after three seasons at Lafayette, Rich Brisco brings experience at Akron, Kam Wylie is a transfer from Saint Francis, Khalil Farmer joins the team after stops at Hofstra and UMASS Lowell, Horace Simmons Jr. comes from Drexel, and Bryce Baker joins the Broncs after previous stops at Charleston, Winthrop, and Old Dominion. Segun Ezekiel Obe, Nasir Washington, and Stephen Avegah Semey all join the Broncs from the junior college ranks. Richie Rosa, Mikes Connelly, JJ Washington, and Bryce Presley round out the roster as the team's four freshmen.
- The Broncs were picked 13^th in the Metro Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
- 15th-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett's teams have posted a 210-227 record. Baggett won Conference Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018.
- Only John Carpenter (292) has more wins at Rider. Only John Dunne (268), Joe Mihalich (265), and Jimmy Patsos (222) have more wins coaching in the Metro Conference.
- A familiar face returns to the Rider bench this season – Rider Hall of Famer Ryan Thompson '10, who begins his first year as an assistant coach with the Broncs, following five seasons as an assistant at Rowan University. Thompson's name appears throughout the Broncs' record book, currently ranking among the Top 12 in scoring (1,897 – 4th), field goals made (627 – 8th), free throws made (477, 2nd), rebounds (734, 12th), assists (393, 8th), steals (188, T-2nd), games played (128, T-7th) and games started (120, 5th).  
- While Saturday's exhibition game will not be broadcast, all remaining Rider men's and women's home games this season, along with select road games, will be broadcast 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.