Rider Broncs (12-9, 6-5 MAAC) Vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (9-13, 4-7 MAAC) Friday, February 7, 2020 * 7 P.M
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Rider Broncs (12-9, 6-5 MAAC) vs. Canisius Golden Griffins (9-13, 4-7 MAAC) Friday, February 7, 2020 * 7 p.m. Alumni Gym (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ Assistant A.D./Sports Communication: Greg Ott 908-783-5258 * [email protected] How To Follow 2019-20 Schedule Live Video: ESPN3 Date Opponent Time/Result Live Audio: None Nov. Live Stats: GoBroncs.com Tue., 5 at Coppin State W, 91-84 Twitter: @RiderMBB Fri., 8 at Delaware State W, 81-54 Sun., 17 at Arizona State# L, 92-55 About the Series Wed., 20 at Massachusetts# L, 82-72 All-Time Record: Rider leads, 36-15 Sat., 23 vs. Columbia% W, 87-63 Last Meeting: Canisius, 95-86 (Jan. 19, 2020; Buffalo, NY) Sun., 24 vs. Vermont% W, 72-67 Streak: Canisius, 2 Dec. Tue., 3 BUCKNELL W, 89-69 Broncs Probable Starting Five Sat., 14 LIU W, 89-74 # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note 0 Christian Ings Fr. G 6-2 5.9 2.1 Season-high 15 points at Canisius Mon., 16 MARIST* W, 74-64 13 Frederick Scott R-Jr. F 6-8 12.8 6.0 Scored 1,000th point vs. Saint Peter’s Sat., 21 at Temple L, 78-66 14 Dimencio Vaughn R-Jr. G/F 6-5 14.3 6.5 Season-high 28 points at Monmouth Tue., 31 at Wisconsin L, 65-37 22 Kimar Williams R-Sr. G 6-1 3.3 1.4 Season-high 12 points at Canisius Jan. 23 Stevie Jordan Sr. G 6-0 11.7 3.5 564 career assists (3rd-most at Rider) Sun., 5 SIENA* W, 85-77 Key Reserves 2 Allen Powell Fr. G 6-2 1.1 0.8 9 points (3-6 3ptFG) at UMass Tue., 7 at Quinnipiac* L, 80-61 3 Khalil Turner Fr. G 6-7 0.5 0.4 5 points, 2 rebounds at Delaware State Fri., 10 IONA* (ESPNU) L, 69-66 5 Tyrei Randall R-So. G 6-6 3.8 1.5 Career-high 16 points at Manhattan Sun., 12 at Marist* W, 69-52 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson So. F 6-8 2.9 2.7 7 points, 5 rebounds at Manhattan Fri., 17 at Niagara* L, 70-68 11 Willy Nuñez, Jr. Gr. G 6-6 7.2 3.0 10 points vs. Fairfield 20 Tyere Marshall Sr. C 6-9 12.8 7.8 Career-high 31 points, 1000th at Canisius Sun., 19 at Canisius* L, 95-86 21 Tyrel Bladen R-Fr. F 6-10 1.0 1.1 5 rebounds at Arizona State Fri., 24 SAINT PETER’S* W, 70-66 Sun., 26 at Manhattan* W, 67-63 What You Need To Know Fri., 31 FAIRFIELD* W, 68-52 - Rider had a three-game winning streak snapped Sunday at Monmouth. Feb. - Rider leads the all-time series with Canisius, 36-15. The Golden Griffins have Sun., 2 at Monmouth* L, 90-84 won the last two meetings - 81-80, on a banked three-pointer with 7.9 seconds Fri., 7 CANISIUS* 7 p.m. left by Jonathan Sanks to snap Rider’s program-record-tying 17-game home Sun., 9 NIAGARA* 2 p.m. winning streak on Feb. 8, 2019, and a 95-86 win this past Jan. 19 in Buffalo. Fri., 14 at Siena* 7 p.m. - Canisius is led by Malik Johnson at 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists and Sun., 16 QUINNIPIAC* 4 p.m. 2.2 steals per game. Majesty Brandon (13.0 ppg.) is close behind, while Scott Fri., 21 at Iona* 7 p.m. Hitchon (9.8 ppg.) just misses double figures. Four others average between 7.0 Sun., 23 at Saint Peter’s* 2 p.m. and 9.2 ppg. Fri., 28 MONMOUTH* 7 p.m. - Dimencio Vaughn scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting Feb. 2 at Mar. Monmouth, leading to MAAC Player of the Week honors. Sun., 1 at Fairfield* 2 p.m. - 1.5 games currently separate 1st from 8th place in the MAAC Standings. Wed., 4 MANHATTAN* 7 p.m. - Defending home court has been the norm in league play this season, as 10 of 11 Tue., 10 MAAC First Round^ TBD teams have a .500 or better winning percentage at home in league play, includ- Wed., 11 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBD ing a 34-7 mark by the top eight teams in the standings. Thu., 12 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBD - Rider shot nearly 70 percent in the second half against Fairfield to turn a three- Fri., 13 MAAC Semifinals^ TBD point halftime deficit into a 16-point win on Jan. 31. Sat., 14 MAAC Championship^ TBD - Frederick Scott became the 40th Rider player all-time and the fourth current Bronc to score 1,000 career points on Jan. 24 vs. Saint Peter’s. Stevie Jordan, Di- # Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament (at home sites) mencio Vaughn and Tyere Marshall also have 1,000 career points, making Rider % Air Force Reserve Tip-Off Tournament (Uncasville, CT) one of two programs in Division I to have four 1,000-point scorers, and the only * MAAC Contest team to have all four score all 1,000 points for a single team. ^ MAAC Championships (Atlantic City, NJ) - Rider is just the third NCAA Division I team in the last five years to have four 1,000-point scorers with all 1,000-points scored at a single school. - Tyere Marshall scored a career-high 31 points, including the 1,000th of his ca- reer, on Jan. 19 at Canisius. - Jordan (564 assists, 177 steals) ranks 3rd at Rider in both categories. 2019-20 Rider Men’s Basketball About Rider University SCOUTING THE CANISIUS GOLDEN GRIFFINS Canisius is led by Malik Johnson at 13.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.3 assists and Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey 2.2 steals per game. Majesty Brandon (13.0 ppg.) is close behind, while Scott Nickname: Broncs Hitchon (9.8 ppg.) just misses double figures. Four others average between Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray 7.0 and 9.2 ppg. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 4,825 (3,898 undergraduate) President: Dr. Greg Dell’Omo ALL-TIME SERIES VS. CANISIUS Director of Athletics: Don Harnum Rider leads the all-time series with Canisius, 36-15. The Golden Griffins have Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference won the last two meetings - 81-80, on a banked three-pointer with 7.9 seconds Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) left by Jonathan Sanks to snap Rider’s program-record-tying 17-game home Associate AD/Compliance/Internal Operations: winning streak on Feb. 8, 2019, and a 95-86 win this past Jan. 19 in Buffalo. Greg Busch Sr. Associate AD/External Operations and Development/SWA: Karin Torchia DIMENCIO DIALED IN Associate AD/Operations and Facilities: Dimencio Vaughn scored a season-high 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting at Mon- Brian Keane mouth on Feb. 2, a game after scoring a team-high 15 points in a Jan. 31 win Coor. of Athletic Event Operations: Colby Wehner over Fairfield. For his effort, in which he averaged 21.5 points, 6.5 rebounds Manager Athletic Business Operations: and 2.0 steals per game, while shooting 76.2 percent (16-21) from the floor and Cristen Babik 66.7 percent (4-6) from beyond the arc, Vaughn was named MAAC Player of Academic Support Coordinator: the Week, joining Frederick Scott (Nov. 11) and Tyere Marshall (Nov. 25) in Sonya Hurt Faculty Athletics Representative: taking home the honor this season. Dr. A.J. Moore Athletics Secretary: Cherie Voorhees SHOOTING STARS Head Athletic Trainer: Thanks to a 69.6 percent (16-23) shooting performance in the second half, Rid- Tim Lengle, A.T.C. er shot a season-high 53.2 percent (25-47) for the game on Jan. 31 vs. Fair- Assistant Athletic Trainer/Men’s Basketball: field. It marked the fifth time this season that the Broncs have shot at least 50 Jacqueline Henry, A.T.C. Asst. AD/Sports Communications/MBB Contact: percent. No Rider player attempted more than 10 shots, including Dimencio Greg Ott Vaughn at 6-for-10. Tyere Marshall and Willy Nuñez, Jr. were both 4-of-5, [email protected] while Christian Ings made all three of his attempts and Kimar Williams made (cell) 908-783-5258 3-of-5. Assistant Sports Communications Director: Steve Cunha [email protected] A NEW WAY TO WIN Sports Communications Secretary: Lynn Rugg After averaging 83.5 points per game in their first eight wins of the season, Press Row Phone (Alumni Gym): Rider has posted 67 and 70 points in its next four victories for an average of 609-895-5657 68.5 points per game. In those four wins, Rider’s defense has limited the op- Sports Information Fax: position to 58.3 points per game, including a pair of 52-point performances. 609-896-0341 Athletics Home Page: www.gobroncs.com FOUR TIMES ONE THOUSAND Three times in a four-game stretch, Rider had a player achieve his 1,000th career point. Dimencio Vaughn became the 38th player in program history to score his 1,000th point on Jan. 12 at Marist, while Tyere Marshall followed on Jan. 19 at Canisius. Frederick Scott made it three in four games, becoming Rider’s 40th 1,000-point scorer on Jan. 24 vs. Saint Peter’s. The trio joined Ste- vie Jordan in the 1,000-point club, with Jordan achieving the feat last Feb. 12 at Quinnipiac.