Rider Broncs (1-6, 1-3 MAAC) Vs. Coppin State Eagles (1-8, 0-0 MEAC) Tuesday, December 29, 2020 * 7 P.M
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Rider Broncs (1-6, 1-3 MAAC) vs. Coppin State Eagles (1-8, 0-0 MEAC) Tuesday, December 29, 2020 * 7 p.m. Alumni Gym Lawrenceville, NJ Assistant A.D./Sports Communication: Greg Ott 908-783-5258 * [email protected] How To Follow 2020-21 Schedule Live Video: ESPN+ Date Opponent Time/Result Live Audio: 107.7 The Bronc Dec. Live Stats: GoBroncs.com Sat., 5 at Syracuse L, 87-52 Twitter: @RiderMBB Tue., 8 at St. John’s L, 82-79 Fri., 11 at Manhattan* W, 82-64 About the Series Sat., 12 at Manhattan* L, 87-77 All-Time Record: Rider leads, 3-0 Fri., 18 IONA* L, 70-56 Last Meeting: Rider, 91-84 (Nov. 5, 2019; Baltimore, MD) Sat., 19 IONA* L, 72-64 Streak: Rider, 3 Wed., 23 NJIT L, 81-66 Tue., 29 COPPIN STATE 7 p.m. Broncs Probable Starting Five Jan. # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG Of Note 0 Christian Ings So. G 6-2 10.5 3.8 Matched career high of 15 points at Manhattan Fri., 1 at Fairfield* 5 p.m. 5 Dwight Murray, Jr. Jr. G 6-0 13.7 6.6 20 points, 15 rebounds, 7 assists at Manhattan Sat., 2 at Fairfield* 5 p.m. 10 Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson Jr. F 6-8 6.4 4.0 Team-best .640 field-goal percentage Fri., 8 at Niagara* 4 p.m. 14 Dontrell McQuarter Jr. G 6-7 9.2 4.7 20 points, 8 rebounds vs. Iona (12/19) Sat., 9 at Niagara* 4 p.m. 20 Jeremiah Pope Jr. G 6-4 5.6 1.7 Season-high 9 points at Manhattan (12/12) Fri., 15 SIENA* 7 p.m. Key Reserves 2 Allen Powell So. G 6-2 6.9 0.9 Career-high 17 points at St. John’s Sat., 16 SIENA* 7 p.m. 3 Rodney Henderson, Jr. Gr. G 6-5 10.5 3.3 20 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals at St. John’s Fri., 22 at Quinnipiac* 4 p.m. 11 Tyrel Bladen R-So. F 6-10 6.6 5.6 Career-high 10 points, 8 rebounds at St. John’s Sat., 23 at Quinnipiac* 4 p.m. 12 Jordan Smalls Fr. G 6-7 9.0 2.0 9 points (2-2 3ptFG) in Rider debut vs. NJIT Fri., 29 MARIST* 7 p.m. 13 Jaelen McGlone Fr. G 6-4 1.7 1.0 Scored 2 points in collegiate debut at Syracuse 24 Lawrence Foreman Fr. F 6-9 0.0 0.5 Made collegiate debut at Syracuse Sat., 30 MARIST* 7 p.m. 35 Nehemiah Benson Fr. F 6-7 1.0 1.0 1st career three-pointer at Manhattan Feb. Sat., 6 at Saint Peter’s* 8 p.m. What You Need To Know Sun., 7 at Saint Peter’s* 8 p.m. - Rider plays host to Coppin State Tuesday night in its final scheduled non-con- Fri., 12 CANISIUS* 5 p.m. ference game of the season. Sat., 13 CANISIUS* 5 p.m. - Dwight Murray, Jr. has been an all-around bright spot so far this season, aver- COVID-19 MAKE-UP* aging 13.7 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.0 steals per game, including a Mar. near triple-double of 20 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and seven assists in a Fri., 5 MONMOUTH* 7 p.m. win at Manhattan on Dec. 11. Sat., 6 MONMOUTH* 7 p.m. - Dontrell McQuarter erupted for 20 points and eight rebounds on Dec. 19 Tue., 9 MAAC Opening Round^ TBA against Iona. He made 7-of-13 field-goal attempts. Wed., 10 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBA - Jordan Smalls scored 9 points in 10 minutes in his collegiate debut vs. NJIT. Thu, 11 MAAC Quarterfinals^ TBA - Rider has won all three meetings in the all-time series with Coppin State. The Fri., 12 MAAC Semifinals^ TBA two teams first met on Dec. 21, 2002, a 62-59 Rider win in Lawrenceville. More Sat., 13 MAAC Championship^ TBA recently, the Broncs have taken wins in each of the last two seasons, in Law- renceville in 2018-19 and in Baltimore to open last season. # New Jersey Hoop Group Classic - CSU is 1-8 so far this season, with the lone win coming at home against UNC * MAAC Contest Greensboro. Its losses have come in a stacked schedule against Duke, George ^ MAAC Championships (Atlantic City, NJ) Washington, Drexel, Georgetown, UMBC, Virginia Tech, Iona and Towson. An- thony Tarke has led the way with 16.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 2.3 as- sists per game. DeJuan Clayton has also averaged in double figures (13.7 ppg.), but has missed the last six games. Koby Thomas has also contributed 12.1 ppg. and 6.3 rpg. this season. Another familiar name on the roster is Justin Steers, who briefly transferred to Rider last season before recommitting to Coppin State. - Rider returned just four letterwinners from last year’s team that finished 18-12 and was the No. 3 seed in the MAAC Tournament before it was cancelled. - The Broncs are tasked with replacing 87.6% of its scoring from a year ago, sec- ond most in the nation behind only Kentucky (94.0%). - Ninth-year Head Coach Kevin Baggett’s teams have posted a 142-122 record. Baggett won MAAC Coach of the Year in 2015 and 2018. 2020-21 Rider Men’s Basketball About Rider University SCOUTING THE COPPIN STATE EAGLES CSU is 1-8 so far this season, with the lone win coming at home against UNC Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey Greensboro. Its losses have come in a stacked schedule against Duke, George Nickname: Broncs Washington, Drexel, Georgetown, UMBC, Virginia Tech, Iona and Towson. Colors: Cranberry, White, Gray Anthony Tarke has led the way with 16.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals and Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 4,825 (3,898 undergraduate) 2.3 assists per game. DeJuan Clayton has also averaged in double figures (13.7 President: Dr. Greg Dell’Omo ppg.), but has missed the last six games. Koby Thomas has also contributed Director of Athletics: Don Harnum 12.1 ppg. and 6.3 rpg. this season. Another familiar name on the roster is Jus- Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC tin Steers, who briefly transferred to Rider last season before recommitting to Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Coppin State. Associate AD/Compliance/Internal Operations: Greg Busch ALL-TIME SERIES VS. COPPIN STATE Sr. Associate AD/External Operations and Development/SWA: Karin Torchia Rider has won all three meetings in the all-time series with Coppin State. The Associate AD/Operations and Facilities: two teams first met on Dec. 21, 2002, a 62-59 Rider win in Lawrenceville. More Brian Keane recently, the Broncs have taken wins in each of the last two seasons, in Law- Coor. of Athletic Event Operations: renceville in 2018-19 and in Baltimore to open last season. Colby Wehner Assistant AD/Business Operations: Aimee Alt BIG CONTRIBUTION IN SMALLS’ MINUTES Academic Support Coordinator: Jordan Smalls made his Rider debut on Dec. 23 against NJIT, scoring nine TBA Faculty Athletics Representative: points on 2-of-2 shooting from the floor, both from beyond the arc, in 10 Dr. A.J. Moore minutes played. He also made 3-of-4 attempts from the free-throw line and Sports Information Administrative Associate: grabbed two rebounds. Lynn Rugg Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle, A.T.C. MCQUARTER BREAKS OUT Assistant Athletic Trainer/Men’s Basketball: Dontrell McQuarter was averaging a respectable 6.3 points and 3.3 rebounds Priya Mehrish Asst. AD/Sports Communications/MBB Contact: per game entering the Dec. 19 game against Iona, when he erupted for 20 Greg Ott points and eight rebounds against the Gaels. He made 7-of-13 attempts from [email protected] the floor and 6-of-7 from the free-throw line. (cell) 908-783-5258 Press Row Phone (Alumni Gym): 609-895-5657 AJIRI’S CAREER NIGHT Sports Information Fax: Ajiri Ogemuno-Johnson went for a career-high 16 points and eight rebounds 609-896-0341 Athletics Home Page: on Dec. 18 against Iona. He made 5-of-6 field-goal attempts and connected on www.gobroncs.com all six of his free-throw attempts. His previous career high of 12 points came nearly two years ago on Jan. 3, 2019, at Fairfield, while he matched his career high of eight rebounds, established earlier this season at Syracuse. MORE MURRAY AT MANHATTAN Dwight Murray, Jr. nearly went for a triple-double in his MAAC debut at Manhattan, going for 20 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and seven assists in the Broncs’ 82-64 win over the Jaspers on Dec. 11. The 15 rebounds nearly doubled his previous career high of eight rebounds. The double-double was the first of his career. BLADEN FLIRTS WITH FIRST DOUBLE-DOUBLE Redshirt sophomore forward Tyrel Bladen spent the first two years of his Rider career redshirting as a true freshman in 2018-19 before playing limited minutes as a redshirt freshman in 2019-20. Given significant minutes this sea- son, he’s come on, averaging 7.0 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, including outputs of 10 points and eight rebounds on Dec. 8 at St. John’s and 11 points and nine rebounds at Manhattan on Dec. 11. He’s shot 71.4 percent (10-14) from the floor. 2020-21 Rider Men’s Basketball D.J.’S DYNAMIC DEBUT Dwight Murray, Jr.