Rider University Men’s Basketball Game Notes Rider University Broncs (12-12, 7-5 MAAC) vs. Niagara University Purple Eagles (14-9, 10-2 MAAC) Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ Thursday, February 7, 2013 7:30 pm Rider Radio: 107.7 FM The Bronc www.gobroncs.com Rider University 2012-2013 Bronc Probable Starters Men’s Basketball Schedule # name cl pos ht wt pts/rebs 5 Jonathon Thompson sr g 6-4 190 11.5 3.8 November 10 Anthony Myles jr g 6-5 200 11.8 4.8 Sat. 3 SCRANTON (EXHIBITION) W 76-59 13 Daniel Stewart jr f 6-7 210 11.3 6.6 21 Dera Nd-Ezuma sr c 6-10 215 2.5 1.9 Fri. 9 ROBERT MORRIS Night of Champions W 79-54 11 Nurideen Lindsey jr g 6-3 180 8.9 2.7 Tue. 13 STONY BROOK (ESPN) L 46-54 Sat. 17 MONMOUTH W 65-62 Mon. 19 at # South Carolina (FoxSportsSouth) L 76-88 First Off the Bench Wed. 21 at # Southern Methodist L 70-83 32 Tommy Pereira jr g 6-2 175 4.5 1.2 14 Shawn Valentine fr f 6-7 190 3.0 2.5 Fri. 23 vs. # Jacksonville in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico W 86-71 2 Zedric Sadler fr g 6-2 190 4.9 2.7 Sun. 25 vs. # Wisconsin-Milwaukee in PV, Mexico W 74-60 25 Junior Fortunat so c 6-9 220 4.7 3.7 Thu. 29 LA SALLE (Academic Achievement Night) L 52-63 December Purple Eagle Probable Starters Sat. 1 at Drexel W 75-66 # name cl pos ht wt pts/rebs Fri. 7 *at Siena (Time Warner Cable) W 62-56 2 Devin White sr f 6-8 240 5.9 5.0 Sun. 9 * FAIRFIELD L 52-65 5 Tahjere McCall fr g 6-4 160 4.0 2.9 Thu. 20 at Princeton L 45-62 10 Juan’ya Green so g 6-3 200 16.7 3.9 11 Ameen Tanksley so g 6-6 200 10.9 6.1 Fri. 28 at Rutgers L 56-68 14 Antoine Mason so g 6-3 210 18.9 4.3 Mon. 31 at Delaware L 66-73 January First Off the Bench Fri. 4 *at Loyola Maryland L 65-71 0 T.J. Cline fr f 6-8 220 7.5 5.2 Sun. 6 * SIENA W 72-53 1 Malcolm Lemmons jr g 6-3 195 3.8 1.8 Thu. 10 *at Manhattan (ESPN3) W 69-60 32 Marvin Jordan jr g 5-11 175 8.2 1.8 Sun. 13 * LOYOLA MARYLAND W 64-57 Thu. 17 *at Saint Peter’s (ESPN3) W 66-54 MAAC Standings Thursday’s Games Sun. 20 * IONA W 67-62 Niagara 10-2 Fri. 25 * CANISIUS L 50-67 Canisius at Manhattan Sun. 27 * MANHATTAN L 51-62 Iona 8-4 Saint Peter’s at Fairfield February Loyola 8-4 Marist at Iona Fri. 1 *at Fairfield (SportsNet NY) L 59-69 Canisius 8-4 Niagara at Rider Sun. 3 *at Marist W 64-53 Rider 7-5 Thu. 7 * NIAGARA 7:30 p.m. Sat. 9 *at Iona (ESPN3) 7 p.m. Fairfield 6-6 Thu. 14 * SAINT PETER’S 7 p.m. Manhattan 5-7 Sun. 17 * MARIST (ESPN3) 4 p.m. Siena 4-8 Sat. 23 BRACKETBUSTER TBA Marist 2-10 Thu. 28 *at Niagara (Time Warner Cable) 7 p.m. Saint Peter’s 2-10 March Sat. 2 *at Canisius 2 p.m. Fri.-Mon. 8-11 at MAAC Championship, MassMutual Center TBA Springfield, Mass. SPORTS INFORMATION Sports Information Director: Bud Focht 2012-13 RIDER UNIVERSITY Office Phone: 609-896-5138 MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER Cell: 609-209-1535 Home: 215-946-9203 No. Name Class Pos Ht Wt e-mail: [email protected] Assistant SID: Brian Solomon 2 Zedric Sadler fr G 6-2 190 Office Phone: 609-896-5135 3 Jamal Nwaniemeke fr G 6-2 180 Cell: 609-929-4068 5 Jonathon Thompson sr G 6-4 190 Home: 856-642-0112 10 Anthony Myles jr G 6-5 200 e-mail: [email protected] 11 Nurideen Lindsey jr G 6-3 180 Press Row Phone: 609-895-5657 12 Myles Melville fr G 6-3 195 Sports Information Administrative Assistant: Lynn Rugg 13 Daniel Stewart jr F 6-7 210 Office Phone: 609-895-5778 14 Shawn Valentine fr F 6-7 190 Fax: 609-896-0341 15 Khalil Alford fr G 6-4 200 20 Emerson Bursis so F 6-5 195 Rider Quick Facts 21 Dera Nd-Ezuma sr C 6-10 215 24 Derrick Stewart fr F 6-6 190 GENERAL INFORMATION 25 Junior Fortunat so F 6-9 220 Location: Lawrenceville, NJ 32 Tommy Pereira jr G 6-2 175 Enrollment: 5,489 (4,564 undergraduate) Founded: 1865 Academic Units: College of Business Administration; College of Pronunciation Guide Liberal Arts, Education, and Sciences; College of Continuing Studies; and Westminster Choir College #2 ZED rick Colors: Cranberry, White, Grey #3 ja MAL na wanna meek ah Nickname: Broncs #11 nuri Athletic Affiliations: NCAA Division I, ECAC #15 ka LEAL Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) #20 BURR sis President: Mordechai Rozanski, Ph.D. #21 DARE ah N.D. ah ZOOM ah Athletic Director: Don Harnum 609-896-5054 #25 4 2 not Associate Athletic Director/SWA: Karin Torchia 609-896-5249 #32 pa rare ah Associate Athletic Director: Greg Busch 609-895-5642 Assistant Athletic Director: Brian Keane Coaching Staff Faculty Athletic Representative: Kelly Bidle, Ph.D Head Coach: Kevin Baggett (St. Joseph’s ’89) Academic Support Coordinator: Sonya Hurt Associate Head Coach: Mike Witcoskie (Susquehanna ’01) Head Athletic Trainer: Tim Lengle Assistant Coach: Michael Cotton (Boston College ‘00) Assistant Athletic Trainers Henry Minarick, Karen Vassalluzzo, Assistant Coach: Lou Rowe (James Madison ‘06) Gina Dain Director of Basketball Operations: John Griffin (Bucknell ‘08) Events Coordinator: Blake Burkey Home Court: Alumni Gymnasium (1650) BracketBuster Athletics Fax: 609-896-0341 Rider will host Charleston Southern University in the Ramada Athletics Hotline: 609-219-2000 Worldwide BracketBuster game Saturday, February 23, it was Athletics Home Page: www.GoBroncs.com announced Monday night on ESPNU. The CSU Buccaneers compete in the Big South Conference and are currently 12-7 Broncs Live on the Internet overall, 7-1 in conference play after losing to Gardner-Webb in For the 10th consecutive year, Rider University’s men’s overtime on Thursday.CSU is coached by Barclay Radebaugh, basketball games will be broadcast live via the Internet. In the 2012 Big South Coach of the Year. CSU was 19-12 last conjunction with WRRC 107.7 FM The Bronc, all games will be season, reaching the Big South semifinals. The Buccaneers have available via the Internet link located at www.GoBroncs.com. four players scoring in double figures, led by sophomore guard Saah Nimley, who averages 16.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per On the Air game and compiled 27 points and 10 rebounds against Gardner- Tonight’s game and every Rider basketball game is broadcast on Webb. This is Rider’s eighth BracketBuster game. The Broncs are WRRC radio, 107.7 FM The Bronc, with Daryl Fein, Kevin 3-4 in BracketBuster games, having defeated Delaware (2011), Bannon and Steve Rudenstein. Live Stats are also available on UMBC (2009) and Cal State Northridge (2008) while losing to the Internet for all Rider home games and several away games on Albany (2012), Hofstra (2010), Murray State (2007) and North- the Rider Web site. eastern (2006). D-Fence When Opportunity Knocks Rider’s emphasis on defense this year is obvious in the Junior Tommy Pereira made the best of his first two MAAC statistics. Through 24 games this season Rider collegiate starts. He scored 17 points to lead Rider to ranks third in the MAAC in field goal percentage defense victory at Saint Peter’s January 17. The Brit sharp- and first in three-point field goal percentage defense, shooter made five of nine three-pointers, many in crucial second in blocks and second in steals. times. In the win over Iona he scored a team-high 14 points, making four three-pointers and grabbed a career- high 5 rebounds. Pereira was thrown into the starting line- up due to an injury to 18-game starter Nurideen Lindsey. 6-2 Start Best in 5 Years The Broncs began MAAC play 6-2 this year for the first Head Jasper time since the 2007-08 season when the Broncs began Defending the 3 Ball Manhattan is coached for the first year by Steve MAAC play 11-2. Rider is currently 22nd in the nation in three-point field Masiello, a former Manhattan assistant who comes back to Riverside after serving as an assistant at goal percentage defense, holding opponents to 29.0 Louisville for six seasons. When Masiello was at percent. As of January 24 the Broncs ranked ninth in the Manhattan the Jaspers went to two NCAAs and one nation, holding opponents to 27.7 percent from three- NIT point range. 2003 and 2004. Where was the Love Boat? The Broncs took part in the Hoops for Hope Classic in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Thanksgiving Week. Puerto Vallarta was a frequent stop for television’s Love Boat back in the 1970s. The Classic began November 19 at South Carolina and featured stops at SMU November 21 before playing Jacksonville November 23 and UW Milwaukee November 25. South of the Border Rider played in the Cancun Challenge in 2009-10, losing All-Tournament Team at Virginia and at Kentucky before traveling to Mexico, Rider junior guard Anthony Myles was named to the where Rider defeated Florida A&M and lost to Sam Hoops for Hope All Tournament team along with Nick Houston State in Cancun.