1993–94 Rider Broncs men's basketball team
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NEC Regular season champions NEC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Record | 21–9 (14–4 NEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Tod Kowalczyk |
Home arena | Alumni Gymnasium |
Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Morris | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wagner | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairleigh Dickinson | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Francis Brooklyn | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 1 | – | 26 | .037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1994 NEC tournament winner |
The 1993–94 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University in the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by head coach Kevin Bannon, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. They finished the season 21–9, 14–4 in NEC play to finish atop the conference standings. In the NEC tournament, they defeated No. 8 seed Saint Francis (PA), No. 4 seed Wagner, and No. 2 seed Monmouth to win the tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 15 seed in the East region of the 1994 NCAA tournament, the Broncs were defeated by No. 2 seed Connecticut, 64–46, in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1993* | Bucknell | W 99–66 | 1–0 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Nov 30, 1993* | at Maryland | L 79–93 | 1–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | |||||||
Dec 3, 1993* | Army | W 96–74 | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Dec 6, 1993* | at Manhattan | L 55–70 | 2–2 | Draddy Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
Dec 8, 1993* | at Drexel | L 57–88 | 2–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 11, 1993* | Lafayette | W 87–75 | 3–3 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Dec 29, 1993* | at Stetson | W 69–67 | 4–3 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida | |||||||
Dec 30, 1993* | vs. Northwestern | L 68–74 | 4–4 | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida | |||||||
NEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 1, 1994* | Saint Francis (PA) Quarterfinals | W 74–60 | 19–8 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Mar 2, 1994* | Wagner Semifinals | W 83–75 | 20–8 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
Mar 3, 1994* | Monmouth Championship game | W 62–56 | 21–8 | Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, New Jersey | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1994* CBS | (15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 4 Connecticut First round | L 46–64 | 21–9 | Nassau Coliseum (16,204) Uniondale, New York | ||||||
Sources[3]
References
- ^ "UConn Gags, but Doesn't Choke Against Rider". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1994. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Roster". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "1993-94 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2023.