2025–26 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

2025–26 Rider Broncs men's basketball
2025–26 Rider Broncs men's basketball
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	1–10 (0–2 MAAC)
Head coach	Kevin Baggett (14th season);
Associate head coach	Dino Presley
Assistant coaches	Geoff Arnold; Kim Waiters;
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium

2025–26 MAAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	3	.727
Quinnipiac	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Siena	2	–	0	1.000	9	–	4	.692
Saint Peter's	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	5	.500
Merrimack	2	–	0	1.000	6	–	7	.462
Iona	1	–	1	.500	9	–	4	.692
Manhattan	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Sacred Heart	1	–	1	.500	5	–	8	.385
Fairfield	0	–	2	.000	8	–	5	.615
Canisius	0	–	2	.000	5	–	8	.385
Mount St. Mary's	0	–	2	.000	4	–	9	.308
Niagara	0	–	2	.000	3	–	9	.250
Rider	0	–	2	.000	1	–	10	.091

† 2026 MAAC tournament winner As of December 22, 2025

The 2025–26 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represents Rider University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 14th-year head coach Kevin Baggett, play their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They defeated Siena,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Quinnipiac in the quarterfinals of the MAAC tournament.^[3]

Preseason

On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Rider was picked to finish tenth in the conference.^[4]

Preseason rankings

MAAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Points
1	Quinnipiac	158 (8)
2	Siena	152 (3)
3	Sacred Heart	140 (2)
4	Manhattan	133
5	Marist	115
6	Iona	104
7	Merrimack	85
8	Fairfield	74
9	Mount St. Mary's	69
10	Rider	59
11	Saint Peter's	48
12	Niagara	26
13	Canisius	20
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[4]

Preseason All-MAAC Teams

Preseason All-MAAC Teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
Third	Zion Cruz	Guard	Senior

Source:^[4]

Roster

2025–26 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Zion Cruz	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Pratt Community College	Trenton, New Jersey
G	2	Caleb Smith	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Garden City Community College	Atlanta, Georgia
F	3	Shemani Fuller	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Clark Atlanta	Bronx, New York
G	5	Jamir McNeil	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Middle Township High School	Cape May Court House, New Jersey
F	6	Mohamad Diallo	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Florida Memorial	Decatur, Georgia
F	7	Davis Bynum	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Cal State Fullerton	O'Fallon, Illinois
G	8	Devean Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Bryant	Los Angeles, California
G/F	10	AB Coulibaly	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Avon Old Farms	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Flash Burton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Cardinal O'Hara High School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	13	Daniel Helterhoff	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	USC Upstate	Cologne, Germany
G	14	Antwan Wilson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Weatherford College	Salisbury, Maryland
F	21	Cole McCabe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	IMG Academy	Miami Beach, Florida
G	22	Maurizio D'Alessandro	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Fork Union Military Academy	Charlottesville, Virginia
G	30	Kristupas Kepežinskas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	BC Žalgiris-3	Kaunas, Lithuania

Head coach

Kevin Baggett (Saint Joseph's)

Assistant coach(es)

Dino Presley (Kutztown)
Geoff Arnold (Saint Joseph's)
Kim Waiters (Robert Morris)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2025* 3:00 pm	Rowan	W 76–64	–	Alumni Gymnasium (1,357) Lawrenceville, NJ
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 pm, ACCNX	at Virginia	L 53–87	0–1	John Paul Jones Arena (12,121) Charlottesville, VA
November 5, 2025* 6:00 pm, BTN	at Rutgers	L 53–81	0–2	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
November 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern	W 86–54	1–2	Alumni Gymnasium (1,386) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 18, 2025* 9:00 pm, SECN	at Texas	L 65–99	1–3	Moody Center (10,641) Austin, TX
November 20, 2025* 9:00 pm, TNT/truTV	at No. 2 Houston	L 45–91	1–4	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 25, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Coppin State	L 65–68	1–5	Alumni Gymnasium (822) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 4, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Merrimack	L 66–68	1–6 (0–1)	Lawler Arena (1,876) North Andover, MA
December 7, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Quinnipiac	L 58–72	1–7 (0–2)	M&T Bank Arena (1,042) Hamden, CT
December 9, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell	L 38–51	1–8	Alumni Gymnasium (1,216) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 16, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Delaware	L 57–65	1–9	Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE
December 22, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at VCU	L 79–100	1–10	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA
December 29, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Manhattan			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Siena			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 9, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Fairfield			Leo D. Mahoney Arena Fairfield, CT
January 11, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Marist			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 14, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Iona			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 17, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Peter's			Run Baby Run Arena Jersey City, NJ
January 19, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacred Heart			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's			Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD
January 30, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	at Manhattan			Draddy Gymnasium Riverdale, NY
February 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Saint Peter's			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	at Marist			McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
February 7, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Merrimack			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 13, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Mary's			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 15, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacred Heart			William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
February 20, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	Canisius			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 22, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Niagara			Alumni Gymnasium Lawrenceville, NJ
February 27, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iona			Hynes Athletics Center New Rochelle, NY
March 1, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+	at Siena			MVP Arena Albany, NY
MAAC tournament
March 5–10, 2026 ESPN+	vs.			Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Siena men's basketball eliminated by Rider in MAAC first round". Times Union. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Rider men's basketball battered by top-seeded Quinnipiac in MAAC quarters". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
^ "Rider Broncs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[2] "Siena men's basketball eliminated by Rider in MAAC first round". Times Union. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[3] "Rider men's basketball battered by top-seeded Quinnipiac in MAAC quarters". The Trentonian. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[poll-4] "Quinnipiac Voted as MAAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorites". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[5] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rider University Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

[6] "Rider Broncs 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 15, 2025.

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