1993–94 Rider Broncs men's basketball team

1993–94 Rider Broncs men's basketball
1993–94 Rider Broncs men's basketball
NEC Regular season champions; NEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	21–9 (14–4 NEC)
Head coach	Kevin Bannon;
Assistant coach	Tod Kowalczyk
Home arena	Alumni Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1992–93 1994–95 →

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	30	Charles Smith	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Chichester	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3]

v t e Rider Broncs men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Gymnasium (1958–present)
Culture & lore	"The Shot"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25