The 2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Broncs, led by sixth-year head coach

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, played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 22–10, 15–3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for the MAAC regular season championship with

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. After tie breakers, they were the No. 1 seed in the MAAC tournament where they were upset in the quarterfinals by Saint Peter's. As a regular season conference champion, and No. 1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the

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where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The Broncs finished the 2016–17 season 18–15, 10–10 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated

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in the first round of the MAAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Rider Broncs The Rider Broncs are the athletic teams of Rider University, a private nonsectarian university in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, United States. The school is a Division I member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and its athletes ...