2017 – 18 Rider Broncs men 's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Broncs , led by sixth-year head coach Kevin Baggett , played their home games at Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville , New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference . They finished the season 22 – 10 , 15 – 3 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for the MAAC regular season championship with Canisius . 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 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oregon
MAAC Tournament
2018 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Rider Broncs men's basketball team