The 2025–26 Rider Broncs men's basketball team represented Rider University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncs, led by 14th-year head coach Kevin Baggett, played their home games at the Alumni Gymnasium in Lawrenceville, New Jersey as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. The Broncs finished the season 4–25, 3–17 in MAAC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAAC tournament.
Previous season The Broncs finished the 2024–25 season 14–19, 9–11 in MAAC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Siena, before falling to top-seeded Quinnipiac in the quarterfinals of the 2025 MAAC tournament.
Preseason On September 30, 2025, the MAAC released their preseason coaches poll. Rider was picked to finish tenth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +MAAC Preseason Poll Place Team Points 1 158 (8) 2 152 (3) 3 140 (2) 4 133 5 115 6 104 7 85 8 74 9 69 10 Rider 59 11 48 12 26 13 20
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Preseason All-MAAC Teams Preseason All-MAAC TeamsTeamPlayerPositionYearThirdZion CruzGuardSenior Source:
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
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