Rider’s Kevin Baggett Named The Rock MAAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year
ALBANY, NY – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) announced today that Rider University head men’s basketball coach Kevin Baggett has been named The Rock MAAC Men’s Basketball Coach of the Year.
Coach Baggett guided the Broncs to an overall mark of 22-8 and 15-3 in MAAC play this season. Rider claimed the No. 1 overall seed in the MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship and a share of the Regular Season Title.
Baggett earns the MAAC Coach of the Year honor for the second time in his career, he previously claimed the award in 2014-15. On January 26, Baggett recorded his 100
th career win and became the sixth Rider head coach to accomplish the feat.
Rider plays its first game of the 2018 MAAC Men’s Basketball Championship against No. 9 Saint Peter’s University in the quarterfinal round on Friday, March 2, at 7 p.m. on ESPN3.
The 2018 MAAC Basketball Championships take place March 1-5, at the Times Union Center in Albany, NY. 16 of the 20 contests are set to air exclusively on ESPN3. The first Men’s Basketball Championship Semifinal game on Sunday, March 4, airs live on ESPN3 at 7 p.m. and will re-air at 11:30 p.m. on ESPNU, tape delayed. The second Men’s Basketball Semifinal airs at 9:30 p.m., live, on ESPNU.
For all information on the 2018 MAAC Basketball Championships, visit maacsports.com/basketball. The Men’s Basketball Championship game is set to air on ESPN's main network, ESPN on Monday, March 5 at 7 p.m. Jason Benetti and Jay Bilas will be on the call for the Men’s Championship final. Be sure to follow the conversation on all social media platforms by using #MAACHoops18.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.