Rider Broncs

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Rider Broncs
University	Rider University
Conference	MAAC (primary) NEC (field hockey) MAC (wrestling)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Don Harnum
Location	Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Varsity teams	18
Basketball arena	Alumni Gymnasium
Baseball stadium	Sonny Pittaro Field
Mascot	AJ the Bronc
Nickname	Broncs
Colors	Cranberry, white, and gray[1]
Website	www.gobroncs.com

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 compete in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). For wrestling only, Rider is an affiliate member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

The intercollegiate sports program at Rider was started by coach Clair Bee in the 1920s. Two of the school's most famous athletic alumni are former Notre Dame basketball coach and current ESPN sportscaster Digger Phelps, who played basketball at Rider from 1959 to 1963 and Jason Thompson who played basketball at Rider from 2004 to 2008 and was drafted by the Sacramento Kings with the 12th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft.