2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second year head coach Ryan Ridder, they played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place. The team received a No. 5 seed in the MEAC tournament, where they were defeated 71–80 in the quarterfinals by No. 5 seed Howard.
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–17 (9–7 MEAC) |
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Home arena | Moore Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central † | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M* | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Savannah State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MD Eastern Shore | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 26 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2019 MEAC tournament winner |
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 18–14, 12–4 in MEAC play, finishing in a three-way tie for first. Due to tie-breaking procedures, they received the No. 2 seed in the MEAC tournament, where they lost to Morgan State in the quarterfinals.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2018* 7:30 pm, FS1 |
at DePaul | L 58–80 | 0–1 |
Wintrust Arena (3,710) Chicago, Illinois | |||||||
November 10, 2018* 4:00 pm, FS2 |
at Marquette | L 59–92 | 0–2 |
Fiserv Forum (14,409) Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Trinity Baptist | W 104–44 | 1–2 |
Moore Gymnasium (741) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Johnson (FL) | W 97–47 | 2–2 |
Moore Gymnasium (657) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
November 17, 2018* 2:00 pm |
at Miami (FL) | L 70–78 | 2–3 |
Watsco Center (6,322) Coral Gables, Florida | |||||||
November 20, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Omaha | L 56–76 | 2–4 |
Moore Gymnasium (781) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
November 26, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Stetson | W 84–74 | 3–4 |
Moore Gymnasium (751) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
December 1, 2018* 4:00 pm |
Florida Atlantic | W 72–70 | 4–4 |
Moore Gymnasium (891) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
December 4, 2018* 10:00 pm |
at Saint Mary's | L 61–93 | 4–5 |
McKeon Pavilion (2,307) Moraga, California | |||||||
December 6, 2018* 10:00 pm |
at San Jose State | L 65–67 | 4–6 |
Event Center Arena (1,497) San Jose, California | |||||||
December 8, 2018* 10:00 pm |
at Cal Poly | L 78–80 OT | 4–7 |
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,326) San Luis Obispo, California | |||||||
December 15, 2018* 6:00 pm |
Jacksonville | L 71–79 | 4–8 |
Moore Gymnasium (617) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm |
at Quinnipiac | L 63–87 | 4–9 |
People's United Center (548) Hamden, Connecticut | |||||||
December 21, 2019* 7:05 pm |
at Boston University | W 74–66[1] | 5–9 |
Case Gym (363) Boston, Massachusetts | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm |
at North Carolina Central | L 59–68 | 5–10 (0–1) |
McDougald–McLendon Gymnasium (1,057) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Howard | W 71–63 | 6–10 (1–1) |
Burr Gymnasium (896) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 14, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Norfolk State | L 68–75 | 6–11 (1–2) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,802) Norfolk, Virginia | |||||||
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm |
Delaware State | W 69–49 | 7–11 (2–2) |
Moore Gymnasium (801) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
January 21, 2019 4:00 pm |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 89–68 | 8–11 (3–2) |
Moore Gymnasium (614) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Morgan State | L 71–77 | 8–12 (3–3) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,154) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
January 28, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Coppin State | L 91–95 | 8–13 (3–4) |
Physical Education Complex (413) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm |
North Carolina Central | W 74–64 | 9–13 (4–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (699) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
February 4, 2019 4:00 pm |
North Carolina A&T | W 69–53 | 10–13 (5–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (781) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm |
Norfolk State | W 84–76 | 11–13 (6–4) |
Moore Gymnasium (904) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm |
Howard | L 73–79 | 11–14 (6–5) |
Moore Gymnasium (901) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm |
at South Carolina State | W 98–73 | 12–14 (7–5) |
SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina | |||||||
February 18, 2019 7:30 pm |
at Savannah State | L 70–79 | 12–15 (7–6) |
Tiger Arena (2,600) Savannah, Georgia | |||||||
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Florida A&M | W 67–54 | 13–15 (8–6) |
Teaching Gym (6,978) Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
March 2, 2019 4:00 pm |
South Carolina State | W 98–95 OT | 14–15 (9–6) |
Moore Gymnasium (671) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
March 7, 2019 7:30 pm |
Florida A&M | L 56–64 | 14–16 (9–7) |
Moore Gymnasium (1,200) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2019 8:00 pm |
(5) | vs. (4) Howard Quarterfinals |
L 71–80 | 14–17 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||
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References
- "Men's Basketball vs Bethune-Cookman on 12/21/2018 - Box Score". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2018.