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.

2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	14–17 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach	Ryan Ridder (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Dominique Taylor Jeff Clapacs Woody Taylor
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
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
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 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

2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Malik Maitland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Jr Morehead State Daytona Beach, FL G 2 Houston Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Africentric Columbus, OH G/F 3 Wali Parks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Des Moines Area CC Iowa City, IA G/F 4 Armani Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA G 5 Leon Redd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Paris Junior College Grand Rapids, MI F 10 Cletrell Pope 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Jr Southeastern Illinois College Northport, AL F 11 Soufiyane Diakite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Morehead State Bronx, NY F 12 Shawntrez Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr South Plains College Atlanta, GA G 15 Mark Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Daytona State College Eustis, FL G 21 Dondre Duffus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) GS Southeast Missouri State Palm Beach, FL G/F 22 Isaiah Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Angelina College Compton, CA F 23 David Francis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Sr College of Southern Maryland Brooklyn, NY F 32 Ulmer Manzie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS Jr Africentric Columbus, OH G 33 Danny Harris, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Boyd Anderson Fort Lauderdale, FL G 42 Jeremiah Gilyard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr DME Academy Palatka, FL	Head coach Ryan Ridder (Embry–Riddle) Assistant coach(es) Dominique Taylor (Texas A&M–Commerce) Jeff Clapacs (Wooster) Woody Taylor (Eckerd) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 31, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source[2]

References

1. "Men's Basketball vs Bethune-Cookman on 12/21/2018 - Box Score". Boston University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 31, 2018.