2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dominique Taylor
  • Jeff Clapacs
  • Woody Taylor
Home arenaMoore Gymnasium
Seasons
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

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.

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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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.