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2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	16–14 (10–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Ryan Ridder (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Dominique Taylor
Assistant coaches	Denver Cobb; Donald Reyes;
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2021–22 →

2019–20 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Carolina Central	13	–	3	.813	18	–	13	.581
North Carolina A&T	12	–	4	.750	16	–	15	.516
Norfolk State	12	–	4	.750	16	–	15	.516
Florida A&M*	10	–	6	.625	12	–	15	.444
Bethune–Cookman	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Morgan State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	16	.484
Coppin State	7	–	9	.438	11	–	20	.355
South Carolina State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
MD Eastern Shore	4	–	12	.250	5	–	27	.156
Delaware State	4	–	12	.250	6	–	26	.188
Howard	1	–	15	.063	4	–	29	.121
* Ineligible for postseason due to improper certification of student-athletes Note: The 2020 MEAC tournament was canceled during the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represent Bethune–Cookman University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 3rd-year head coach Ryan Ridder, play their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 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.^[1]

Roster

2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Leon Redd	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	1	Malik Maitland	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Daytona Beach, Florida
G	2	Houston Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Columbus, Ohio
G/F	3	Wali Parks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Iowa City, Iowa
G	4	Jordan Preaster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G	5	Jeremiah Gilyard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Palatka, Florida
F	10	Cletrell Pope	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Sr	Northport, Alabama
G	11	Jeff Coulanges	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Trenton, New Jersey
G	12	Danny Harris, Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G	13	Joe French	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Orlando, Florida
G	21	Matthew Mondesir	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Los Angeles, California
G/F	22	Isaiah Bailey	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Compton, California
F	23	Justyn King	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Plant City, Florida
F	32	Zen Goodridge	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Orlando, Florida
F	33	Alex Ismail	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Dearborn Heights, Michigan

Head coach

Ryan Ridder (Embry–Riddle)

Assistant coach(es)

Dominique Taylor (East Texas A&M)
Denver Cobb (Embry–Riddle)
Donald Reyes (LSU)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 28, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm		Johnson University (FL)	W 110–68	1–0	Moore Gymnasium (801) Daytona Beach, FL
November 9, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSSW+		at No. 13 Texas Tech	L 44–79	1–1	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
November 11, 2019* 8:30 pm		at Omaha	L 61–90	1–2	Baxter Arena (2,112) Omaha, NE
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm		Trinity Baptist	W 100–42	2–2	Moore Gymnasium (557) Daytona Beach, Florida
November 22, 2019* 1:00 pm		at Incarnate Word San Antonio Classic	W 83–58	3–2	McDermott Center (125) San Antonio, TX
November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm		vs. Eastern Illinois San Antonio Classic	W 66–63	4–2	McDermott Center (126) San Antonio, TX
November 24, 2019* 1:00 pm		vs. St. Francis (IL) San Antonio Classic	W 74–70	5–2	McDermott Center (72) San Antonio, TX
December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm, ACCNX		at Georgia Tech	L 65–68	5–3	McCamish Pavilion (4,552) Atlanta, GA
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson	L 67–72	5–4	Edmunds Center DeLand, FL
December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 60–82	5–5	Swisher Gymnasium (811) Jacksonville, FL
December 14, 2019* 10:00 pm, WAC DN		at California Baptist	L 68–87	5–6	CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at UCF	L 65–70	5–7	Addition Financial Arena (4,112) Orlando, FL
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm		Marist	W 85–56	6–7	Moore Gymnasium (103) Daytona Beach, FL
December 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 67–77	6–8	Chaifetz Arena (6,723) St. Louis, MO
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2020 6:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 72–85	6–9 (0–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (918) Norfolk, VA
January 6, 2020 6:30 pm		at Howard	W 102–73	7–9 (1–1)	Burr Gymnasium (289) Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2020 4:15 pm		Coppin State	W 85–80	8–9 (2–1)	Moore Gymnasium (376) Daytona Beach, FL
January 13, 2020 7:30 pm		Morgan State	W 85–78	9–9 (3–1)	Moore Gymnasium (903) Daytona Beach, FL
January 18, 2020 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	L 59–86	9–10 (3–2)	Moore Gymnasium (855) Daytona Beach, FL
January 25, 2020 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T	L 95–98	9–11 (3–3)	Corbett Sports Center (2,846) Greensboro, NC
January 27, 2020 7:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 78–74	10–11 (4–3)	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
February 1, 2020 4:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 67–73	10–12 (4–4)	Teaching Gym (5,013) Tallahassee, FL
February 8, 2020 4:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 78–73	11–12 (5–4)	Moore Gymnasium (919) Daytona Beach, FL
February 10, 2020 7:30 pm		Howard	W 87–68	12–12 (6–4)	Moore Gymnasium (870) Daytona Beach, FL
February 15, 2020 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 58–66	12–13 (6–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (600) Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2020 7:30 pm		at Delaware State	W 71–70	13–13 (7–5)	Memorial Hall (958) Dover, DE
February 22, 2020 4:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 69–65 ^OT	14–13 (8–5)	Moore Gymnasium (804) Daytona Beach, FL
February 24, 2020 7:30 pm		Norfolk State	W 78–55	15–13 (9–5)	Moore Gymnasium (805) Daytona Beach, FL
March 2, 2020 7:30 pm		at North Carolina Central	L 68–71 ^OT	15–14 (9–6)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,338) Durham, NC
March 5, 2020 7:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 72–70 ^OT	16–14 (10–6)	Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
MEAC tournament
March 12, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports	(4)	vs. (5) Morgan State Quarterfinals	MEAC Tournament Canceled^[2]		Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]^[4]

References

^ "MEAC Basketball Tournament: Cole Leads Howard Past Bethune-Cookman". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS" (Press release). Norfolk, Virginia: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[1] "MEAC Basketball Tournament: Cole Leads Howard Past Bethune-Cookman". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[2] "MEAC ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF ALL SPORTS COMPETITIONS" (Press release). Norfolk, Virginia: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 12, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

[4] "2019-20 Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 28, 2019.

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