2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record9–21 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachChris Pompey
Assistant coaches
  • Ross Rix
  • Billy Garrett
Home arenaMoore Gymnasium
Seasons
2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Alcorn State 14 – 4   .778 17 – 17   .500
Texas Southern † 13 – 5   .722 19 – 13   .594
Southern 12 – 6   .667 17 – 14   .548
Florida A&M 11 – 7   .611 13 – 17   .433
Alabama A&M 10 – 8   .556 12 – 18   .400
Grambling State 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Jackson State 9 – 9   .500 11 – 19   .367
Prairie View A&M 8 – 10   .444 8 – 19   .296
Alabama State 8 – 10   .444 9 – 21   .300
Bethune–Cookman 7 – 11   .389 9 – 21   .300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 5 – 13   .278 7 – 24   .226
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 16   .111 2 – 26   .071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

On July 1, 2021, the Wildcats officially joined the SWAC after being a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1979.[1]

Previous season

The Wildcats did not participate in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Head coach Ryan Ridder left the Wildcats to become the head coach at UT−Martin on March 30, 2021.[3] Theus was named head coach and athletic director at Bethune−Cookman in July 2021[3][4]

Roster

2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Mikey West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Waterbury, Connecticut
G 1 Collins Joseph 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Clayton County, Georgia
G/F 2 Jakolby Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
G 3 Marcus Garrett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Kendall Bean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Port Orange, Florida
G 5 Damani McEntire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10 Shakur Poteat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida
G 11 Aaron Jasper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Clinton, Maryland
G/F 12 Kevin Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Portsmouth, Virginia
F 13 Calvin Poulina 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Leiden, Netherlands
G 15 Matthew Mondesir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California
F 21 Jonathan Bolden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Harvest, Alabama
C 22 Dylan Robertson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G 23 Quavon Blackwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Hyattsville, Maryland
G 30 Joe French 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Orlando, Florida
G 32 Jon Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Miami, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at South Florida L 54–75  0–1
  14 – French   11 – Davis   6 – Joseph  Yuengling Center 
Tampa, FL
November 12, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 51–71  0–2
  18 – French   7 – Robertson   5 – West  Murphy Center (2,317)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 15, 2021*
10:00 pm, P12N 		at Utah
Sunshine Slam campus game 		L 55–86  0–3
  20 – McEntire   6 – Robertson   4 – McEntire  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,638)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 20, 2021*
12:00 pm, FloSports 		vs. Bryant
Sunshine Slam Bracket B Semifinals 		W 81–75  1–3
  21 – Robertson   9 – McEntire   5 – Long  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021*
2:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Air Force
Sunshine Slam Championship 		L 65–73  1–4
  13 – 2 Tied   5 – 2 Tied   4 – Long  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2021*
5:00 pm 		vs. Liberty L 51–59  1–5
  25 – French   7 – 2 Tied   1 – 2 Tied  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2021*
12:00 pm, FS1 		at No. 21 Seton Hall L 70–84  1–6
  30 – French   4 – 2 Tied   6 – West  Prudential Center (8,913)
Newark, NJ
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UCF L 45–81  1–7
  12 – French   4 – 3 Tied   2 – 2 Tied  Addition Financial Arena (3,804)
Orlando, FL
December 9, 2021*
6:30 pm, ACCRSN 		at NC State L 48–65  1–8
  14 – French   6 – Garrett   2 – 2 Tied  Reynolds Coliseum (5,429)
Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2021*
7:05 pm 		Johnson W 88–41  2–8
  14 – Joseph   7 – 2 Tied   7 – West  Moore Gymnasium (125)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 22, 2021*
10:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Marist L 45–68  2–9
  9 – Garrett   8 – 2 Tied   2 – West  McCann Arena (793)
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 29, 2021*
5:00 pm 		Fort Lauderdale Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Moore Gymnasium 
Daytona, FL
January 3, 2022
7:30 pm 		Florida A&M W 66–59  3–9
(1–0) 		 26 – Davis   13 – Davis   3 – 2 Tied  Moore Gymnasium (176)
Daytona, FL
January 5, 2022*
12:00 pm 		at FIU L 65–68  3–10
  16 – 2 Tied   8 – Davis   5 – McEntire  Ocean Bank Convocation Center (107)
Miami, FL
January 8, 2022
4:00 pm 		Grambling State L 66–68  3–11
(1–1) 		 31 – French   15 – Davis   8 – Garrett  Moore Gymnasium (243)
Daytona, FL
January 10, 2022
7:30 pm 		Southern L 59–69  3–12
(1–2) 		 16 – Garrett   8 – McEntire   2 – Davis  Moore Gymnasium (318)
Daytona, FL
January 15, 2022
5:00 pm 		at Mississippi Valley State W 62–60  4–12
(2–2) 		 19 – Davis   9 – 2 Tied   4 – McEntire  Harrison HPER Complex (314)
Itta Bena, MS
January 17, 2022
8:30 pm 		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 63–69  4–13
(2–3) 		 16 – 2 Tied   13 – Davis   4 – 2 Tied  K. L. Johnson Complex (941)
Pine Bluff, AR
January 22, 2022
4:00 pm 		Jackson State W 55–50  5–13
(3–3) 		 18 – Davis   6 – Long   7 – Garrett  Moore Gymnasium (351)
Daytona, FL
January 24, 2022
7:30 pm 		Alcorn State L 67–70  5–14
(3–4) 		 21 – Garrett   7 – Robertson   3 – McEntire  Moore Gymnasium (366)
Daytona, FL
January 29, 2022
8:00 pm 		vs. Alabama State
Bridge Builder Classic 		L 73–79  5–15
(3–5) 		 27 – French   7 – Robertson   6 – Garrett  Mitchell Center (1,310)
Mobile, AL
January 31, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Alabama A&M L 52–67  5–16
(3–6) 		 16 – Davis   8 – Bolden   3 – 2 Tied  Elmore Gymnasium (1,130)
Normal, AL
February 5, 2022
4:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 68–67  6–16
(4–6) 		 25 – French   7 – Long   5 – Garrett  Moore Gymnasium (378)
Daytona, FL
February 7, 2022
7:30 pm 		Texas Southern L 63–66  6–17
(4–7) 		 23 – Davis   11 – Davis   4 – Long  Moore Gymnasium (411)
Daytona, FL
February 12, 2022
4:00 pm 		at Alcorn State W 71–63 OT 7–17
(5–7) 		 24 – Garrett   9 – Davis   5 – Garrett  Davey Whitney Complex (0)
Lorman, MS
February 14, 2022
8:30 pm 		at Jackson State L 51–71  7–18
(5–8) 		 16 – French   6 – Davis   3 – McEntire  Williams Assembly Center (1,318)
Jackson, MS
February 19, 2022
4:00 pm 		Alabama A&M L 60–62  7–19
(5–9) 		 21 – Garrett   8 – Garrett   2 – Tied  Moore Gymnasium (671)
Daytona, FL
February 21, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Alabama State L 78–89  7–20
(5–10) 		 25 – French   9 – Davis   9 – Garrett  Moore Gymnasium (1,000)
Daytona, FL
February 26, 2022
6:00 pm 		at Southern W 87–84 OT 8–20
(6–10) 		 24 – Davis   7 – Garrett   5 – McEntire  F. G. Clark Center (2,139)
Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 2022
8:30 pm 		at Grambling State W 69–63  9–20
(7–10) 		 27 – Garrett   9 – Davis   3 – Garrett  Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,219)
Grambling, LA
March 5, 2022
4:00 pm 		at Florida A&M L 73–84  9–21
(7–11) 		 19 – Garrett   6 – Garrett   4 – Garrett  Al Lawson Center (4,687)
Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References

  1. ^ "SWAC Officially Welcomes Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M as New Members". swac.org. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bethune-Cookman football, basketball shut down as it cancels all 2020-21 sports amid COVID-19 spike". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Former NBA Star Reggie Theus Named Athletic Director/Basketball Coach At Bethune-Cookman University". www.cookman.edu. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  4. ^ "Sources: Ex-NBAer Theus to be HBCU coach, AD". ESPN.com. July 3, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.