2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 17–16 (13–5 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Moore Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | – | 5 | .722 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 22 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 27 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 3 | – | 28 | .097 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 SWAC tournament winner |
The 2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 17–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1] They defeated Southern,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Grambling State in the semifinals of the SWAC tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #13 seed, where they fell to Arkansas State in the first round.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas Tech | L 61–94 | 0–1 |
15 – Ward Jr. | 7 – Ward Jr. | 3 – 2 tied | United Supermarkets Arena (12,034) Lubbock, TX | ||||
November 9, 2024* 8:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at Nebraska | L 58–63 | 0–2 |
10 – Hunt | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,138) Lincoln, NE | ||||
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 69–91 | 0–3 |
14 – Rouzan | 6 – Rouzan | 7 – Hunt | Memorial Coliseum (1,956) Fort Wayne, IN | ||||
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
South Carolina State | W 75–62 | 1–3 |
20 – Freeman | 15 – Ward Jr. | 4 – Freeman | Moore Gymnasium (478) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulane Cancún Challenge campus game |
L 57–72 | 1–4 |
22 – Freeman | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – Freeman | Devlin Fieldhouse (1,168) New Orleans, LA | ||||
November 26, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. North Dakota Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals |
W 79–67 | 2–4 |
26 – Freeman | 6 – 3 tied | 2 – Thomas | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (123) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship |
L 64–79 | 2–5 |
14 – 2 tied | 11 – Ward Jr. | 2 – 2 tied | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., B1G+ |
at Minnesota | L 62–79 | 2–6 |
21 – Freeman | 10 – Ward Jr. | 5 – Freeman | Williams Arena (7,314) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Virginia | L 41–59 | 2–7 |
14 – Freeman | 7 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | John Paul Jones Arena (12,021) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | L 61–84 | 2–8 |
14 – Freeman | 7 – Ward Jr. | 3 – Freeman | WVU Coliseum (9,651) Morgantown, WV | ||||
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at South Florida | W 77–69 | 3–8 |
19 – Ward Jr. | 10 – Ward Jr. | 6 – Thomas | Yuengling Center (3,748) Tampa, FL | ||||
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Davidson | L 63–76 | 3–9 |
14 – 2 tied | 7 – Ward Jr. | 1 – 6 tied | John M. Belk Arena (2,192) Davidson, NC | ||||
December 30, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN |
at No. 17 Mississippi State | L 73–87 | 3–10 |
21 – 2 tied | 14 – Ward Jr. | 2 – Freeman | Humphrey Coliseum (6,567) Starkville, MS | ||||
SWAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m. |
at Florida A&M | W 62–55 | 4–10 (1–0) |
14 – 2 tied | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – Freeman | Al Lawson Center (2,709) Tallahassee, FL | ||||
January 11, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
at Grambling State | W 65–59 | 5–10 (2–0) |
26 – Freeman | 8 – Ward Jr. | 4 – Freeman | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,200) Grambling, LA | ||||
January 13, 2025 8:00 p.m. |
at Southern | L 53–69 | 5–11 (2–1) |
15 – Rouzan | 8 – Ward Jr. | 3 – Carralero Martin | F. G. Clark Center (3,962) Baton Rouge, LA | ||||
January 18, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
Mississippi Valley State | W 83–58 | 6–11 (3–1) |
22 – Thomas | 8 – Ward Jr. | 6 – Willoughby | Moore Gymnasium (779) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 73–64 | 7–11 (4–1) |
31 – Thomas | 13 – Carralero Martin | 5 – Carralero Martin | Moore Gymnasium (799) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m. |
at Jackson State | L 81–86 | 7–12 (4–2) |
20 – Thomas | 10 – Camara | 3 – Thomas | Williams Assembly Center (1,317) Jackson, MS | ||||
January 27, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
at Alcorn State | L 61–70 | 7–13 (4–3) |
17 – Rouzan | 8 – Carralero Martin | 5 – Willoughby | Davey Whitney Complex (135) Lorman, MS | ||||
February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
Alabama State | W 67–64 | 8–13 (5–3) |
19 – Thomas | 13 – Camara | 4 – Willoughby | Moore Gymnasium (990) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Alabama A&M | W 89–75 | 9–13 (6–3) |
24 – Thomas | 11 – Carralero Martin | 12 – Willoughby | Moore Gymnasium (993) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
February 8, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
at Prairie View A&M | W 85–82 | 10–13 (7–3) |
27 – Thomas | 8 – 2 tied | 5 – Willoughby | William Nicks Building (466) Prairie View, TX | ||||
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m. |
at Texas Southern | W 80–77 | 11–13 (8–3) |
24 – Rouzan | 6 – Rouzan | 7 – Carralero Martin | H&PE Arena (1,487) Houston, TX | ||||
February 15, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
Alcorn State | L 74–78 | 11–14 (8–4) |
28 – Thomas | 10 – Rouzan | 6 – Carralero Martin | Moore Gymnasium (872) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
February 17, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Jackson State | L 71–84 | 11–15 (8–5) |
20 – Rouzan | 6 – Rouzan | 6 – Thomas | Moore Gymnasium (991) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m. |
at Alabama A&M | W 68–64 | 12–15 (9–5) |
19 – Rouzan | 10 – Carralero Martin | 6 – Carralero Martin | AAMU Events Center (2,461) Huntsville, AL | ||||
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
at Alabama State | W 70–68 | 13–15 (10–5) |
23 – Thomas | 8 – 2 tied | 6 – Willoughby | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (801) Montgomery, AL | ||||
March 1, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
Southern | W 70–69 | 14–15 (11–5) |
20 – Thomas | 8 – Willoughby | 7 – Carralero Martin | Moore Gymnasium (359) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m. |
Grambling State | W 78–71 | 15–15 (12–5) |
27 – Thomas | 10 – Carralero Martin | 10 – Carralero Martin | Moore Gymnasium (679) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m. |
Florida A&M | W 76–75 | 16–15 (13–5) |
22 – Camara | 5 – 3 tied | 5 – Freeman | Moore Gymnasium (992) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Alcorn State Quarterfinals |
W 69–60 | 17–15 |
19 – Freeman | 8 – Thomas | 5 – Thomas | Gateway Center Arena (978) College Park, GA | |||
March 14, 2025 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (2) Jackson State Semifinals |
L 50–71 | 17–16 |
14 – Rouzan | 9 – Carralero Martin | 4 – Carralero Martin | Gateway Center Arena (2,894) College Park, GA | |||
References
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ Boyle, Chris (March 15, 2024). "Bethune-Cookman pulls away from Southern, earns 1st SWAC men's basketball tournament win". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Grambling wins 65-53 against Bethune-Cookman in Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. March 15, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
- ^ "Hicks scores 21, Arkansas State takes down Bethune-Cookman 86-85 in CBI". CBS Sports. AP. March 23, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune–Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
- ^ "Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.