2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
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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).
- Reggie Theus (4th season)
- Patrick Eberhart
- Billy Garrett
- Richard Grant
- Ambrose Mosley
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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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| Southern | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||
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| 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 | |||