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

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.

2018–19 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2018–19 record14–17 (9–7 MEAC)
Head coachRyan Ridder (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dominique Taylor
  • Jeff Clapacs
  • Woody Taylor
Home arenaMoore Gymnasium
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Norfolk State142 .875  2214  .611
North Carolina A&T133 .813  1913  .594
North Carolina Central106 .625  1816  .529
Howard106 .625  1717  .500
Bethune–Cookman97 .563  1417  .452
Florida A&M*97 .563  1219  .387
Savannah State88 .500  1120  .355
Coppin State79 .438  825  .242
MD Eastern Shore511 .313  725  .219
South Carolina State511 .313  826  .235
Morgan State412 .250  921  .300
Delaware State214 .125  625  .194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 MEAC Tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Malik Maitland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)171 lb (78 kg) JrMorehead State Daytona Beach, FL
G 2 Houston Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)214 lb (97 kg) JrAfricentric Columbus, OH
G/F 3 Wali Parks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrDes Moines Area CC Iowa City, IA
G/F 4 Armani Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrCity College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
G 5 Leon Redd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrParis Junior College Grand Rapids, MI
F 10 Cletrell Pope 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)203 lb (92 kg) JrSoutheastern Illinois College Northport, AL
F 11 Soufiyane Diakite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrMorehead State Bronx, NY
F 12 Shawntrez Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrSouth Plains College Atlanta, GA
G 15 Mark Gordon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrDaytona State College Eustis, FL
G 21 Dondre Duffus 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) GSSoutheast Missouri State Palm Beach, FL
G/F 22 Isaiah Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)192 lb (87 kg) SrAngelina College Compton, CA
F 23 David Francis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)221 lb (100 kg) SrCollege of Southern Maryland Brooklyn, NY
F 32 Ulmer Manzie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)238 lb (108 kg) RS JrAfricentric Columbus, OH
G 33 Danny Harris, Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)187 lb (85 kg) JrBoyd Anderson Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 42 Jeremiah Gilyard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)178 lb (81 kg) FrDME 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.
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