2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

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2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record18–14 (12–4 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Ryan Ridder (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dominique Taylor
  • Jeff Clapacs
  • Woody Taylor
Home arenaMoore Gymnasium
Seasons
2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 12 – 4   .750 19 – 16   .543
Bethune–Cookman 12 – 4   .750 18 – 14   .563
Savannah State 12 – 4   .750 15 – 17   .469
North Carolina A&T 11 – 5   .688 20 – 15   .571
Norfolk State 11 – 5   .688 14 – 19   .424
North Carolina Central † 9 – 7   .563 19 – 16   .543
Morgan State 7 – 9   .438 13 – 19   .406
Howard 7 – 9   .438 10 – 23   .303
Florida A&M 7 – 9   .438 9 – 25   .265
South Carolina State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 22   .313
Coppin State 5 – 11   .313 5 – 27   .156
MD Eastern Shore 3 – 13   .188 7 – 25   .219
Delaware State 2 – 14   .125 4 – 28   .125
† 2018 MEAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With a win over Florida A&M on March 1, 2018, the Wildcats earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship.[1] They finished the season 18–14, 2–4 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.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 10–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Delaware State before losing in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina Central.

On March 20, 2017, it was announced that head coach Gravelle Craig's contract would not be renewed.[2] He finished at Bethune–Cookman with a six-year record of 74–123. The Wildcats hired Ryan Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA as the new head coach on March 31.[3]

Roster

2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Malik Maitland 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Father Lopez Catholic
Morehead State 		Daytona Beach, Florida
G/F 2 Isaiah Bailey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Compton
Angelina College 		Compton, California
G/F 3 Brandon Tabb 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Kecoughtan
College of Central Florida 		Hampton, Virginia
G/F 4 Armani Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Stuart Hall
City College of San Francisco 		San Francisco, California
F 5 Rodney Ross 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Pebblebrook
Gulf Coast State College 		Atlanta, Georgia
F 11 Soufiyane Diakite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Wings Academy
Morehead State 		Bronx, New York
F 12 Shawntrez Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy
South Plains College 		Atlanta, Georgia
G 15 QV Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Santa Ana College Los Angeles
G 21 Jeffrey Altidort 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Coral Springs
Florida State College at Jacksonville 		Coral Springs, Florida
G 22 Houston Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Columbus Africentric Columbus, Ohio
F 23 David Francis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Boys and Girls
College of Southern Maryland 		Brooklyn, New York
F 32 Ulmer Manzie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Columbus Africentric Columbus, Ohio
G 33 Jamal Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Booker (FL) Sarasota, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
8:00 pm 		Johnson (FL) W 108–66  1–0
 Moore Gymnasium (804)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 13, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 74–92  1–1
 UTRGV Fieldhouse (523)
Edinburg, TX
Nov 16, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at North Texas
Ramblin' Wreck Showcase 		L 78–90  1–2
 The Super Pit (2,013)
Denton, TX
Nov 19, 2017*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Georgia Tech
Ramblin' Wreck Showcase 		L 62–65  1–3
 McCamish Pavilion (5,154)
Atlanta, GA
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Grambling State W 87–78  2–3
 Moore Gymnasium (616)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 25, 2017*
4:00 pm 		Florida College W 95–67  3–3
 Moore Gymnasium (401)
Daytona Beach, FL
Nov 30, 2017*
7:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Jacksonville W 77–66  4–3
 Swisher Gymnasium (878)
Jacksonville, FL
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic L 75–93  4–4
 FAU Arena (881)
Boca Raton, FL
Dec 8, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Boston University L 87–90  4–5
 Moore Gymnasium (816)
Daytona Beach, FL
Dec 12, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Cal Poly W 67–53  5–5
 Moore Gymnasium (704)
Daytona Beach, FL
Dec 14, 2017*
7:00 pm 		at South Florida L 63–83  5–6
 USF Sun Dome (2,019)
Tampa, FL
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kennesaw State L 74–81  5–7
 KSU Convocation Center (708)
Kennesaw, GA
Dec 19, 2017*
10:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington L 55–106  5–8
 Alaska Airlines Arena (4,452)
Seattle, WA
Dec 22, 2017*
9:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State L 58–86  5–9
 Beasley Coliseum (2,178)
Pullman, WA
Jan 3, 2018
7:30 pm 		South Carolina State W 86–80  6–9
(1–0) 		Moore Gymnasium (612)
Daytona Beach, FL
Jan 6, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Howard W 92–87  7–9
(2–0) 		Charles E. Smith Center (478)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 8, 2018
7:30 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore W 89–84  8–9
(3–0) 		Hytche Athletic Center (887)
Princess Anne, MD
Jan 13, 2018
4:00 pm 		Florida A&M W 99–81  9–9
(4–0) 		Moore Gymnasium (904)
Daytona Beach, FL
Jan 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Stetson W 74–62  10–9
 Edmunds Center (732)
DeLand, FL
Jan 20, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Delaware State W 85–78  11–9
(5–0) 		Memorial Hall (678)
Dover, DE
Jan 27, 2018
4:000 pm 		at Norfolk State L 70–71  11–10
(5–1) 		Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,327)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 29, 2018
7:30 pm 		at Hampton L 69–80  11–11
(5–2) 		Hampton Convocation Center (4.613)
Hampton, VA
Feb 3, 2018
4:00 pm 		Coppin State W 80–60  12–11
(6–2) 		Moore Gymnasium (814)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 5, 2018
7:30 pm 		Norfolk State L 79–83  12–12
(6–3) 		Moore Gymnasium (809)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore W 87–67  13–12
(7–3) 		Moore Gymnasium (902)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 12, 2018
7:30 pm 		North Carolina Central W 99–81  14–12
(8–3) 		Moore Gymnasium (876)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 17, 2018
4:00 pm 		at Coppin State W 89–85  15–12
(9–3) 		Physical Education Complex (2,230)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 19, 2018
7:30 pm 		at Morgan State W 96–95 OT 16–12
(10–3) 		Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,379)
Baltimore, MD
Feb 24, 2018
4:00 pm 		Savannah State W 121–92  17–12
(11–3) 		Moore Gymnasium (898)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 26, 2018
7:30 pm 		North Carolina A&T L 80–86  17–13
(11–4) 		Moore Gymnasium (943)
Daytona Beach, FL
Mar 1, 2018
7:30 pm 		at Florida A&M W 89–77  18–13
(12–4) 		Lawson Center (5,217)
Tallahassee, FL
MEAC tournament
Mar 7, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Morgan State
Quarterfinals 		L 77–78  18–14
 Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. ^ "Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M - Game Recap - March 1, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Bethune-Cookman, men's basketball coach Gravelle Craig parting ways".
  3. ^ "Ryan Ridder Named Head Coach for Men's Basketball" (Press release). Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. March 31, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
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