# 2022–23 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-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 2021–22 season 9–21, 7–11 in SWAC play, to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Iowa | L 58–89 | 0–1 | 15 – Harmon | 6 – 2 tied | 7 – Harmon | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,545) Iowa City, IA |
| November 10, 2022* 8:30 p.m., BTN | | at No. 13 Indiana | L 49–101 | 0–2 | 11 – French | 3 – 3 tied | 4 – Garrett | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Florida National | W 71–57 | 1–2 | 19 – 2 tied | 10 – Robertson | 5 – Harmon | Moore Gymnasium (351) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 16, 2022* 8:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Trinity Baptist | W 83–46 | 2–2 | 15 – Harmon | 10 – Garrett | 10 – Garrett | Moore Gymnasium (451) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Charleston Southern | L 63–78 | 2–3 | 16 – French | 7 – Garrett | 2 – 2 tied | Buccaneer Field House (126) North Charleston, SC |
| November 26, 2022* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Idaho State Central Arkansas Classic | W 68–66 $^{OT}$ | 3–3 | 16 – Davis | 7 – Robertson | 5 – Harmon | Farris Center (97) Conway, AR |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Northwestern State Central Arkansas Classic | L 66–69 | 3–4 | 16 – Harmon | 10 – Davis | 4 – McEntire | Farris Center (215) Conway, AR |
| December 1, 2022* 8:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Chicago State | W 86–73 | 4–4 | 21 – 2 tied | 8 – Davis | 4 – McEntire | Moore Gymnasium (631) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | L 48–88 | 4–5 | 10 – Robertson | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – McEntire | UNF Arena (1,409) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 16, 2022* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Incarnate Word | L 65–77 | 4–6 | 17 – Harmon | 10 – Carter-Hollinger Jr. | 3 – 2 tied | McDermott Center (195) San Antonio, TX |
| December 18, 2022* 4:00 p.m. | | at UTSA | L 69–90 | 4–7 | 27 – French | 5 – 4 tied | 4 – Harmon | Convocation Center (774) San Antonio, TX |
| December 22, 2022* 2:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | North Florida | L 85–87 | 4–8 | 27 – Garrett | 6 – Davis | 4 – McEntire | Moore Gymnasium (105) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 29, 2022* 8:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Illinois | L 52–85 | 4–9 | 13 – Davis | 9 – McEntire | 3 – Harmon | State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL |
| SWAC regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | at Florida A&M | W 67–59 | 5–9 (1–0) | 14 – 3 tied | 8 – McEntire | 2 – 4 tied | Al Lawson Center (3,287) Tallahassee, FL |
| January 7, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | at Grambling State | L 70–76 | 5–10 (1–1) | 20 – Garrett | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – Harmon | Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,300) Grambling, LA |
| January 9, 2023 9:00 p.m. | | at Southern | L 75–102 | 5–11 (1–2) | 36 – Harmon | 6 – 2 tied | 3 – McEntire | F. G. Clark Center (3,932) Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 14, 2023 4:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Mississippi Valley State | W 77–71 | 6–11 (2–2) | 31 – French | 10 – Garrett | 5 – Garrett | Moore Gymnasium (724) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 16, 2023 7:30 p.m., Cateye Network | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 71–77 | 6–12 (2–3) | 21 – Garrett | 14 – Davis | 4 – Harmon | Moore Gymnasium (613) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 21, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | at Jackson State | L 66–70 | 6–13 (2–4) | 20 – Harmon | 9 – Davis | 6 – Garrett | Williams Assembly Center (1,790) Jackson, MS |
| January 23, 2023 8:00 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | L 68–76 | 6–14 (2–5) | 22 – Harmon | 14 – Davis | 4 – Harmon | Davey Whitney Complex (3,100) Lorman, MS |
| January 28, 2023 4:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Alabama State | W 64–62 | 7–14 (3–5) | 19 – Garrett | 11 – Davis | 3 – Garrett | Moore Gymnasium (669) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 30, 2023 7:30 p.m., Cateye Network | | Alabama A&M | W 88–77 | 8–14 (4–5) | 23 – Dyson | 8 – Garrett | 6 – Garrett | Moore Gymnasium (631) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 4, 2023 4:00 p.m. | | at Prairie View A&M | W 60–58 | 9–14 (5–5) | 14 – Harmon | 11 – Garrett | 2 – tied | William Nicks Building Prairie View, TX |
| February 6, 2023 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Texas Southern | L 62–69 | 9–15 (5–6) | 20 – Garrett | 9 – Garrett | 2 – tied | H&PE Arena (2,912) Houston, TX |
| February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Alcorn State | L 74–76 | 9–16 (5–7) | 18 – Davis | 8 – Garrett | 9 – Harmon | Moore Gymnasium (956) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 13, 2023 7:30 p.m., Cateye Network | | Jackson State | L 64–91 | 9–17 (5–8) | 21 – Garrett | 10 – Garrett | 2 – tied | Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 18, 2023 8:00 p.m. | | at Alabama A&M | L 56–90 | 9–18 (5–9) | 16 – French | 5 – Henderson Jr. | 4 – Harmon | Alabama A&M Events Center (2,500) Huntsville, AL |
| February 20, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | at Alabama State | W 70–65 | 10–18 (6–9) | 20 – Dyson | 10 – Davis | 5 – Garrett | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (677) Montgomery, AL |
| February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Southern | W 60–53 | 11–18 (7–9) | 19 – Harmon | 7 – Garrett | 4 – Garrett | Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 27, 2023 7:30 p.m., Cateye Network | | Grambling State | L 54–66 | 11–19 (7–10) | 17 – Davis | 9 – Davis | 3 – Dyson | Moore Gymnasium (934) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 4, 2023 4:00 p.m., Cateye Network | | Florida A&M | W 91–70 | 12–19 (8–10) | 29 – Harmon | 10 – Davis | 4 – Garrett | Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL |
| SWAC tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Grambling State Quarterfinals | L 72–87 | 12–20 | 21 – Davis | 6 – tied | 5 – tied | Bartow Arena (478) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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