# 2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represents Bethune–Cookman University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Theus, play 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. They defeated Southern, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Grambling State in the semifinals of the SWAC tournament. They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #13 seed, where they fell to Arkansas State in the first round.

## 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 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 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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