# 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.

## 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.

## 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 | 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. ||||||
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