# 2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represent Bethune–Cookman University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 3rd-year head coach Ryan Ridder, play their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Johnson University (FL) | W 110–68 | 1–0 | Moore Gymnasium (801) Daytona Beach, FL |
| November 9, 2019* 8:00 pm, FSSW+ | | at No. 13 Texas Tech | L 44–79 | 1–1 | United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX |
| November 11, 2019* 8:30 pm | | at Omaha | L 61–90 | 1–2 | Baxter Arena (2,112) Omaha, NE |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Trinity Baptist | W 100–42 | 2–2 | Moore Gymnasium (557) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| November 22, 2019* 1:00 pm | | at Incarnate Word San Antonio Classic | W 83–58 | 3–2 | McDermott Center (125) San Antonio, TX |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Illinois San Antonio Classic | W 66–63 | 4–2 | McDermott Center (126) San Antonio, TX |
| November 24, 2019* 1:00 pm | | vs. St. Francis (IL) San Antonio Classic | W 74–70 | 5–2 | McDermott Center (72) San Antonio, TX |
| December 1, 2019* 6:00 pm, ACCNX | | at Georgia Tech | L 65–68 | 5–3 | McCamish Pavilion (4,552) Atlanta, GA |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 67–72 | 5–4 | Edmunds Center DeLand, FL |
| December 7, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 60–82 | 5–5 | Swisher Gymnasium (811) Jacksonville, FL |
| December 14, 2019* 10:00 pm, WAC DN | | at California Baptist | L 68–87 | 5–6 | CBU Events Center Riverside, CA |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 65–70 | 5–7 | Addition Financial Arena (4,112) Orlando, FL |
| December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm | | Marist | W 85–56 | 6–7 | Moore Gymnasium (103) Daytona Beach, FL |
| December 29, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis | L 67–77 | 6–8 | Chaifetz Arena (6,723) St. Louis, MO |
| MEAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 72–85 | 6–9 (0–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (918) Norfolk, VA |
| January 6, 2020 6:30 pm | | at Howard | W 102–73 | 7–9 (1–1) | Burr Gymnasium (289) Washington, D.C. |
| January 11, 2020 4:15 pm | | Coppin State | W 85–80 | 8–9 (2–1) | Moore Gymnasium (376) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 13, 2020 7:30 pm | | Morgan State | W 85–78 | 9–9 (3–1) | Moore Gymnasium (903) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 18, 2020 4:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 59–86 | 9–10 (3–2) | Moore Gymnasium (855) Daytona Beach, FL |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | L 95–98 | 9–11 (3–3) | Corbett Sports Center (2,846) Greensboro, NC |
| January 27, 2020 7:30 pm | | at South Carolina State | W 78–74 | 10–11 (4–3) | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC |
| February 1, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 67–73 | 10–12 (4–4) | Teaching Gym (5,013) Tallahassee, FL |
| February 8, 2020 4:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 78–73 | 11–12 (5–4) | Moore Gymnasium (919) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 10, 2020 7:30 pm | | Howard | W 87–68 | 12–12 (6–4) | Moore Gymnasium (870) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 15, 2020 4:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 58–66 | 12–13 (6–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (600) Princess Anne, MD |
| February 17, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Delaware State | W 71–70 | 13–13 (7–5) | Memorial Hall (958) Dover, DE |
| February 22, 2020 4:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 69–65 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (8–5) | Moore Gymnasium (804) Daytona Beach, FL |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | W 78–55 | 15–13 (9–5) | Moore Gymnasium (805) Daytona Beach, FL |
| March 2, 2020 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 15–14 (9–6) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,338) Durham, NC |
| March 5, 2020 7:30 pm | | Florida A&M | W 72–70 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (10–6) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 6:00 pm, FloSports | (4) | vs. (5) Morgan State Quarterfinals | MEAC Tournament Canceled | MEAC Tournament Canceled | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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