# 2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the 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. 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.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Savannah State.

## Preseason

The Wildcats were picked to finish sixth in the MEAC preseason poll. Jordan Potts was selected the All-MEAC preseason first team.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 9:00 pm, FS2 | | at St. John's | L 53–100 | 0–1 | Carnesecca Arena (4,371) Queens, NY |
| 11/16/2016* 7:30 pm | | Kennesaw State | W 75–72 | 1–1 | Moore Gymnasium (678) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Trinity (FL) | W 82–52 | 2–1 | Moore Gymnasium (67) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 11/20/2016* 5:00 pm | | at New Mexico State San Diego Classic | L 73–89 | 2–2 | Pan American Center (4,323) Las Cruces, NM |
| 11/22/2016* 10:00 pm | | at San Diego San Diego Classic | L 91–96 $^{3OT}$ | 2–3 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (866) San Diego, CA |
| 11/25/2016* 3:00 pm | | vs. Nicholls State San Diego Classic | L 69–76 | 2–4 | Pete Hanna Center (167) Birmingham, AL |
| 11/26/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Samford San Diego Classic | L 65–93 | 2–5 | Pete Hanna Center (686) Birmingham, AL |
| 12/03/2016* 12:00 pm | | at Cleveland State | L 62–73 | 2–6 | Quicken Loans Arena (1,227) Cleveland, OH |
| 12/05/2016* 8:00 pm | | Jacksonville | L 66–76 | 2–7 | Moore Gymnasium (717) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm | | Florida College | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Moore Gymnasium (422) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Florida | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 3–8 | USF Sun Dome (2,207) Tampa, FL |
| 12/17/2016* 8:00 pm | | at UT Martin | L 72–97 | 3–9 | Skyhawk Arena (896) Martin, TN |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | L 41–71 | 3–10 | CFE Arena (3,348) Orlando, FL |
| 01/04/2017 7:30 pm | | at Savannah State | L 91–104 | 3–11 (0–1) | Tiger Arena (901) Savannah, GA |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 pm | | Morgan State | L 63–69 | 3–12 (0–2) | Moore Gymnasium (619) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/09/2017 7:30 pm | | Coppin State | L 73–76 | 3–13 (0–3) | Moore Gymnasium (711) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/14/2017 4:00 pm | | at South Carolina State | L 74–78 | 3–14 (0–4) | SHM Memorial Center (392) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/16/2017 4:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 82–76 | 4–14 (1–4) | Teaching Gym (4,878) Tallahassee, FL |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 79–82 | 4–15 (1–5) | Moore Gymnasium (802) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 66–73 | 4–16 (1–6) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,512) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/01/2017* 7:00 pm | | Stetson | L 67–76 | 4–17 | Moore Gymnasium (612) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | Delaware State | L 82–88 $^{OT}$ | 4–18 (1–7) | Moore Gymnasium (781) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/06/2017 7:30 pm | | Howard | W 71–67 | 5–18 (1–8) | Moore Gymnasium (981) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/11/2017 4:00 pm | | at Coppin State | L 72–76 | 5–19 (2–8) | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD |
| 02/13/2017 7:30 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 5–20 (2–9) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,067) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/18/2017 4:00 pm | | Hampton | W 62–61 | 6–20 (3–9) | Moore Gymnasium (823) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/20/2017 7:30 pm | | Norfolk State | W 75–65 | 7–20 (4–9) | Moore Gymnasium (812) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/25/2017 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 63–78 | 7–21 (4–10) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,622) Durham, NC |
| 02/27/2017 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 73–70 | 8–21 (5–10) | Corbett Sports Center (1,037) Greensboro, NC |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | W 69–59 | 9–21 (6–10) | Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2017 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (8) Delaware State | W 69–62 | 10–21 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/08/2017 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | vs. (1) North Carolina Central | L 60–95 | 10–22 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||