Bethune-Cookman Wildcats basketball
Bethune-Cookman Wildcats basketball history
Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, FL)
Moore Gymnasium
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Current head coach: Reggie Theus (2021-)
- Assoc. HC: Chris Pompey (2021-)
- Asst: Billy Garrett (2021-)
- Asst: Richard Grant (2022-)
- DBO: Adam Topp (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 1 (2011)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-1
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2024)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1965, 1968, 1980)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 0-6
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 1 (1966)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (SEAC, SIAC, MEAC, SWAC):
- SWAC Regular Season Championships: 0
- MEAC Regular Season Championships: 2 (2011, 2018)
- SIAC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 5 (1953, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1977)
- SEAC (NAIA) Championships: 2 (1948, 1949)
- SWAC Tournament Championships: 0
- SIAC (Div II) Tournament Championships: 3 (1953, 1968, 1980)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- SWAC Player of the Year: 0
- MEAC Player of the Year: 3 (last = Brandon Tabb, 2018)
Bethune-Cookman head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Reggie Theus | 2021-Pres | 38-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Ridder | 2017-21 | 48-45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gravelle Craig | 2011-17 | 74-123 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clifford Reed | 2002-11 | 125-167 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Horace Broadnax | 1997-2002 | 42-88 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Sheals | 1993-97 | 45-65 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cy McClairen | 1961-66, 67-97 | 396-436 | 4^ | 4^ | 0 |
| Raymond McDoogle | 1966-67 | 19-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raymon Thornton | 1956-57, 58-61 | 43-34 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Lymeal McClain | 1957-58 | 13-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bunky Matthews | 1947-56 | 90-47 | 2^ | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Johnson | 1941-42, 44-47 | 18-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| no team | 1942-44 | – | – | – | – |
| unknown | 1930-41 | – | – | – | – |
| W.A. Busch | 1929-31 | 2-4 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Bethune-Cookman program was at the Division II or NAIA level; B-CU moved up to Division I prior to the 1980-81 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.