2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	9–21 (7–11 SWAC)
Head coach	Reggie Theus (1st season)
Associate head coach	Chris Pompey
Assistant coaches	Ross Rix Billy Garrett
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium
Seasons ← 2019–20 2022–23 →

2021–22 SWAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	17		.500
Texas Southern †	13	–	5		.722			19	–	13		.594
Southern	12	–	6		.667			17	–	14		.548
Florida A&M	11	–	7		.611			13	–	17		.433
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Grambling State	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Jackson State	9	–	9		.500			11	–	19		.367
Prairie View A&M	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Alabama State	8	–	10		.444			9	–	21		.300
Bethune–Cookman	7	–	11		.389			9	–	21		.300
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	5	–	13		.278			7	–	24		.226
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			2	–	26		.071
† 2022 SWAC tournament winner

On July 1, 2021, the Wildcats officially joined the SWAC after being a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1979.^[1]

Previous season

The Wildcats did not participate in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Head coach Ryan Ridder left the Wildcats to become the head coach at UT−Martin on March 30, 2021.^[3] Theus was named head coach and athletic director at Bethune−Cookman in July 2021^[3][4]

Roster

2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Mikey West 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Waterbury, Connecticut G 1 Collins Joseph 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Jr Clayton County, Georgia G/F 2 Jakolby Long 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Oklahoma City, Oklahoma G 3 Marcus Garrett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Chicago, Illinois G 4 Kendall Bean 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Port Orange, Florida G 5 Damani McEntire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana G 10 Shakur Poteat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida G 11 Aaron Jasper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Clinton, Maryland G/F 12 Kevin Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Portsmouth, Virginia F 13 Calvin Poulina 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Leiden, Netherlands G 15 Matthew Mondesir 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Los Angeles, California F 21 Jonathan Bolden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Harvest, Alabama C 22 Dylan Robertson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tuscaloosa, Alabama G 23 Quavon Blackwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Hyattsville, Maryland G 30 Joe French 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Orlando, Florida G 32 Jon Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Miami, Florida	Head coach Reggie Theus (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh) Ross Rix (Louisiana) Billy Garrett (DePaul) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 4, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Florida	L 54–75	0–1	14 – French	11 – Davis	6 – Joseph	Yuengling Center  Tampa, FL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm		at Middle Tennessee	L 51–71	0–2	18 – French	7 – Robertson	5 – West	Murphy Center (2,317) Murfreesboro, TN
November 15, 2021* 10:00 pm, P12N		at Utah Sunshine Slam campus game	L 55–86	0–3	20 – McEntire	6 – Robertson	4 – McEntire	Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,638) Salt Lake City, UT
November 20, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Bryant Sunshine Slam Bracket B Semifinals	W 81–75	1–3	21 – Robertson	9 – McEntire	5 – Long	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2021* 2:30 pm, FloSports		vs. Air Force Sunshine Slam Championship	L 65–73	1–4	13 – 2 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	4 – Long	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2021* 5:00 pm		vs. Liberty	L 51–59	1–5	25 – French	7 – 2 Tied	1 – 2 Tied	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2021* 12:00 pm, FS1		at No. 21 Seton Hall	L 70–84	1–6	30 – French	4 – 2 Tied	6 – West	Prudential Center (8,913) Newark, NJ
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UCF	L 45–81	1–7	12 – French	4 – 3 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Addition Financial Arena (3,804) Orlando, FL
December 9, 2021* 6:30 pm, ACCRSN		at NC State	L 48–65	1–8	14 – French	6 – Garrett	2 – 2 Tied	Reynolds Coliseum (5,429) Raleigh, NC
December 15, 2021* 7:05 pm		Johnson	W 88–41	2–8	14 – Joseph	7 – 2 Tied	7 – West	Moore Gymnasium (125) Daytona Beach, FL
December 22, 2021* 10:00 pm, ESPN3		at Marist	L 45–68	2–9	9 – Garrett	8 – 2 Tied	2 – West	McCann Arena (793) Poughkeepsie, NY
December 29, 2021* 5:00 pm		Fort Lauderdale	Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols					Moore Gymnasium  Daytona, FL
January 3, 2022 7:30 pm		Florida A&M	W 66–59	3–9 (1–0)	26 – Davis	13 – Davis	3 – 2 Tied	Moore Gymnasium (176) Daytona, FL
January 5, 2022* 12:00 pm		at FIU	L 65–68	3–10	16 – 2 Tied	8 – Davis	5 – McEntire	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (107) Miami, FL
January 8, 2022 4:00 pm		Grambling State	L 66–68	3–11 (1–1)	31 – French	15 – Davis	8 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (243) Daytona, FL
January 10, 2022 7:30 pm		Southern	L 59–69	3–12 (1–2)	16 – Garrett	8 – McEntire	2 – Davis	Moore Gymnasium (318) Daytona, FL
January 15, 2022 5:00 pm		at Mississippi Valley State	W 62–60	4–12 (2–2)	19 – Davis	9 – 2 Tied	4 – McEntire	Harrison HPER Complex (314) Itta Bena, MS
January 17, 2022 8:30 pm		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 63–69	4–13 (2–3)	16 – 2 Tied	13 – Davis	4 – 2 Tied	K. L. Johnson Complex (941) Pine Bluff, AR
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm		Jackson State	W 55–50	5–13 (3–3)	18 – Davis	6 – Long	7 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (351) Daytona, FL
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm		Alcorn State	L 67–70	5–14 (3–4)	21 – Garrett	7 – Robertson	3 – McEntire	Moore Gymnasium (366) Daytona, FL
January 29, 2022 8:00 pm		vs. Alabama State Bridge Builder Classic	L 73–79	5–15 (3–5)	27 – French	7 – Robertson	6 – Garrett	Mitchell Center (1,310) Mobile, AL
January 31, 2022 6:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 52–67	5–16 (3–6)	16 – Davis	8 – Bolden	3 – 2 Tied	Elmore Gymnasium (1,130) Normal, AL
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm		Prairie View A&M	W 68–67	6–16 (4–6)	25 – French	7 – Long	5 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (378) Daytona, FL
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm		Texas Southern	L 63–66	6–17 (4–7)	23 – Davis	11 – Davis	4 – Long	Moore Gymnasium (411) Daytona, FL
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm		at Alcorn State	W 71–63 ^OT	7–17 (5–7)	24 – Garrett	9 – Davis	5 – Garrett	Davey Whitney Complex (0) Lorman, MS
February 14, 2022 8:30 pm		at Jackson State	L 51–71	7–18 (5–8)	16 – French	6 – Davis	3 – McEntire	Williams Assembly Center (1,318) Jackson, MS
February 19, 2022 4:00 pm		Alabama A&M	L 60–62	7–19 (5–9)	21 – Garrett	8 – Garrett	2 – Tied	Moore Gymnasium (671) Daytona, FL
February 21, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Alabama State	L 78–89	7–20 (5–10)	25 – French	9 – Davis	9 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (1,000) Daytona, FL
February 26, 2022 6:00 pm		at Southern	W 87–84 ^OT	8–20 (6–10)	24 – Davis	7 – Garrett	5 – McEntire	F. G. Clark Center (2,139) Baton Rouge, LA
February 28, 2022 8:30 pm		at Grambling State	W 69–63	9–20 (7–10)	27 – Garrett	9 – Davis	3 – Garrett	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,219) Grambling, LA
March 5, 2022 4:00 pm		at Florida A&M	L 73–84	9–21 (7–11)	19 – Garrett	6 – Garrett	4 – Garrett	Al Lawson Center (4,687) Tallahassee, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References

1. "SWAC Officially Welcomes Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M as New Members". swac.org. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
2. "Bethune-Cookman football, basketball shut down as it cancels all 2020-21 sports amid COVID-19 spike". cbssports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
3. "Former NBA Star Reggie Theus Named Athletic Director/Basketball Coach At Bethune-Cookman University". www.cookman.edu. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
4. "Sources: Ex-NBAer Theus to be HBCU coach, AD". ESPN.com. July 3, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
5. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2022.