2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	11–15 (8–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Reggie Theus (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Patrick Eberhart; Billy Garrett; Richard Grant; Ambrose Mosley;
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern	12	–	1	.923	17	–	9	.654
Florida A&M	9	–	4	.692	12	–	12	.500
Jackson State	9	–	4	.692	9	–	17	.346
Alabama State	8	–	5	.615	12	–	14	.462
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	5	.615	11	–	15	.423
Texas Southern	8	–	5	.615	11	–	15	.423
Alcorn State	8	–	5	.615	8	–	18	.308
Grambling State	6	–	7	.462	9	–	17	.346
Alabama A&M	5	–	8	.385	9	–	17	.346
Prairie View A&M	3	–	10	.231	4	–	22	.154
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	12	.077	4	–	22	.154
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	12	.077	3	–	23	.115

† 2025 SWAC tournament winner As of February 17, 2025

The 2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represents Bethune–Cookman University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fourth-year head coach Reggie Theus, play their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 17–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.^[1] They defeated Southern,^[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Grambling State in the semifinals of the SWAC tournament.^[3] They received an invitation to the CBI, receiving the #13 seed, where they fell to Arkansas State in the first round.^[4]

Roster

2024–25 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	William Gonzalez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Curie HS	Chicago, IL
G	1	Trey Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Hampton	Washington, D.C.
G	2	Brayon Freeman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Coastal Carolina	Oxon Hill, MD
G	3	Seneca Willoughby	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Contra Costa College	Philadelphia, PA
G	4	Antwann Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	UCF	Orlando, FL
G	5	Gianni Hunt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Cal State Northridge	Lakewood, CA
F	10	Kalil Camara	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	West Virginia State	The Bronx, NY
G/F	11	Mason Dorsey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Crespi HS	Los Angeles, CA
F	12	Jesus Carralero Martin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Missouri	Málaga, Spain
F	15	Reggie Jr. Ward	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Riverside City College	Chicago, IL
F	21	Jarrell Love	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Baton Rouge CC	Fort Worth, TX
F	23	Daniel Rouzan	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Manhattan	Las Vegas, NV
G	30	Simeon Womack	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Victory Rock Prep	Jacksonville, FL
F	32	Jerome Beya	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Tennessee Tech	Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
C	33	David Onanina	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Eastern Kentucky	Yaoundé, Cameroon

Head coach

Reggie Theus (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

Patrick Eberhart (Adams State)
Billy Garrett (DePaul)
Richard Grant (Bridgeport)
Ambrose Mosley (Old Dominion)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 61–94	0–1	15 – Ward Jr.	7 – Ward Jr.	3 – 2 tied	United Supermarkets Arena (12,034) Lubbock, TX
November 9, 2024* 8:00 p.m., B1G+	at Nebraska	L 58–63	0–2	10 – Hunt	7 – 2 tied	4 – 2 tied	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,138) Lincoln, NE
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 69–91	0–3	14 – Rouzan	6 – Rouzan	7 – Hunt	Memorial Coliseum (1,956) Fort Wayne, IN
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	South Carolina State	W 75–62	1–3	20 – Freeman	15 – Ward Jr.	4 – Freeman	Moore Gymnasium (478) Daytona Beach, FL
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulane Cancún Challenge campus game	L 57–72	1–4	22 – Freeman	7 – 2 tied	4 – Freeman	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,168) New Orleans, LA
November 26, 2024* 3:00 p.m., pFloHoops	vs. North Dakota Cancún Challenge Mayan Division semifinals	W 79–67	2–4	26 – Freeman	6 – 3 tied	2 – Thomas	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (123) Cancún, Mexico
November 27, 2024* 3:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge Mayan Division championship	L 64–79	2–5	14 – 2 tied	11 – Ward Jr.	2 – 2 tied	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico
December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., B1G+	at Minnesota	L 62–79	2–6	21 – Freeman	10 – Ward Jr.	5 – Freeman	Williams Arena (7,314) Minneapolis, MN
December 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia	L 41–59	2–7	14 – Freeman	7 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	John Paul Jones Arena (12,021) Charlottesville, VA
December 14, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Virginia	L 61–84	2–8	14 – Freeman	7 – Ward Jr.	3 – Freeman	WVU Coliseum (9,651) Morgantown, WV
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	W 77–69	3–8	19 – Ward Jr.	10 – Ward Jr.	6 – Thomas	Yuengling Center (3,748) Tampa, FL
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Davidson	L 63–76	3–9	14 – 2 tied	7 – Ward Jr.	1 – 6 tied	John M. Belk Arena (2,192) Davidson, NC
December 30, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SECN	at No. 17 Mississippi State	L 73–87	3–10	21 – 2 tied	14 – Ward Jr.	2 – Freeman	Humphrey Coliseum (6,567) Starkville, MS
SWAC regular season
January 4, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	W 62–55	4–10 (1–0)	14 – 2 tied	8 – 2 tied	3 – Freeman	Al Lawson Center (2,709) Tallahassee, FL
January 11, 2025 5:30 p.m.	at Grambling State	W 65–59	5–10 (2–0)	26 – Freeman	8 – Ward Jr.	4 – Freeman	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,200) Grambling, LA
January 13, 2025 8:00 p.m.	at Southern	L 53–69	5–11 (2–1)	15 – Rouzan	8 – Ward Jr.	3 – Carralero Martin	F. G. Clark Center (3,962) Baton Rouge, LA
January 18, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	W 83–58	6–11 (3–1)	22 – Thomas	8 – Ward Jr.	6 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (779) Daytona Beach, FL
January 20, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 73–64	7–11 (4–1)	31 – Thomas	13 – Carralero Martin	5 – Carralero Martin	Moore Gymnasium (799) Daytona Beach, FL
January 25, 2025 3:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	L 81–86	7–12 (4–2)	20 – Thomas	10 – Camara	3 – Thomas	Williams Assembly Center (1,317) Jackson, MS
January 27, 2025 5:30 p.m.	at Alcorn State	L 61–70	7–13 (4–3)	17 – Rouzan	8 – Carralero Martin	5 – Willoughby	Davey Whitney Complex (135) Lorman, MS
February 1, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Alabama State	W 67–64	8–13 (5–3)	19 – Thomas	13 – Camara	4 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (990) Daytona Beach, FL
February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	W 89–75	9–13 (6–3)	24 – Thomas	11 – Carralero Martin	12 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (993) Daytona Beach, FL
February 8, 2025 5:30 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	W 85–82	10–13 (7–3)	27 – Thomas	8 – 2 tied	5 – Willoughby	William Nicks Building (466) Prairie View, TX
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	W 80–77	11–13 (8–3)	24 – Rouzan	6 – Rouzan	7 – Carralero Martin	H&PE Arena (1,487) Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Alcorn State	L 74–78	11–14 (8–4)	28 – Thomas	10 – Rouzan	6 – Carralero Martin	Moore Gymnasium (872) Daytona Beach, FL
February 17, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Jackson State	L 71–84	11–15 (8–5)	20 – Rouzan	6 – Rouzan	6 – Thomas	Moore Gymnasium (991) Daytona Beach, FL
February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M						AAMU Events Center Huntsville, AL
February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m.	at Alabama State						Dunn–Oliver Acadome Montgomery, AL
March 1, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Southern						Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m.	Grambling State						Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
March 8, 2025 5:30 p.m.	Florida A&M						Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL
SWAC tournament
March 11–15, 2025	vs.						Gateway Center Arena College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ Boyle, Chris (March 15, 2024). "Bethune-Cookman pulls away from Southern, earns 1st SWAC men's basketball tournament win". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "Grambling wins 65-53 against Bethune-Cookman in Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. March 15, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.
^ "Hicks scores 21, Arkansas State takes down Bethune-Cookman 86-85 in CBI". CBS Sports. AP. March 23, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune–Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
^ "Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[2] Boyle, Chris (March 15, 2024). "Bethune-Cookman pulls away from Southern, earns 1st SWAC men's basketball tournament win". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[3] "Grambling wins 65-53 against Bethune-Cookman in Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament". AP News. March 15, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2025.

[4] "Hicks scores 21, Arkansas State takes down Bethune-Cookman 86-85 in CBI". CBS Sports. AP. March 23, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bethune–Cookman University Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

[6] "Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2024.

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