2022–23 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by second-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

2022–23 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	12–20 (8–10 SWAC)
Head coach	Reggie Theus (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Chris Pompey
Assistant coaches	Billy Garrett Richard Grant
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium

2022–23 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Alcorn State	15	–	3		.833			18	–	14		.563
Grambling State	15	–	3		.833			24	–	9		.727
Jackson State	12	–	6		.667			14	–	19		.424
Southern	11	–	7		.611			15	–	17		.469
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			15	–	18		.455
Prairie View A&M	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Bethune–Cookman	8	–	10		.444			12	–	20		.375
Texas Southern †	7	–	11		.389			14	–	21		.400
Alabama State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	23		.258
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	6	–	12		.333			10	–	21		.323
Florida A&M	5	–	13		.278			7	–	22		.241
Mississippi Valley State	4	–	14		.222			5	–	27		.156
† 2023 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 9–21, 7–11 in SWAC play to finish in tenth place. They failed to qualify for the SWAC tournament.

Roster

2022–23 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Jayson Mathews 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Sacramento, California G 1 Zion Harmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Temple Hills, Maryland G 2 Lukas Gudavicius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Vilnius, Lithuania G 3 Marcus Garrett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Chicago, Illinois F 4 Kuon Kuon 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Omaha, Nebraska G 5 Damani McEntire 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana G 10 Dhashon Dyson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois G 11 Donovann Toatley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Largo, Maryland G/F 12 Kevin Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Portsmouth, Virginia G 15 Simeon Womack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Jacksonville, Florida G 21 Trayvon Barbary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr DeLand, Florida C 22 Dylan Robertson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Tuscaloosa, Alabama F 23 Derrick Carter-Hollinger Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr San Diego, California G 30 Joe French 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Orlando, Florida C 32 Elijah Hulsewe 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Orlando, Florida C 33 James Henderson Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Miami, Florida	Head coach Reggie Theus (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Chris Pompey (Pittsburgh) Billy Garrett (DePaul) Richard Grant (Bridgeport) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 12, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Iowa	L 58–89	0–1	15 – Harmon	6 – 2 Tied	7 – Harmon	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (9,545) Iowa City, IA
November 10, 2022* 8:30 pm, BTN		at No. 13 Indiana	L 49–101	0–2	11 – French	3 – 3 Tied	4 – Garrett	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN
November 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, Cateye Network		Florida National	W 71–57	1–2	19 – 2 Tied	10 – Robertson	5 – Harmon	Moore Gymnasium (351) Daytona Beach, FL
November 16, 2022* 8:00 pm, Cateye Network		Trinity Baptist	W 83–46	2–2	15 – Harmon	10 – Garrett	10 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (451) Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 63–78	2–3	16 – French	7 – Garrett	2 – 2 Tied	Buccaneer Field House (126) North Charleston, SC
November 26, 2022* 4:00 pm		vs. Idaho State Central Arkansas Classic	W 68–66 OT	3–3	16 – Davis	7 – Robertson	5 – Harmon	Farris Center (97) Conway, AR
November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm		vs. Northwestern State Central Arkansas Classic	L 66–69	3–4	16 – Harmon	10 – Davis	4 – McEntire	Farris Center (215) Conway, AR
December 1, 2022* 8:00 pm, Cateye Network		Chicago State	W 86–73	4–4	21 – 2 Tied	8 – Davis	4 – McEntire	Moore Gymnasium (631) Daytona Beach, FL
December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 48–88	4–5	10 – Robertson	6 – 2 Tied	3 – McEntire	UNF Arena (1,409) Jacksonville, FL
December 16, 2022* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Incarnate Word	L 65–77	4–6	17 – Harmon	10 – Carter-Hollinger Jr.	3 – 2 Tied	McDermott Center (195) San Antonio, TX
December 18, 2022* 4:00 pm		at UTSA	L 69–90	4–7	27 – French	5 – 4 Tied	4 – Harmon	Convocation Center (774) San Antonio, TX
December 22, 2022* 2:00 pm, Cateye Network		North Florida	L 85–87	4–8	27 – Garrett	6 – Davis	4 – McEntire	Moore Gymnasium (105) Daytona Beach, FL
December 29, 2022* 8:30 pm, FS1		at Illinois	L 52–85	4–9	13 – Davis	9 – McEntire	3 – Harmon	State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL
SWAC regular season
January 2, 2023 7:30 pm		at Florida A&M	W 67–59	5–9 (1–0)	14 – 3 Tied	8 – McEntire	2 – 4 Tied	Al Lawson Center (3,287) Tallahassee, FL
January 7, 2023 6:30 pm		at Grambling State	L 70–76	5–10 (1–1)	20 – Garrett	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Harmon	Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center (1,300) Grambling, LA
January 9, 2023 9:00 pm		at Southern	L 75–102	5–11 (1–2)	36 – Harmon	6 – 2 Tied	3 – McEntire	F. G. Clark Center (3,932) Baton Rouge, LA
January 14, 2023 4:00 pm, Cateye Network		Mississippi Valley State	W 77–71	6–11 (2–2)	31 – French	10 – Garrett	5 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (724) Daytona Beach, FL
January 16, 2023 7:30 pm, Cateye Network		Arkansas–Pine Bluff	L 71–77	6–12 (2–3)	21 – Garrett	14 – Davis	4 – Harmon	Moore Gymnasium (613) Daytona Beach, FL
January 21, 2023 4:00 pm		at Jackson State	L 66–70	6–13 (2–4)	20 – Harmon	9 – Davis	6 – Garrett	Williams Assembly Center (1,790) Jackson, MS
January 23, 2023 8:00 pm		at Alcorn State	L 68–76	6–14 (2–5)	22 – Harmon	14 – Davis	4 – Harmon	Davey Whitney Complex (3,100) Lorman, MS
January 28, 2023 4:00 pm, Cateye Network		Alabama State	W 64–62	7–14 (3–5)	19 – Garrett	11 – Davis	3 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (669) Daytona Beach, FL
January 30, 2023 7:30 pm, Cateye Network		Alabama A&M	W 88–77	8–14 (4–5)	23 – Dyson	8 – Garrett	6 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (631) Daytona Beach, FL
February 4, 2023 4:00 pm		at Prairie View A&M	W 60–58	9–14 (5–5)	14 – Harmon	11 – Garrett	2 – Tied	William Nicks Building  Prairie View, TX
February 6, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Texas Southern	L 62–69	9–15 (5–6)	20 – Garrett	9 – Garrett	2 – Tied	H&PE Arena (2,912) Houston, TX
February 11, 2023 4:00 pm, Cateye Network		Alcorn State	L 74–76	9–16 (5–7)	18 – Davis	8 – Garrett	9 – Harmon	Moore Gymnasium (956) Daytona Beach, FL
February 13, 2023 7:30 pm, Cateye Network		Jackson State	L 64–91	9–17 (5–8)	21 – Garrett	10 – Garrett	2 – Tied	Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL
February 18, 2023 8:00 pm		at Alabama A&M	L 56–90	9–18 (5–9)	16 – French	5 – Henderson Jr.	4 – Harmon	Alabama A&M Events Center (2,500) Huntsville, AL
February 20, 2023 7:30 pm		at Alabama State	W 70–65	10–18 (6–9)	20 – Dyson	10 – Davis	5 – Garrett	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (677) Montgomery, AL
February 25, 2023 4:00 pm, Cateye Network		Southern	W 60–53	11–18 (7–9)	19 – Harmon	7 – Garrett	4 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL
February 27, 2023 7:30 pm, Cateye Network		Grambling State	L 54–66	11–19 (7–10)	17 – Davis	9 – Davis	3 – Dyson	Moore Gymnasium (934) Daytona Beach, FL
March 4, 2023 4:00 pm, Cateye Network		Florida A&M	W 91–70	12–19 (8–10)	29 – Harmon	10 – Davis	4 – Garrett	Moore Gymnasium (961) Daytona Beach, FL
SWAC tournament
March 8, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) Grambling State Quarterfinals	L 72–87	12–20	21 – Davis	6 – Tied	5 – Tied	Bartow Arena (478) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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