2017 – 18 Bethune – Cookman Wildcats men 's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Wildcats , led by first-year head coach Ryan Ridder , played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach , Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . With a win over Florida A&M on March 1 , 2018 , the Wildcats earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship . They finished the season 18 – 14 , 2 – 4 in MEAC play , finishing in a three-way tie for first . Due to tie-breaking procedures , they received the No. 2 seed in the MEAC Tournament , where they lost to Morgan State in the quarterfinals
MEAC Tournament
2018 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team