2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

2017–18 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
MEAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record18–14 (12–4 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dominique Taylor
  • Jeff Clapacs
  • Woody Taylor
Home arenaMoore Gymnasium
2017–18 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hampton 12 4   .750 19 16   .543
Bethune–Cookman 12 4   .750 18 14   .563
Savannah State 12 4   .750 15 17   .469
North Carolina A&T 11 5   .688 20 15   .571
Norfolk State 11 5   .688 14 19   .424
North Carolina Central † 9 7   .563 19 16   .543
Morgan State 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
Howard 7 9   .438 10 23   .303
Florida A&M 7 9   .438 9 25   .265
South Carolina State 6 10   .375 10 22   .313
Coppin State 5 11   .313 5 27   .156
Maryland Eastern Shore 3 13   .188 7 25   .219
Delaware State 2 14   .125 4 28   .125
2018 MEAC tournament winner

The 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.