List of Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball head coaches

The following is a list of Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball head coaches. The Wildcats have had 13 coaches in their 82-season history.[1]

Bethune–Cookman's current head coach is Reggie Theus. He was hired in July 2021[2] to replace Ryan Ridder, who left to take the same position at UT Martin.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1929–1931 W. A. Busch 2 2–4 .333
2 1941–1947[a][b] Joe Johnson 4 18–3 .857
3 1947–1956 Bunky Matthews 9 90–47 .657
4 1956–1957
1958–1961 		Raymon Thornton 4 43–34 .558
5 1957–1958 Lymeal McClain 1 13–8 .619
6 1961–1966
1967–1993 		Cy McClairen 31 396–436 .476
7 1966–1967 Raymond McDougle 1 19–10 .655
8 1993–1997 Tony Sheals 4 45–65 .409
9 1997–2002[c] Horace Broadnax 5 42–89 .321
10 2002–2011[d] Clifford Reed 10 125–166 .430
11 2011–2017 Gravelle Craig 6 74–123 .376
12 2017–2021[e] Ryan Ridder 3 48–45 .516
13 2021–present Reggie Theus 2 21–41 .339
Totals 13 coaches 82 seasons 918–1,057 .465
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]
  1. ^ Bethune–Cookman did not field teams for the 1942–43 or 1943–44 seasons.
  2. ^ Statistics for the 1945–46 season are missing; Johnson was head coach, but his record is effectively counted here as 0–0.
  3. ^ Horace Broadnax resigned as head coach on February 1, 2002. Clifford Reed was named head coach for the remainder of the season.[4]
  4. ^ Clifford Reed served as interim head coach after Horace Broadnax's resignation, then was hired to the job full-time in April 2002.[5]
  5. ^ Bethune–Cookman's 2020–21 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ridder stayed on as head coach through that season, and left after the 2020–21 season had completed

References

  1. ^ a b "Bethune–Cookman Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Bethune–Cookman Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  2. ^ Spears, Marc J. (July 3, 2021). "Sources: Bethune-Cookman to hire ex-NBA star Reggie Theus as head men's basketball coach, AD". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Dean, Zach (March 30, 2021). "UT-Martin names Ryan Ridder from Bethune-Cookman as men's head basketball coach". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  4. ^ "B-CC's Broadnax resigns to resume law career". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. February 2, 2002. Archived from the original on July 8, 2002. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Bethune-Cookman Hires Reed As Coach". Midland Daily News. February 2, 2002. Retrieved February 25, 2023.