2025–26 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2025–26 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by fifth-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2025–26 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball
SWAC regular season champions
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	17–15 (14–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Reggie Theus (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Patrick Eberhart Billy Garrett Richard Grant Ambrose Mosley
Home arena	Moore Gymnasium

2025–26 SWAC men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bethune–Cookman	14	–	4		.778			17	–	15		.531
Florida A&M	11	–	7		.611			15	–	16		.484
Southern	11	–	7		.611			17	–	17		.500
Texas Southern	10	–	8		.556			12	–	18		.400
Alabama A&M	10	–	8		.556			18	–	15		.545
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	10	–	8		.556			13	–	19		.406
Jackson State	10	–	8		.556			12	–	21		.364
Prairie View A&M †	9	–	9		.500			19	–	18		.514
Grambling State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	19		.424
Alabama State	7	–	11		.389			10	–	22		.313
Alcorn State	7	–	11		.389			9	–	23		.281
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	16		.111			3	–	30		.091
† 2026 SWAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 17–16, 13–5 in SWAC play, to finish in third place. They defeated Alcorn State, before falling to number two-seed Jackson State in the semifinals of the SWAC tournament. The Wildcats did not receive a bid to any post season tournaments.

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the SWAC released their preseason polls. Bethune–Cookman was picked to finish first in the conference, while receiving twelve first-place votes.

Preseason rankings

SWAC Preseason Poll

Place	Team	Votes
1	Bethune–Cookman	232 (12)
2	Southern	214 (5)
3	Jackson State	208 (1)
4	Alabama State	183 (3)
5	Texas Southern	182
6	Alabama A&M	163
7	Grambling State	151
8	Florida A&M	115
9	Prairie View A&M	99
10	Alcorn State	74
11	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	70 (1)
12	Mississippi Valley State	25
(#) first-place votes

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Preseason All-SWAC Teams

Preseason All-SWAC Team

Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Daniel Rouzan	Senior	Forward
First	Doctor Bradley	Graduate Senior	Guard/Forward
Second	Seneca Willoughby	Senior	Guard

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Roster

2025–26 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Jakobi Heady 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Central Michigan Chicago, IL G 1 Arterio Morris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr South Plains Junior College Dallas, TX G 2 Rickey Mitchell Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr City College of San Francisco Aurora, CO G 3 Seneca Willoughby 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Contra Costa College Philadelphia, PA F 4 Ariel Bland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS UC Santa Barbara Eden Prairie, MN F 5 Quentin Heady 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Central Michigan Chicago, IL G 11 Jordan Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Southern West Palm Beach, FL G 12 Dailon Minor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr BigTyme Prep Academy Rowlett, TX G/F 13 Doctor Bradley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Arkansas-Pine Bluff Los Angeles, CA F 15 Reggie Jr. Ward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Riverside City College Chicago, IL G/F 22 William Gonzalez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Curie HS Chicago, IL F 23 Daniel Rouzan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Manhattan Las Vegas, NV G 24 Trayvon Barbary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr DeLand HS DeLand, FL G/F 25 Tyler Andrews 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Eastern Kentucky Los Angeles, CA G 30 Simeon Womack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Sr Victory Rock Prep Jacksonville, FL C 33 David Onanina 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr 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 3, 2025

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 3, 2025* 8:00 p.m., SECN+		at No. 20 Auburn	L 90–95 OT	0–1	21 – Q. Heady	10 – Morris	5 – Willoughby	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Miami (FL)	L 61–101	0–2	19 – J. Heady	6 – Tied	3 – Morris	Watsco Center (4,508) Coral Gables, FL
November 11, 2025* 6:00 p.m.		Coastal Georgia	W 101–60	1–2	21 – Morris	12 – Bland	3 – Morris	Moore Gymnasium (777) Daytona Beach, FL
November 15, 2025* 7:30 p.m., WHIO-TV/ESPN+		at Dayton	L 82–91	1–3	19 – Morris	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	W 76–73	2–3	20 – J. Heady	6 – Q. Heady	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (3,664) Athens, OH
November 24, 2025* 2:00 p.m., BallerTV		vs. Jacksonville Sunshine Slam Semifinals	L 64–69	2–4	19 – J. Heady	6 – Tied	5 – Morris	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2025* 11:00 a.m., BallerTV		vs. Stony Brook Sunshine Slam Consolation	L 54–61	2–5	22 – Q. Heady	12 – Bland	3 – Morris	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2025* 12:00 p.m., BTN		at No. 25 Indiana	L 56–100	2–6	15 – J. Heady	8 – J. Heady	2 – Tied	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (12,192) Bloomington, IN
December 5, 2025* 7:00 p.m.		South Carolina State	W 80–59	3–6	22 – J. Heady	7 – J. Heady	5 – Tied	Moore Gymnasium (467) Daytona Beach, FL
December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri	L 60–82	3–7	15 – J. Heady	5 – Rouzan	2 – Morris	Mizzou Arena (8,049) Columbia, MO
December 17, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 53–112	3–8	23 – J. Heady	8 – Bland	1 – Tied	Chaifetz Arena (4,097) St. Louis, MO
December 22, 2025* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 1 Arizona	L 71–107	3–9	18 – Johnson	8 – Q. Heady	4 – T. Andrews	McKale Center (14,378) Tucson, AZ
December 29, 2025* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma State	L 77–103	3–10	17 – Heady	7 – Bland	5 – Mitchell Jr.	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,407) Stillwater, OK
SWAC regular season
January 3, 2026 3:30 p.m., HBCU Go		Florida A&M	W 87–83	4–10 (1–0)	20 – Tied	7 – Andrews	4 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (864) Daytona Beach, FL
January 10, 2026 5:30 p.m., SWAC TV		Grambling State	W 74–65	5–10 (2–0)	15 – Rouzan	5 – J. Heady	4 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (689) Daytona Beach, FL
January 12, 2026 7:00 p.m., SWAC TV		Southern	L 73–77	5–11 (2–1)	21 – J. Heady	8 – Q. Heady	3 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (876) Daytona Beach, FL
January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m.		at Mississippi Valley State	W 79-63	6-11 (3–1)	23 – J. Heady	5 – Tied	6 – Morris	Harrison HPER Complex (554) Itta Bena, MS
January 19, 2026 6:30 p.m.		at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 87–82 OT	7–11 (4–1)	25 – J. Heady	9 – Bradley	3 – Bradley	H.O. Clemmons Arena (1,423) Pine Bluff, AR
January 24, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPNU		Jackson State	W 85–48	8–11 (5–1)	22 – Bradley	10 – Bradley	4 – Tied	Moore Gymnasium (824) Daytona Beach, FL
January 26, 2026 7:00 p.m., SWAC TV		Alcorn State	W 82–73	9–11 (6–1)	24 – Rouzan	9 – Bradley	5 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (912) Daytona Beach, FL
January 31, 2026 3:30 p.m., HBCU GO		at Alabama State	W 69–54	10–11 (7–1)	18 – J. Heady	10 – Bradley	4 – Morris	Dunn-Oliver Acadome (1,454) Montgomery, AL
February 2, 2026 8:00 p.m.		at Alabama A&M	W 80–62	11–11 (8–1)	19 – J. Heady	10 – Bradley	3 – Bland	AAMU Events Center (2,734) Huntsville, AL
February 7, 2026 5:30 p.m., SWAC TV		Prairie View A&M	W 82–76	12–11 (9–1)	30 – J. Heady	10 – Rouzan	3 – Morris	Moore Gymnasium (816) Daytona Beach, FL
February 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., SWAC TV		Texas Southern	W 79–69	13–11 (10–1)	17 – Andrews	7 – Tied	5 – Morris	Moore Gymnasium (965) Daytona Beach, FL
February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m.		at Alcorn State	L 55–57	13–12 (10–2)	13 – Rouzan	7 – Rouzan	4 – Willoughby	Davey Whitney Complex (695) Lorman, MS
February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Jackson State	L 86–91	13–13 (10–3)	25 – Tied	13 – Rouzan	3 – Tied	Williams Assembly Center (1,056) Jackson, MS
February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., SWAC TV		Alabama State	W 82–71	14–13 (11–3)	26 – J. Heady	13 – Bland	6 – Willoughby	Moore Gymnasium (878) Daytona Beach, FL
February 21, 2026 5:30 p.m., SWAC TV		Alabama A&M	W 85–76	15–13 (12–3)	19 – J. Heady	6 – Bland	6 – Heady	Moore Gymnasium (912) Daytona Beach, FL
February 26, 2026 5:00 p.m., SWAC TV		at Grambling State	W 76–71	16–13 (13–3)	20 – J. Heady	9 – Bland	7 – Bland	Hobdy Assembly Center (1,015) Grambling, LA
February 28, 2026 3:30 p.m., HBCU Go		at Southern	W 82–79	17–13 (14–3)	19 – Morris	11 – Bland	3 – Tied	F. G. Clark Center (5,125) Baton Rouge, LA
March 5, 2026 7:30 p.m., HBCU Go		at Florida A&M	L 77–81	17–14 (14–4)	19 – J. Heady	10 – Bland	4 – Morris	Al Lawson Center (3,100) Tallahassee, FL
SWAC tournament
March 11, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals	L 67–71	17–15	21 – J. Heady	7 – Tied	5 – Morris	Gateway Center Arena (925) College Park, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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