2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2021–22
Prev Year:	2019–20
Next Year:	2022–23
Team:	Bethune–Cookman Wildcats
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	SWAC
Record:	9–21
Conf Record:	7–11
Hc Year:	1st
Assoc Coach:	Chris Pompey
Asst Coach1:	Ross Rix
Asst Coach2:	Billy Garrett

The 2021–22 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune–Cookman University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Reggie Theus, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

On July 1, 2021, the Wildcats officially joined the SWAC after being a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference since 1979.^[1]

Previous season

The Wildcats did not participate in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Head coach Ryan Ridder left the Wildcats to become the head coach at UT−Martin on March 30, 2021.^[3] Theus was named head coach and athletic director at Bethune−Cookman in July 2021^[4]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-Source^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: SWAC Officially Welcomes Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M as New Members. swac.org. January 4, 2022. en.
2. News: Bethune-Cookman football, basketball shut down as it cancels all 2020-21 sports amid COVID-19 spike. cbssports.com. January 4, 2022. en.
3. Web site: Former NBA Star Reggie Theus Named Athletic Director/Basketball Coach At Bethune-Cookman University. 2022-01-10. www.cookman.edu.
4. Web site: 2021-07-03. Sources: Ex-NBAer Theus to be HBCU coach, AD. 2022-01-10. ESPN.com. en.
5. News: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule. Bethune-Cookman University Athletics. January 4, 2022. en.