Game 1: Johnson University 0-3 vs. Bethune-Cookman University 0-0 Moore Gym Daytona Beach, Fla. Bethune-Cookman Men’s Basketball Communications: Nolan Alexander: SID/Broadcaster November Bryan Harvey: Assistant AD for Communications 11/ 10 JOHNSON UNIVERSITY- (FL) 8pm Dan Ryan: Senior Writer/Historian 11/13 @ TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY# 8pm 11/16 @ UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TExAS# 8pm THE STARTING FIVE 11/19 @ GEORGIA TECH# 2pm Bethune-Cookman University and Johnson University open 11/21 GRAMBLING STATE# 7pm 11/25 FLORIDA COLLEGE 4pm the 2017-18 season at Historic Moore Gymnasium on the 11/30 @ JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY 7:30pm campus of BCU to begin the Ryan Ridder era of Wildcat December basketball. 12/2 @ FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7pm 12/8 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7pm 1 Friday’s matchup with Johnson University (FL) marks the 12/12 CAL POLY 7pm first meeting between the two universities, as wel las the 12/14 @ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLA. 7pm 12/16 @ KENNESAW STATE 7pm first game of the Ryan Ridder era. Ridder went 4-0 in sea- 12/19 @ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 10pm son openers previously at Daytona State College 12/22 @ WASHINGTON ST. UNIVERSITY 9pm The predicted starting five includes two returners from January 2 1/3 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE* 7:30pm last year’s season, with Preseason All-MEAC guard/forward 1/6 @ HOWARD UNIVERSITY* 4pm Brandon Tabb joining senior Jeff Altidort 1/8 @ MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE* 7:30pm 1/13 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY* 4pm 1/15 @ STETSON UNIVERSITY TBA 3 Ryan Ridder is the third-youngest Head Coach in Divi- 1/20 @ DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY* 4pm 1/27 @ NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY* 4pm sion 1 men’s basketball. The top-six youngest is as follows: 1/29 @ HAMPTON UNIVERSITY* 7:30pm Preston Spradlin, Morehead State 30 February Maurice Joseph, George Washington 31 2/3 COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY* 4pm Ryan Ridder, Bethune-Cookman 32 2/5 NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY* 7:30pm Dana Ford, Tennessee State 32 2/10 MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE* 4pm 2/12 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* 7:30pm Bashir Mason, Wagner 33 2/17 @ COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY* 4pm Richie Riley, Nicholls State 33 2/19 @ MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY* 7:30pm 2/24 SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY* 4pm 2/26 NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE* 7:30pm 4 Ryan Ridder won four Mid-Florida Conference Champi- onships and Mid-Florida Coach of the Year awards at Dayto- March na State in his four years with the Falcons. Ridder accumu- 3/1 @ FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY* 7:30pm 3/5-10 @ MEAC TOURNAMENT (Norfolk, Va.) lated 95 wins at the Volusia County JUCO # Denotes Ramblin’ Wreck Showcase * Denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. 5 Brandon Tabb ranked fifth nationally with 307 three- point attempts last season. The mark was good for second All Home games are played at historic moore gymnasium in the MEAC, while his average of 3.3 made trifectas was ninth in the nation and also second in the MEAC Game Info Series History Coaches Television: CatEye Network All-Time: 0-0 BCU: Ryan Ridder Radio: None Last Meeting: N/A Record: 0-0 Live Stats: BCUathletics.com Current Streak: N/A Johnson: Craig Wilsman Twitter: @BCUHoops Last BCU Win: N/A Record: N/A Hashtag: #PreyTogether Last Johnson Win: N/A Who we are: In referencing Bethune-Cookman, please use “Bethune-Cookman” or “BCU”. Please refrain from using “B-CU”, “BCC”, “BC”, “Bethune-Cookman College”, “Bethune”, or “Cookman”. Malik 5’9 175 Jr. G Daytona Beach, FL / Morehead State 1 8.8 PPG 3.8 APG 1.8 RPG 2.1 SPG 25.3 MPG 38% 3pt 73% FT 39 % FG MAITLAND The 2014-15 Daytona Beach News-Journal Player Of The Year, led the area in scoring in both his senior (23.8 ppg) and junior (22.1 ppg) seasons Isaiah 6’6 205 Jr. G/F Compton, CA / Angelina College 2 16.8 PPG 1.9 APG 5.7 RPG 1.5 SPG 18 MPG 24.1 % 3pt 77.2 % FT 43.6 % FG BAILEY Four-star recruit who enrolled at Fresno State in 2014. Spent 2015 at Pratt CC, and last season at Angelina, where the team won 22 games Brandon 6’4 180 Sr. G/F Hampton, VA / College of Central FL 3 17.8 PPG 1.6 APG 5.4 RPG 1.3 SPG 34.4 MPG 34.5% 3pt 82.6% FT 37.9% FG TABB 2017 2nd Team All-MEAC. led team in scoring and fourth in conference. Also led team in rebounding. 307 3PA was fifth nationally, 3.3 3PM per game was ninth Armani 6’6 180 Jr. G/F San Francisco, CA / City College of SF 4 11.0 PPG 1.1 APG 4.4 RPG 0.5 SPG 32.0 MPG 37.6% 3pt 86.7% FT 42.2% FG COLLINS Signed with Portland State out of Stuart Hall High School. As a senior in 2015, he av- eraged 19.7 points and 6.8 rebounds per-game in leading Stuart Hall to a 30-4 record Rodney 6’8 225 Sr. F Atlanta, GA / Gulf Coast State 5 0.0 PPG 0.0 APG 0.8 RPG 0.0 SPG 4.8 MPG 00% 3pt 00% FT 00% FG ROSS First season in college career he has played on same team in consecutive seasons after two JUCO routes from 2014-16. Saw limited action last season Soufiyane 6’6 215 Jr. F Bronx, NY / Morehead State 11 6.5 PPG 0.8 APG 2.7 RPG 0.5 SPG 9.0 MPG 75% 3pt 67% FT 65.2 % FG DIAKITE Averaged 13.0 ppg and a team-high 6.1 rebounds at Cowley County (KS) College in 2015-16 earning Second Team Honors in The Jayhawk Conference Shawntrez 6’9 220 Jr. F Atlanta, GA / South Plains College 12 6.8 PPG 0.5 APG 5.0 RPG 0.27 SPG 12.9 MPG 47.1% 3pt 40% FT 57.6% FG DAVIS Sixth-man on a JUCO Final Four team ... was a four-star recruit out of Atlanta who picked Texas Tech. Held commitment to Nevada in fall of ‘16 from Palm Beach College 6’3 180 Jr. G Los Angeles, CA / Santa Ana JC QV 0.0 PPG 0.0 APG 0.0 RPG 0.0 SPG 0.0 MPG 00% 3pt 00% FT 00% FG 15 JOHNSON Expected to redshirt this season Jeffrey 6’1 180 Sr. G Ft. Lauderdale, FL / FSC-Jacksonville 21 6.1 PPG 3.1 APG 2.0 RPG 0.9 SPG 23.0 MPG 36.5% 3pt 57.4% FT 38.5% FG ALTIDORT Played in 30 games and made nine starts. Had a season-high of 20 points, 54 min- utes, and 8-20 shooting at San Diego Houston 6’4 205 So. G Columbus, OH (Africentric HS) 22 2.1 PPG 0.4 APG 2.1 RPG 0.4 SPG 14.2 MPG 0% 3pt 50% FT 50% FG SMITH Owns over a 45-inch vertical. Played in 27 games as a frosh. HS alma mater’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder after leading them to three consecutive district titles David 6’6 215 Jr. F Brooklyn, NY /College of Southern MD 23 17.0 PPG 1.8 APG 8.8 RPG 1.2 SPG 27.7 MPG 33% 3pt 67.4% FT 52.7% FG FRANCIS Ranked 11th nationally with 117 offensive rebounds, and was 22nd with 283 total boards. Named Second Team All-Region XX, and Region XX Tournament MVP Ulmer 6’8 225 R-So. F Columbus, OH / Africentric HS 32 3.4 PPG 0 APG 3.3 RPG 0.7 SPG 17.7 MPG 0% 3pt 53.8% FT 42.1% FG MANZIE Ranked ninth in the MEAC in blocks-per-game averaging one in BCU’s 32 contests. Played in every game and made 19 starts. Hs teammate of Houston Smith Jamal 6’3 190 Sr. G Sarasota, FL (Hillsborough CC) 33 1.2 PPG 0.8 APG 0.2 RPG 0.0 SPG 3.6 MPG 0% 3pt 100% FT 40% FG GAINES Saw limited action a season ago. Began career at Hillsborough State. Sarasota Herald-Tribune 4A Player Of The Year as a HS senior BCU’S RECORD WHEN ... Brandon Tabb Chosen to Preseason First At home 0-0 Team All-MEAC On the road 0-0 Bethune-Cookman University Men’s Basketball Neutral site 0-0 Overtime games 0-0 senior guard Brandon Tabb was selected to the Presea- vs. Top-25 team 0-0 son First Team All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, as Leading at the half 0-0 announced by the league office on Thurs., Oct. 26. Behind at the half 0-0 Tied at the half 0-0 Tabb was named to the Second Team All-MEAC Game decided by 1-4 points 0-0 Game decided by 5-9 points 0-0 in 2016-17 when led the Wildcats in scoring with 17.8 Game decided by 10-14 points 0-0 points-per-game and totaled 570 points, the latter Game decided by 15 points or more 0-0 ranking fourth in the conference. He totaled 20 or more BCU scores under 50 point 0-0 points in 17 games, with a season-high of 30 vs. Savan- BCU scores 50-59 points 0-0 nah State. Tabb also led the team with 174 rebounds BCU scores 60-69 points 0-0 BCU scores 70-79 points 0-0 and averaged 5.4 per-game. The Hampton, Va., native BCU scores 80-89 points 0-0 played and started in all 32 games and averaged of 34.3 BCU scores 90-99 points 0-0 minutes, which was seventh in the MEAC.