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2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Men's Basketball Team
The 2016–17 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented Bethune-Cookman University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth-year head coach Gravelle Craig, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Delaware State before losing in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina Central. On March 20, 2017, it was announced that head coach Gravelle Craig's contract would not be renewed. He finished at Bethune–Cookman with a six-year record of 74–123. The Wildcats hired Ryan Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA as the new head coach on March 31. Previous season The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 14–18, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Savann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravelle Craig
Gravelle Craig (born June 10, 1970) is a college basketball coach, currently serving as an assistant coach at Canisius University. From 2011 to 2017, Craig was the head coach for the Bethune-Cookman University men's basketball team. He is a former college basketball player (Richmond / Cleveland State). Head coaching career The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats started slow winning only four out of their first fifteen games, a (4–11) start. Bethune-Cookman's strong showing (14-6) in the next twenty games gave Craig an 18–17 mark for his first season. They advanced to the MEAC Conference Championship game for the first and only time in school history. This would be the fourth consecutive winning season for the Wildcats. Craig resigned on March 20, 2017, after six seasons . Associate coach Craig started serving as assistant coach 2004, serving as an associate head coach for six seasons before being named head coach in 2011. As associate head coach, his roles were to oversee the developmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |