The 2023–24 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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during the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach

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, played their home games at Moore Gymnasium in

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as members of the

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(SWAC). They finished the season 17–17, 11–7 in SWAC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the WAC tournament, they defeated Southern in the quarterfinals, before losing to Grambling State in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CBI, where they lost to

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in the first round.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 12–20, 8–10 in SWAC play, to finish in seventh place. In the quarterfinals of the SWAC tournament, they lost to Grambling State.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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