The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Ryan Ridder, played their home games at the Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

With a win over Florida A&M on March 1, 2018, the Wildcats earned a share of the MEAC regular season championship.

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.

The Wildcats hired Ryan Ridder from Daytona State of the NJCAA as the new head coach on March 31.