The Wildcats compete in the NCAA Division I and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

They play their home games in Moore Gymnasium on campus in Daytona Beach, Florida.

For the first 50 years of their program, the Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team competed in the NCAA Division II.

The most notable coach from this era was former Bethune–Cookman and Pittsburgh Steelers player Jack "Cy" McClairen.

Horace Broadnax (6–13) The Wildcats have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament three times.