The Bearcats, led by second-year head coach Kevin Broadus, played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York as members of the America East Conference.

The Bearcats defeated 9th–seeded Hartford and 4th–seeded New Hampshire, before punching their ticket to their first NCAA tournament by beating 6th–seed UMBC in front of a sold-out Events Center.

CBS nationally televised the game as the late-night headliner, but the Bearcat's historic season ended as they lost 86–62.

[1] In Kevin Broadus' first season as Binghamton's head coach, the Bearcats showed signs of improvements that they previously had not under the leadership of Al Walker.

The Bearcats earned the fifth seed in the 2009 America East men's basketball tournament, where they lost to fourth-seeded Vermont in the quarterfinals.