The head coach for the Cougars was Tom Penders, who was serving in his 6th year in that position.

The team played its home games at Hofheinz Pavilion on-campus in Houston and were members of Conference USA.

The Cougars finished the season 19–16, 7–9 in C-USA play.

They earned a 13 seed in the Midwest Region where they were defeated by Maryland in the first round.

[1] Head coach Tom Penders retired at the end of the season.