The Bearcats, were led by tenth year head coach Mick Cronin, who returned full-time after taking a hiatus in December 2014.

The Bearcats played their home games on Ed Jucker Court at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the American Athletic Conference.

The Bearcats lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UConn for the second consecutive year.

They received an at-large bid as a #9 seed to the NCAA tournament.

They received an at-large bid as a #8 seed to the NCAA tournament where they defeated #9 seeded Purdue in the Second Round before losing to #1 ranked Kentucky in the Third Round.