The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Jamion Christian, played their home games at Knott Arena and were members of the Northeast Conference.

Newcomers to the team included incoming freshmen Bryce Thurston[1] and Elijah Long, the latter of whom committed to the Mountaineers after originally planning to play for Florida Gulf Coast.

[3] Returning players included Byron "BK" Ashe and Gregory Graves, who were both members of the NEC's All-Conference Third Team the previous season.

They defeated St. Francis Brooklyn in the first round of the NEC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Fairleigh Dickinson.

[5] Roster Last update: 08/25/2015 Greg Alexander, a shooting guard who played two seasons at East Carolina, transferred to Mount St. Mary's in June 2015.

[10] In June 2015, the website Big Apple Buckets, which covers college basketball in the Northeast, named guard Byron "BK" Ashe and forward Gregory Graves as prospective members of its NEC All-Conference First Team.

Ashe was described as a "stud ... as evident from his fantastic 119.1 offensive rating in league play (in the 2014–15 season)," while Graves "edge(d) out a group of impressive power forwards thanks to his athleticism, tenacity and efficiency around the rim.

[22] In its first non-conference home games, the Mountaineers defeated Patriot League opponents American, 81–56,[23] Loyola (MD), 85–68,[24] and Bucknell, 81–73.

[34] In its first conference road game, Mount St. Mary's jumped out to a 30–point halftime lead and beat Robert Morris 76–52.

[39] Mount St. Mary's improved to 7–2 in-conference and completed a season sweep of Robert Morris on January 28 with a 70–49 victory.