The Tribe were led by thirteenth year head coach Tony Shaver.

The team played its home games at Kaplan Arena and remained members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).

The team tried to improve upon their 20–13 (12–6 CAA) record from the 2014–15 season that saw the team fall short, for the second straight year, of a conference championship with a 61–72 loss to Northeastern in the championship game of the 2015 CAA men's basketball tournament.

The Tribe ultimately received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Tulsa.

The Tribe also saw the graduation of the program's all-time leading scorer, Marcus Thornton.