The season marked the fourth for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference.

The Cougars, led by third year head coach Ronald Hughey, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion.

10 seed in the AAC tournament, they advanced to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Temple.

All Cougars games home and away are aired on the Houston Cougars IMG Sports Network, streamed online via the Houston Portal, with Gerald Sanchez and Louis Ray on the call.

Conference home games rotated between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and the Houston Portal.