The Bulldogs, led by second-year head coach Eric Konkol, played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana and were members of Conference USA.

They beat UAB in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament before losing to Marshall in the semifinals.

They received an invitation to the inaugural Vegas 16 where they lost in the quarterfinals to East Tennessee State.

The Bulldogs were picked to finish in seventh place in the preseason Conference USA poll.

[2] Erik McCree was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.