The Panthers, led by first-year head coach LaVall Jordan, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center as members of the Horizon League.

They defeated Detroit, Valparaiso and UIC to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky.

[1] On June 20, the school named Northwestern assistant Patrick Baldwin head coach.

On March 17, 2016 head coach Rob Jeter was fired.

On April 7, the school hired LaVall Jordan as head coach.