They were led by 13th-year head coach Chris Mooney and played their home games at the Robins Center Richmond as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

7 seed in the A-10 tournament, they defeated Duquesne in the second round[1] before losing to St. Bonaventure in the quarterfinals.

They defeated George Washington in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament[3] before losing to VCU in the semifinals.

[8][9] Sources: Sources: In a poll of the league’s head coaches and select media members at the conference's media day, the Spiders were picked to finish in eighth place in the A-10.

[10] De’Monte Buckingham was named to the conference's preseason second team.