The Seahawks were led by first-year head coach C. B. McGrath and played their home games at the Trask Coliseum as members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

They defeated Hofstra in the quarterfinals of the CAA tournament before losing in the semifinals to Northeastern.

[1] They defeated Delaware,[2] William & Mary,[3] and the College of Charleston to win the CAA tournament.

[4] As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year.

[10] Junior forward Devontae Cacok was named to the preseason All-CAA first team.