The Mavericks, led by 12th-year head coach Scott Cross, played their home games at the College Park Center as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

On March 26, 2018, Cross was fired after 12 seasons at UT Arlington, along with his entire staff, with UTA's Athletic Director citing a change in the program's leadership.

[1] On April 6, the school hired former Texas Tech assistant Chris Ogden as head coach.

[3] In the Sun Belt tournament, they defeated Coastal Carolina[4] before losing in the semifinals to Texas State.

[6] There they defeated BYU[7][8] and Akron[9] before losing in the quarterfinals to Cal State Bakersfield.