The Friars, led by eighth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center as members of the Big East Conference.

8 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Butler before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals.

They received an at-large bid to the NIT where they lost in the first round to Arkansas.

5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Creighton and No.

10 seed in the West region where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.