The Mastodons were led by fifth-year head coach Jon Coffman and split their home games between the Gates Sports Center and the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum as members of the Summit League.

The season was the first in which Mastodons represented the new Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW).

[3] On June 18, 2018, the school announced that beginning July 1, 2018 all NCAA sports teams would be known as the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.

They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to North Dakota State.

The season was the last in which the Mastodons represented IPFW, using "Fort Wayne" as its athletic brand.