They were led by interim head coach Jim Ferry and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Nebraska before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.

[1] It had been reported in July that former player Rasir Bolton had left the program due to inappropriate comments to him by Chambers.

[2] New allegations surfaced after a later investigation by the school that led to Chambers resigning.

Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.