4 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Marquette and Providence, before losing to Villanova in the Championship.

They defeated Butler and UConn in the Big East tournament before losing to Georgetown in the championship game.

[4][5] On March 4, 2021, head coach McDermott was suspended for using racially insensitive language to his team.

[6] On March 8, the school reinstated McDermott after only missing one game and allowing him to coach in the Big East and NCAA Tournaments.

[7] Marcus Zegarowski and Damien Jefferson were named to the All Big East Conference first and second teams, respectively.