They played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

3 seed in the MVC tournament, they defeated Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals and Missouri State in the semifinals before losing to Loyola in the championship.

They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round before being upset by UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals.

[2] In the MVC tournament, the Bulldogs advanced to the semifinals via forfeit due to COVID-19 issues at Northern Iowa.

[6] Prior to the NCAA tournament, DeVries signed an eight-year contract extension through the 2028–29 season.