The Bulldogs, led by fourth-year head coach Mike Morrell, played their home games at Kimmel Arena in Asheville, North Carolina, as members of the Big South Conference.

5 seed in the Big South tournament, they lost to Charleston Southern in the first round.

[2] The Bulldogs were picked to finish in second place in the South division in a preseason poll.

[3] The team returned six of their top seven scorers from the prior season, including guard Tajion Jones who entered the season as the Big South's active leader in career points (1,058).

[4] Roster Last update: October 27, 2021 During the non-conference half of the season, the Bulldogs used a balanced attack (Tajion Jones, Drew Pember, and LJ Thorpe all averaging 10-15 points per game) to begin the conference half with the best record in either division of the Big South.