The Bulldogs, led by fifth-year head coach Darian DeVries, played their home games at the Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC).

As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were defeated by Miami (FL) in the first round.

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.

[2] They defeated Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round before losing to UNC Wilmington in the quarterfinals.

[3] The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the conference's preseason poll.