The Lions, led by first-year head coach Grant Leonard, played their home games at Curry Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina, as first-year members of the ASUN Conference.

9 seed in the ASUN tournament, they defeated Florida Gulf Coast before losing to Kennesaw State in the quarterfinals.

As a result, the Royals were not eligible for NCAA postseason play until the 2026–27 season.

[4] They qualified for the DII NCAA tournament, where they defeated Columbus State[5] and conference co-champion Lincoln Memorial[6] before losing to eventual national runner-up Augusta in the Southeast Regional final.

[7] On May 6, 2022, the school announced it would move to Division I as a member of the ASUN Conference.