The Rockets, led by 13th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.

[1][2] They won their third straight regular season championship with a 16-2 record in MAC Play.

[3] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.

[4][5][6] As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Michigan in the first round.

[8] They defeated Central Michigan in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Kent State.