The Warriors, led by seventh-year head coach Joe Gallo, played their home games at Hammel Court in North Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

However, a rule change made by the Northeast Conference allowed the Warriors to compete in the NEC tournament.

In the NEC tournament, Merrimack defeated LIU, Saint Francis (PA) and Fairleigh Dickinson to win the championship.

Due to their ineligibility to compete in the NCAA tournament, runners-up Fairleigh Dickinson were awarded the NEC conference auto-bid, ending the Warriors' season with a final record of 18–16.

They received an invitation to play in The Basketball Classic,[2] but their opponent, UMBC, withdrew from the tournament due to health concerns, unofficially ending their season.