The Braves, led by ninth-year head coach Brian Wardle, played their home games at Carver Arena located in Peoria, Illinois, as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

They defeated UIC in the quarterfinals of the MVC tournament before losing to Drake.

They defeated Loyola Chicago before losing to Cincinnati in the second round.

[1] They defeated Northern Iowa and Indiana State in the MVC tournament before losing to Drake in the championship game.

[2] As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT.