The Bearcats were led by third-year head coach Wes Miller.

The team played their home games at Fifth Third Arena as first-year members of the Big 12 Conference.

As the No 12 seed in the Big 12 tournament, they defeated West Virginia and Kansas before losing to Baylor in the quarterfinals.

2 seed, they defeated San Francisco and Bradley before losing to Indiana State in the quarterfinals.

[2] The Bearcats received an at-large bid to the NIT, where they defeated Virginia Tech and Hofstra before falling to Utah Valley in the quarterfinals.