They were led by fourth-year head coach Billy Gillispie and played their games at the Wisdom Gym as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2 seed in the WAC tournament, they lost to UT Arlington in the semifinals.

[1] They received an invitation to the CIT, where they defeated Texas Southern in the first round,[2] and fellow WAC member Abilene Christian in the quarterfinals,[3] before losing to Purdue Fort Wayne in the semifinals.

On November 14, just four games into the season, head coach Billy Gillispie took a medical leave of absence, leaving Joseph Jones as the acting head coach.

Gillespie later signed a two-year contract extension on March 5, but announced he would remain in an advisory role for the remainder of the season in order to fully recover.