The Raiders, led by eighth-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio (with a Dayton mailing address) as members of the Horizon League.

Funny things happen with expectations, and reality came crashing down as the season began with a 28-point thrashing by fellow mid-major Colorado State, followed by losses to Toledo and Indiana.

The Raiders began the Horizon League season in a hole with road losses both to surprising Green Bay and to Milwaukee.

The season ended with an overtime home loss to rival Northern Kentucky, a rematch just five days after an emotional win on the same court.

Center AJ Braun decided to test the transfer portal with his impressive stats, and head coach Scott Nagy disappeared to Southern Illinois in a cloud of private-jet smoke.