The Dukes are led by first-year head coach Preston Spradlin and play their home games at the Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

[1] This season also marked their first appearance as a ranked team in the AP poll in school history.

12 seed in South region, marking the team's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 2013.

[6] Redshirt senior guard Mark Freeman was named to the preseason All-SBC First Team.

[6] Junior guard Xavier Brown was named to the conference preseason third team.