The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Shaka Smart who was in his first year. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa on a half-court buzzer-beater from Northern Iowas’s Paul Jesperson.
Previous season The Longhorns finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play, to finish in 7th place. They advanced to the second round of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. Texas received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in which they lost to Butler in the second round. On March 29, 2015, previous coach Rick Barnes was fired after 17 seasons at Texas, during which he compiled a record of 402–180, by far the most wins for a head coach in program history. Barnes accepted the same position at Tennessee four days later.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Barnett 33 F 6'6" 205 Sophomore St. Louis, MO Transferred to Missouri Damarcus Croaker 5 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred to Murray State Jonathan Holmes 10 F 6'8" 240 Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated Tarale Murry 40 G 6'2" 187 Senior San Antonio, TX Walk-on; graduated Myles Turner 52 C 7'0" 240 Freshman Bedford, TX Declare for the 2015 NBA draft
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| Big 12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#CC5500; color:white;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
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See also 2015–16 Texas Longhorns women's basketball team
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