The 2015–16 Georgia State Panthers men's basketball team represented Georgia State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Ron Hunter in his fifth season. The Panthers played their home games at the GSU Sports Arena and competed as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 16–14, 9–11 in Sun Belt play to finish in sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Sun Belt tournament to Texas State
Last season The Panthers finished the season 25–10, 15–5 in SBC play to finish in first place. They also won the SBC tournament and advanced to the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament after upsetting third seed, Baylor.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes RJ Hunter 22 G 6'6" 190 Junior Conyers, GA NBA draft Ryan Harrow 55 PG 6'2" 160 Senior Marietta, GA Graduated Curtis Washington 42 F 6'10" 230 Senior Elizabethtown, KY Graduated Ryann Green 2 G 6'1" 180 Senior College Park, GAI Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Willie Clayton 21 F 6'8" 245 Senior Thomasville, GA Transferred from Charlotte. Under NCAA transfer rules, Clayton will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Devin Mitchell 24 G 6'4" 175 Sophomore Suwanee, GA Transferred from Alabama. Under NCAA transfer rules, Mitchell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Conference Games
!colspan=9 style="background:#003399; color:#FFFFFF;"| Sun Belt Tournament
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