The 2015–16 UConn Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Ollie. The Huskies split their home games between the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion on the UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Huskies were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 25–11, 11–7 in American Athletic play to finish in sixth place.
UConn defeated Cincinnati, Temple, and Memphis to be champions of the American Athletic tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado in the Round of 64 before losing to Kansas in the Round of 32.
Previous season The Huskies finished the season 20–15, 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the championship game of the American Athletic tournament where they lost to SMU.
UConn was invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Arizona State 68–61.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Terrence Samuel 3 G 6'4" 202 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Penn State Ryan Boatright 11 G 6'0" 175 Senior Aurora, IL Graduated/Went undrafted in 2015 NBA draft Rakim Lubin 14 F 6'8" 260 Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to Cal State Northridge Pat Lenehan 22 G 6'3" 190 Senior Cheshire, CT Graduated Dan Guest 24 G 6'2" 214 Senior West Hartford, CT Graduated Terrance Ditimi 33 F 6'2" 209 Senior Stamford, CT Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sterling Gibbs 4 G 6'2" 185 Graduate Student Scotch Plains, NJ Transferred from Seton Hall. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gibbs will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2015–16 season. Gibbs has one year of remaining eligibility. Terry Larrier 22 G/F 6'8" 185 RS Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred from VCU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Larrier will sit out for one year and be eligible to start at the beginning the 2016–17 season. Larrier will have three years of remaining eligibility. Shonn Miller 32 F 6'7" 210 Graduate Student Euclid, OH Transferred from Cornell. Under NCAA transfer rules, Miller will be eligible to start at the beginning the 2015–16 season. Miller has one year of remaining eligibility.
Recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| AAC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA tournament
Rankings
References