The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth-year head coach Donnie Jones and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in the conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulane. After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.
Previous season The Knights finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 12–18, 5–13 in AAC play to finish in ninth place in the conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to East Carolina.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Isiah Thomas 2 G 5'11" 160 Freshman Wesley Chapel, FL Walk-on; didn't return Brandon Goodwin 11 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Norcross, GA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast Dylan Karell 15 C 6'11" 240 Junior North Miami Beach, FL Transferred to Florida Southern Myles Davis 20 G 6'3" 185 Senior Winter Haven, FL Graduated Marshall Holmes 25 G 6'3" 175 Freshman Tampa, FL Transferred Kasey Wilson 32 F 6'7" 235 Senior North Port, FL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tanksley Efianayi 13 G 6'6" 210 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transferred from Daytona State College
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| American regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#BC9B6A;"| 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament
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