The 2015–16 Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team represented Tulane University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Green Wave, led by sixth-year head coach Ed Conroy, played their home games at Devlin Fieldhouse and were second year members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–22, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place. They defeated UCF and Houston in the AAC tournament to advance to the semifinals before losing to Memphis.
Following the season, Tulane fired head coach Ed Conroy. On March 25, 2016, the school hired Mike Dunleavy Sr. as head coach.
Previous season The Green Wave finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Houston.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Keith Pinckney 1 G 6'0" 185 Freshman Lithonia, GA Transferred to Northwest Florida State College Jonathan Stark 2 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Munford, TN Transferred to Murray State Josh Hearlihy 11 G/F 6'8" 213 Sophomore Los Angeles, CA Transferred to Vermont Aaron Liberman 23 C 6'10" 218 Sophomore North Hollywood, CA Left the team for personal reasons Jay Hook 24 G 6'4" 180 Senior Waco, TX Graduated Payton Henson 25 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Siloam Springs, AR Transferred to Vermont Tre Drye 34 F 6'6" 225 Senior Baton Rouge, LA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jernard Jarreau 22 F 6'10" 240 RS Senior New Orleans, LA Transferred from Washington. Will be eligible to play immediately since Jarreau graduated from Washington.
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#00331A; color:#87CEEB;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#00331A; color:#87CEEB;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00331A; color:#87CEEB;"| Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#063003; color:#CCEEFF;"| 2016 American Athletic Conference tournament
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