The 2015–16 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team represented East Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates were led by sixth year head coach Jeff Lebo and played their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum as second year members of the American Athletic Conference. The Pirates finished the season with a record of 12–20, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference.
They lost to South Florida in the first round of the AAC tournament.
Previous season The Pirates finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 14–19, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in a tie for seventh place in conference. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament where they lost to SMU.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Terry Whisnant 0 G 6'3" 180 RS Junior Cherryville, NC Signed to professional team Francis Edosomwan 10 G 6'3" 220 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Antonio Robinson 11 G 6'4" 175 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated Paris Roberts-Campbell 22 G 6'3" 185 Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Keith Armstrong 24 F 6'7" 240 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to Winston-Salem State Greg Alexander 31 G 6'4" 200 Sophomore Hampton, VA Transferred to Mount St. Mary's
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Charles Foster 3 G 6'2" 175 Junior Louisville, KY Vincennes University Clarence Williams 10 F 6'8" 200 Junior Decatur, GA Trinity Valley CC
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| AAC regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#4F0076; color:#FFE600;"| American Athletic Conference tournament
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