The 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Big Red, led by sixth year head coach Bill Courtney, played their home games at Newman Arena and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 10–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
On March 14, 2016, Cornell fired head coach Bill Courtney. He finished at Cornell with a six-year record of 60–113. On April 18, the school hired Brian Earl as head coach.
Previous season The Big Red finished the season 13–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Galal Cancer 3 G 6'2" 180 Senior Albany, NY Graduated Dave LaMore 4 F/C 6'9" 225 Senior Whitmore, MI Graduated Devin Cherry 13 G 6'3" 185 Senior Meridian, MS Graduated Shonn Miller 32 F 6'7" 210 Senior Euclid, OH Graduated Nenad Tomic 35 F 6'7" 220 Senior North Royalton, OH Graduated Deion Giddens 50 F/C 6'9" 202 Senior Bitburg, Germany Graduated
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule 2015–16 Cornell Big Red men's basketball schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#B31B1B; color:#FFFFFF;"| Ivy League regular season
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