| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 16–16 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Chambers |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Keith Urgo |
| Asst Coach2: | Dwayne Anderson |
| Asst Coach3: | Ross Condon |
| Stadium: | Bryce Jordan Center Rec Hall |
The 2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Pat Chambers coached his fifth season with the team. They played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, with two games at Rec Hall, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost to Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
The Nittany Lions finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 18–16, with a record of 4–14 in the Big Ten regular season to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Purdue.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Johnson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Junior | Suspended[1] | ||
| 2 | G | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Geno Thorpe | 13 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred to South Florida | ||
| Kevin Montminy | 14 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Alan Wisniewski | 34 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Ross Travis | 43 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Graduated |
| Head coach | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1994) | ||
| Associate head coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield University (2002) | |
| Assistant coach | 2013 | Villanova University (2009) | ||
| Assistant coach | Ross Condon | 2011 | Villanova University (2007) | |
| Director of Basketball Operations | David Caporaletti | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1993) | |
| On campus recruiting coordinator | Nicholas Colella | 2015 | Penn State (2013) | |
| Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) | |
| Director of player development | Ryan Devlin | 2013 | Philadelphia University (2005) | |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Brandon Spayd | 2013 | Juniata College (2010) | |
| Graduate Manager | Evann Baker | 2015 | Quinnipiac University (2011) | |
| Graduate Manager | Kevin Hacke | 2015 | West Virginia University (2013) |
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