| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Southern Utah Thunderbirds |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big Sky Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Sky |
| Record: | 5–24 |
| Conf Record: | 3–15 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Chad Bell |
| Asst Coach2: | Todd Okeson |
| Asst Coach3: | Drew Allen |
The 2015–16 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thunderbirds were led by fourth-year head coach Nick Robinson and played their home games at the Centrum Arena in Cedar City, Utah. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. The Thunderbirds finished the season 5–24, 3–15 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to North Dakota.
On March 9, 2016, head coach Nick Robinson was fired.[1] [2] He finished at SUU with a four-year record of 28–90. On March 22, the school hired Todd Simon as head coach.[3]
The Thunderbirds finished the season 2014–15 season 10–19, 7–11 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky tournament.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Waddoups | 2 | G | 6'2" | 160 | Freshman | Transferred to Salt Lake CC | ||
| Tyler Rawson | 21 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Salt Lake CC | ||
| Sherron Wilson | 22 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Paris JC | ||
| Eric Rippetoe | 24 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Cal Hanks | 34 | C | 6'11" | 240 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Onwuasor | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Junior | Transferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Onwuasor will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Will Joyce | 11 | F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Junior college transferred from New Mexico Military Institute |
[4] |-! colspan="9" style="background:#f00; color:#fff;"| Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style="background:#f00; color:#fff;"| Non-conference regular season|-! colspan="9" style="background:#f00; color:#fff;"| Big Sky regular season|-! colspan="9" style="background:#f00; color:#fff;"| Big Sky tournament