| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Texas Longhorns |
| Conference: | Big 12 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 12 |
| Record: | 20–13 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | David Cason |
| Asst Coach3: | Mike Morell |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Shaka Smart who was in his first year. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa on a half-court buzzer-beater from Northern Iowas’s Paul Jesperson.
The Longhorns finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play, to finish in 7th place. They advanced to the second round of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Iowa State. Texas received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament in which they lost to Butler in the second round. On March 29, 2015, previous coach Rick Barnes was fired after 17 seasons at Texas, during which he compiled a record of 402–180, by far the most wins for a head coach in program history.[1] Barnes accepted the same position at Tennessee four days later.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Transferred to Missouri | |||
| Damarcus Croaker | 5 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Sophomore | Transferred to Murray State | ||
| 10 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Tarale Murry | 40 | G | 6'2" | 187 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| 52 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Freshman | Declare for the 2015 NBA draft |
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See also: 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
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| Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | RV |