| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Minnesota Golden Gophers |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 8–23 |
| Conf Record: | 2–16 |
| Head Coach: | Richard Pitino |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Ben Johnson |
| Asst Coach2: | Nate Pomeday |
| Asst Coach3: | Kimani Young |
| Stadium: | Williams Arena |
The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third year head coach Richard Pitino, the Golden Gophers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 8–23, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois.
The season was marred by the suspensions of three players, Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, on March 1, 2016 for allegedly posting a sex video online.[1] [2] The players were suspended for the rest of the season.[3]
The Golden Gophers finished the 2014–15 Season with a record of 18–15, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They won their first round game in the Big Ten tournament against Rutgers, but they lost their second round game to Ohio State.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Deandre Mathieu | 4 | G | 5'9" | 170 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Daquein McNeil | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Suspended due to an assault[4] | ||
| Kendal Shell | 12 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Maurice Walker | 15 | F | 6'10" | 250 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Elliott Eliason | 55 | C | 6'11" | 245 | RS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davonte Fitzgerald | 20 | F | 6'7" | 209 | Junior | Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fitzgerald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| 22 | C | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Transferred from Illinois State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lynch will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
|-! colspan="9" style="background:#; color:#;"|Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style="background:#; color:#;"|Non-conference regular season|-! colspan="9" style="background:#;|Big Ten regular season|-! colspan="9" style="background:#;|Big Ten tournament