| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2015–16 |
| Team: | Southern Jaguars |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 22–13 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Morris Scott |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Rodney Kirschner |
| Ac2 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach3: | Jethro Hillman |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Champion: | SWAC tournament champions |
| Bowl Result: | First Four |
The 2015–16 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by fifth year head coach Roman Banks, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 11–7 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Alabama State, Texas Southern, and Jackson State to be champions of the SWAC tournament. They earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Four to Holy Cross.
| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Christopher Hyder | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Senior | Dallas, Texas | |
| 1 | Londell King | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Freshman | Tallahassee, Florida | |
| 2 | Adrian Rodgers | Guard | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 3 | Trelun Banks | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | ||
| 4 | Chris Thomas | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| 5 | Brendon Genaway | Guard | 5–10 | 160 | Freshman | Houston, Texas | |
| 10 | Shawn Prudhomme | Forward | 6–4 | 215 | Junior | Beaumont, Texas | |
| 11 | Rashad Andrews | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York | |
| 12 | Jarred Sam | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |
| 12 | Grant Ellis | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Junior | Newark, New Jersey | |
| 20 | Thomas Pierre-Louis | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Senior | Miami, Florida | |
| 21 | Patrick Smith | Forward | 6–7 | 195 | Junior | Farmerville, Louisiana | |
| 23 | LaQuentin Collins | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Sophomore | Monroe, Louisiana | |
| 30 | DeRias Johnson | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Freshman | Dallas, Texas | |
| 32 | D'Andrian Allen | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| 50 | Tony Nunn | Forward | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Salisbury, North Carolina |
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