2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–11 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 2   .889 35 5   .875
No. 9 Xavier 14 4   .778 28 5   .848
No. 20 Seton Hall 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Providence 10 8   .556 24 11   .686
Butler 10 8   .556 22 11   .667
Creighton 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
Marquette 8 10   .444 20 13   .606
Georgetown 7 11   .389 15 18   .455
DePaul 3 15   .167 9 22   .290
St. John's 1 17   .056 8 24   .250
2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, serving his second year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100. This was Butler's third season in the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Texas Tech in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia.