2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Vegas 16, Semifinals
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Chattanooga 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
East Tennessee State 14 4   .778 24 12   .667
Furman 11 7   .611 19 16   .543
Wofford 11 7   .611 15 17   .469
Western Carolina 10 8   .556 16 18   .471
UNC Greensboro 10 8   .556 15 19   .441
Mercer 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
Samford 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
VMI 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
The Citadel 3 15   .167 10 22   .313
2016 SoCon Tournament winner

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and were of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.