2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 22
Record23–12 (10–8 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Kansas 15 3   .833 33 5   .868
No. 8 West Virginia 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 7 Oklahoma 12 6   .667 29 8   .784
Texas 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
No. 21 Baylor 10 8   .556 22 12   .647
No. 22 Iowa State 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Kansas State 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Oklahoma State 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
TCU 2 16   .111 12 21   .364
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Steve Prohm, who was in his 1st season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa and competed in the Big 12 Conference.

They finished the season 23–12 10–8 in Big 12 play to finish tied for 5th place. They lost to Oklahoma in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Conference tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Iona and Little Rock to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Virginia.