2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team

2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–15 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer
  • Eric Brown
  • Myke Scholl
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
2015–16 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 28 10   .737
Long Beach State 12 4   .750 20 15   .571
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
UC Davis 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
UC Riverside 5 11   .313 14 19   .424
Cal State Northridge* 5 11   .313 10 20   .333
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 10 20   .333
2016 Big West tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to self-imposed ban due to academic fraud violations

The 2015–16 Long Beach State 49ers men's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The 49ers were led by ninth year head coach Dan Monson and played their home games at Walter Pyramid. They were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 12–4 in Big West play to finish in third place. They defeated UC Riverside and UC Irvine to advance to the championship game of the Big West tournament where they lost to Hawaii. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Washington.