2015–16 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team

2015–16 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball
MAAC regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record28–8 (17–3 MAAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMultipurpose Activity Center
2015–16 MAAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Monmouth 17 3   .850 28 8   .778
Iona 16 4   .800 22 11   .667
Siena 13 7   .650 21 13   .618
Fairfield 12 8   .600 19 14   .576
Saint Peter's 12 8   .600 14 16   .467
Manhattan 9 11   .450 13 18   .419
Canisius 8 12   .400 14 19   .424
Rider 8 12   .400 13 20   .394
Quinnipiac 6 14   .300 9 21   .300
Niagara 5 15   .250 7 25   .219
Marist 4 16   .200 7 23   .233
2016 MAAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Monmouth Hawks men's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by fifth year head coach King Rice, played their home games at the Multipurpose Activity Center and were members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). They finished the season 28–8, 17–3 in MAAC play to win the MAAC regular season championship. They defeated Rider and Fairfield to advance to the championship game of the MAAC tournament where they lost to Iona. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. As one of the last four teams left out of the NCAA tournament, they received a #1 seed in the NIT where they defeated Bucknell in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to George Washington.

This season is best known for Monmouth defeating five power conference opponents (UCLA, Notre Dame, USC, Georgetown, and Rutgers) and for the Hawks receiving votes in the AP poll for the first time ever.