2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team

2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record12–18 (6–12 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCFE Arena
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Temple 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
No. 24 SMU* 13 5   .722 25 5   .833
Houston 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Cincinnati 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
Tulsa 12 6   .667 20 12   .625
UConn 11 7   .611 25 11   .694
Memphis 8 10   .444 19 15   .559
UCF 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
East Carolina 4 14   .222 12 20   .375
South Florida 4 14   .222 8 25   .242
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 22   .353
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
American Athletic Conference tournament Champions
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 UCF Knights men's basketball team represented the University of Central Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Knights were member of the American Athletic Conference. The Knights, in the program's 47th season of basketball, were led by sixth year head coach Donnie Jones and played their home games at the CFE Arena on the university's main campus in Orlando, Florida. They finished the season with a record of 12–18, 6–12 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to Tulane. After the season, Donnie Jones was fired as UCF's head coach.