2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team

2015–16 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record14–19 (5–11 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Bell
  • Keith Wilkinson
  • Brett Lauer
Home arenaStudent Recreation Center Arena
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 UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Highlanders were led by third year head coach Dennis Cutts and played their home games at the Student Recreation Center Arena as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–19, 5–11 in Big West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to Long Beach State.