2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball
Big South regular season co–champions
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record23–9 (13–5 Big South)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Prosser
  • Marty McGillan
  • Brian Kloman
Home arenaWinthrop Coliseum
2015–16 Big South men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Winthrop 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
High Point 13 5   .722 21 11   .656
UNC Asheville 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Coastal Carolina 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Gardner–Webb 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Liberty 10 8   .556 13 19   .406
Radford 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Campbell 5 13   .278 12 18   .400
Presbyterian 5 13   .278 11 20   .355
Longwood 5 13   .278 10 23   .303
Charleston Southern 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
2016 Big South tournament winner

The 2015–16 Winthrop Eagles men's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth year head coach Pat Kelsey, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 23–9, 13–5 in Big South play to win a share of the regular season conference championship. They defeated Presbyterian and Gardner–Webb to advance to the championship game of the Big South tournament where they lost to UNC Asheville. Despite the conference title and 23 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.