2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball team represented the United States Military Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Black Knights, led by seventh year head coach Zach Spiker, played their home games at Christl Arena and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 19–14, 9–9 in Patriot League play to finish in a four way tie for fourth place. They defeated Colgate in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Holy Cross. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round at NJIT.

2015–16 Army Black Knights men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferencePatriot League
Record19–14 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Zach Spiker (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jimmy Allen
  • Justin Jennings
  • Brandon Linton
  • Drew Adams
Home arenaChristl Arena
2015–16 Patriot League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bucknell144 .7781714  .548
Lehigh135 .7221715  .531
Boston University117 .6111915  .559
Army99 .5001914  .576
Navy99 .5001914  .576
Colgate99 .5001317  .433
American99 .5001219  .387
Loyola (MD)810 .444921  .300
Holy Cross513 .2781520  .429
Lafayette315 .167624  .200
2016 Patriot League tournament winner

The season was notable for swingman Kyle Wilson passing the 2,000 point mark for his career, making him the fourth player in Academy history and the sixth in Patriot League history to do so.

On March 25, 2016, Zach Spiker resigned as head coach to accept the head coaching position at Drexel. He finished with a seven-year record of 102–112. On April 6, the school hired Jimmy Allen as head coach.

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