2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by 30th year head coach Rick Byrd, played their home games at the Curb Event Center and were members of the Ohio Valley Conference in the East Division. They finished the season 20–12, 12–4 in OVC play to be champions of the East Division and overall OVC regular season champions. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Georgia.

2015–16 Belmont Bruins men's basketball
OVC regular season champions
OVC East Division champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–12 (12–4 OVC)
Head coach
  • Rick Byrd (30th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ayers
  • James Strong
  • Mark Price
Home arenaCurb Event Center
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont124 .7502012  .625
Tennessee State115 .6882011  .645
Tennessee Tech115 .6881912  .613
Morehead State115 .6882314  .622
Eastern Kentucky610 .3751516  .484
Jacksonville State412 .250823  .258
West
UT Martin106 .6252015  .571
Murray State106 .6251714  .548
Eastern Illinois97 .5631317  .433
Austin Peay79 .4381818  .500
SIU Edwardsville313 .188622  .214
Southeast Missouri St.214 .125524  .172
2016 OVC tournament winner
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