2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Chris Holtmann, serving his second year. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse, which has a capacity of approximately 9,100. This was Butler's third season in the Big East Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to Providence. The Bulldogs received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Texas Tech in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia.

2015–16 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–11 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Terry Johnson (9th season)
  • Michael Lewis (5th season)
  • Ryan Pedon (1st season)
Home arenaHinkle Fieldhouse
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889355  .875
No. 9 Xavier144 .778285  .848
No. 20 Seton Hall126 .667259  .735
Providence108 .5562411  .686
Butler108 .5562211  .667
Creighton99 .5002015  .571
Marquette810 .4442013  .606
Georgetown711 .3891518  .455
DePaul315 .167922  .290
St. John's117 .056824  .250
2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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