2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers basketball team represented East Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Buccaneers, led by first year head coach Steve Forbes, played their home games at the Freedom Hall Civic Center and were of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 24–12, 14–4 in SoCon play to finish in to second place. They defeated Mercer and Furman to advance to the championship game of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had eight teams, where they defeated Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oakland.

2015–16 East Tennessee State Buccaneers men's basketball
Vegas 16, Semifinals
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record24–12 (14–4 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Steve Forbes (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFreedom Hall Civic Center
2015–16 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Chattanooga153 .833296  .829
East Tennessee State144 .7782412  .667
Furman117 .6111916  .543
Wofford117 .6111517  .469
Western Carolina108 .5561618  .471
UNC Greensboro108 .5561519  .441
Mercer810 .4441915  .559
Samford414 .2221419  .424
VMI414 .222921  .300
The Citadel315 .1671022  .313
2016 SoCon Tournament winner
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