2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Mark Few, who was in his 17th season as head coach. The team played its home games at McCarthey Athletic Center, which had a capacity of 6,000. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the Zags) played in their 36th season as a member of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 28–8, 15–3 in WCC play to finish in a share for the WCC regular season championship. They defeated Portland, BYU, and Saint Mary's to be champions of the WCC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #11 seed, they defeated Seton Hall and Utah to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Syracuse. The final AP Poll is the most recent poll in which Gonzaga was unranked until 2023–24, when they were unranked for 6 weeks.

2015–16 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC regular season co–champions
WCC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 21
Record28–8 (15–3 WCC)
Head coach
  • Mark Few (17th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Mary's153 .833296  .829
Gonzaga153 .833288  .778
BYU135 .7222611  .703
Pepperdine108 .5561814  .563
San Francisco810 .4441515  .500
Santa Clara711 .3891120  .355
Portland612 .3331220  .375
Loyola Marymount612 .3331417  .452
Pacific*612 .333820  .286
San Diego414 .222921  .300
*ineligible for postseason due to self probation
Conference tournament winner
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