2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth year head coach John Groce, the Illini played their home games at State Farm Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. In November 2015, the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Illinois hosted Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball for five games while renovations to the State Farm Center were completed. They finished the season 15–19, 5–13 in Big Ten play to finish in 12th place. The Illini defeated Minnesota and Iowa to advance to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, where they lost to Purdue.

2015–16 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–19 (5–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaState Farm Center
Prairie Capital Convention Center
2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Indiana153 .833278  .771
No. 2 Michigan State135 .722296  .829
No. 18 Maryland126 .667279  .750
No. 12 Purdue126 .667269  .743
No. 25 Iowa126 .6672211  .667
Wisconsin126 .6672213  .629
Ohio State117 .6112114  .600
Michigan108 .5562313  .639
Northwestern810 .4442012  .625
Penn State711 .3891616  .500
Nebraska612 .3331618  .471
Illinois513 .2781519  .441
Minnesota216 .1111120  .355
Rutgers117 .056725  .219
2016 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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