2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center. This was their second year as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with a record of 27–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated South Dakota State and Hawaii to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Kansas.

2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 18
Record27–9 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Mark Turgeon (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Dustin Clark (5th season)
  • Bino Ranson (6th season)
  • Cliff Warren (2nd season)
Home arenaXfinity 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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