2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by fifth year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the BankUnited Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to eventual national champion Villanova.

2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Puerto Rico Tip-Off champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 10
Record27–8 (13–5 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBankUnited Center
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina †14–4 .77833–7  .825
No. 4 Virginia13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)13–5 .72227–8  .771
No. 16 Louisville*12–6 .66723–8  .742
Notre Dame11–7 .61124–12  .667
No. 19 Duke11–7 .61125–11  .694
Virginia Tech10–8 .55620–15  .571
Clemson10–8 .55617–14  .548
Pittsburgh9–9 .50021–12  .636
Syracuse9–9 .50023–14  .622
Georgia Tech8–10 .44421–15  .583
Florida State8–10 .44420–14  .588
NC State5–13 .27816–17  .485
Wake Forest2–16 .11111–20  .355
Boston College0–18 .0007–25  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
† 2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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