2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They were coached, for the sixth year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and the eventual national champion Villanova to become champions of the Big East tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.

2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record25–9 (12–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPrudential Center
Walsh Gymnasium
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889355  .875
No. 9 Xavier144 .778285  .848
No. 20 Seton Hall126 .667259  .735
Providence108 .5562411  .686
Butler108 .5562211  .667
Creighton99 .5002015  .571
Marquette810 .4442013  .606
Georgetown711 .3891518  .455
DePaul315 .167922  .290
St. John's117 .056824  .250
2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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