2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Temple Owls basketball team represented Temple University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by tenth year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at the Liacouras Center and were members the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record 21–12, 14–4 in AAC play to win the regular season championship. They defeated South Florida in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid as a #10 seed to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa.

2015–16 Temple Owls men's basketball
The American regular season champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record21–12 (14–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLiacouras Center
2015–16 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Temple144 .7782112  .636
No. 24 SMU*135 .722255  .833
Houston126 .6672210  .688
Cincinnati126 .6672211  .667
Tulsa126 .6672012  .625
UConn117 .6112511  .694
Memphis810 .4441915  .559
UCF612 .3331218  .400
East Carolina414 .2221220  .375
South Florida414 .222825  .242
Tulane315 .1671222  .353
* Ineligible for postseason due to postseason ban
American Athletic Conference tournament Champions
Rankings from AP poll
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