2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Shaka Smart who was in his first year. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa on a half-court buzzer-beater from Northern Iowas’s Paul Jesperson.

2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record20–13 (11–7 Big 12)
Head coach
  • Shaka Smart (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFrank Erwin Center
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Kansas153 .833335  .868
No. 8 West Virginia135 .722269  .743
No. 7 Oklahoma126 .667298  .784
Texas117 .6112013  .606
No. 21 Baylor108 .5562212  .647
No. 22 Iowa State108 .5562312  .657
Texas Tech99 .5001913  .594
Kansas State513 .2781716  .515
Oklahoma State315 .1671220  .375
TCU216 .1111221  .364
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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