2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 UAB Blazers basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blazers, led by fourth year head coach Jerod Haase, played their home games at the Bartow Arena as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 26–7, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the C-USA regular season championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament to WKU. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to BYU.

2015–16 UAB Blazers men's basketball
C-USA regular season champions
NIT, First round
ConferenceConference USA
Record26–7 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Robert Ehsan
  • Jeff Wulbrun
  • Turner Battle
Home arenaBartow Arena
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UAB162 .889267  .788
Middle Tennessee135 .7222510  .714
Marshall126 .6671716  .515
Louisiana Tech126 .6672310  .697
Old Dominion126 .6672513  .658
UTEP108 .5561914  .576
Charlotte99 .5001419  .424
Western Kentucky810 .4441816  .529
North Texas711 .3891220  .375
Rice711 .3891220  .375
FIU711 .3891319  .406
Florida Atlantic513 .278825  .242
Southern Miss*513 .278821  .276
UTSA315 .167527  .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

Following the season, head coach Jerod Haase left UAB to accept the head coaching position at Stanford. On April 4, 2016, the school hired Robert Ehsan, who had been an assistant under Haase at UAB, as head coach .

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