2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by ninth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated TCU and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a #3 seed, they were upset in the first round by #14 seed Stephen F. Austin.

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 8
Record26–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWVU Coliseum
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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