2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh year head coach Chris Mack, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were third year members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they received a #2 seed. They defeated Weber State in the First Round to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Wisconsin.

2015–16 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 9
Record28–6 (14–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Travis Steele
  • Luke Murray
  • Mike Pegues
Home arenaCintas Center
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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