2015–16 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by 40th-year head coach Jim Boeheim and played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were third year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Orange finished the season 23–14, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 9th place. They lost to Pittsburgh in the second round of the ACC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #10 seed where they defeated Dayton, Middle Tennessee, Gonzaga, and Virginia to reach the Final Four for the sixth time in school history. At the Final Four, the Orange lost to North Carolina.

2015–16 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
Record23–14 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 North Carolina144 .778337  .825
No. 4 Virginia135 .722298  .784
No. 10 Miami (FL)135 .722278  .771
No. 16 Louisville*126 .667238  .742
Notre Dame117 .6112412  .667
No. 19 Duke117 .6112511  .694
Virginia Tech108 .5562015  .571
Clemson108 .5561714  .548
Pittsburgh99 .5002112  .636
Syracuse99 .5002314  .622
Georgia Tech810 .4442115  .583
Florida State810 .4442014  .588
NC State513 .2781617  .485
Wake Forest216 .1111120  .355
Boston College018 .000725  .219
*Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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