2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record13–17 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Marc Stricker
Home arenaLantz Arena
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont124 .7502012  .625
Tennessee State115 .6882011  .645
Tennessee Tech115 .6881912  .613
Morehead State115 .6882314  .622
Eastern Kentucky610 .3751516  .484
Jacksonville State412 .250823  .258
West
UT Martin106 .6252015  .571
Murray State106 .6251714  .548
Eastern Illinois97 .5631317  .433
Austin Peay79 .4381818  .500
SIU Edwardsville313 .188622  .214
Southeast Missouri St.214 .125524  .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena and were members of the West division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–7 in OVC play, to finish in third place in the West division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Murray State.