2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball
Cable Car Classic champions
ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–13 (10–8 Horizon League)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Klotsche Center
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso162 .889307  .811
Oakland135 .7222312  .657
Wright State135 .7222213  .629
Green Bay117 .6112313  .639
Milwaukee108 .5562013  .606
Detroit99 .5001615  .516
Youngstown State612 .3331121  .344
Northern Kentucky*513 .278921  .300
Cleveland State414 .222923  .281
UIC315 .167525  .167
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.

The 2015–16 Milwaukee Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 11th-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Klotsche Center, both in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–13, 10–8 in Horizon League play, to finish in fifth place. They defeated Northern Kentucky in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 17, head coach Rob Jeter was fired. He finished at Milwaukee with an 11-year record of 185–170.