2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–13 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Erik Crawford
  • Kyle Green
  • P.J. Hogan
Home arenaMcLeod Center
2015–16 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State162 .889269  .743
Evansville126 .667259  .735
Illinois State126 .6671814  .563
Southern Illinois117 .6112210  .688
Northern Iowa117 .6112313  .639
Indiana State810 .4441517  .469
Missouri State810 .4441319  .406
Loyola Chicago711 .3891517  .469
Bradley315 .167527  .156
Drake216 .111724  .226
2016 MVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Northern Iowa Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by tenth year head coach Ben Jacobson, played their home games at the McLeod Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (The Valley). They finished the 23–13, 11–7 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for fourth place. The Panthers defeated Southern Illinois, Wichita State, and Evansville to win the Missouri Valley tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 11 seed, they defeated Texas in the first round to advance to the second round, where they lost to the Texas A&M Aggies in double overtime after suffering the greatest collapse in NCAA Tournament history, blowing a 12 point lead with 35 seconds left in regulation.