2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Gotham Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record21–12 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandin Knight (8th season)
  • Bill Barton (5th season)
  • Marlon Williamson (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2015–16 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
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
2016 ACC tournament winner
* Ineligible for both the 2016 ACC tournament and the 2016 NCAA tournament due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a #10 seed, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.

On March 21, 2016, head coach Jamie Dixon resigned to become the head coach at TCU. He finished at Pittsburgh with a 13-year record of 328–123 and went to the postseason in every season.