2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Vegas 16, Quarterfinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record19–12 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rick Cabrera
  • Frank Davis
  • Jason Taylor
Home arenaEblen Center
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 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Steve Payne, played their home games at the Eblen Center and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 11–5 in OVC play to finish in a three way tie for second place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Austin Peay. They were invited to the inaugural Vegas 16, which only had 8 teams, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Old Dominion.