2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record15–19 (6–12 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
2015–16 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Texas A&M135 .722289  .757
No. 10 Kentucky135 .722279  .750
South Carolina117 .611259  .735
Vanderbilt117 .6111914  .576
LSU117 .6111914  .576
Ole Miss108 .5562012  .625
Georgia108 .5562014  .588
Florida99 .5002115  .583
Arkansas99 .5001616  .500
Alabama810 .4441815  .545
Mississippi State711 .3891417  .452
Tennessee612 .3331519  .441
Auburn513 .2781120  .355
Missouri*315 .1671021  .323
2016 SEC tournament winner
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Volunteers were led by head coach Rick Barnes in his first year with the Vols. The team played its home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–19, 6–12 in SEC play to finish in 12th place. They defeated Auburn and Vanderbilt to advance to the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to LSU.