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2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
West Virginia Flying WV logo.svg
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 14
AP No. 8
2015–16 record 26–9 (13–5 Big 12)
Head coach Bob Huggins (9th year)
Assistant coach Larry Harrison
Assistant coach Ron Everhart
Assistant coach Erik Martin
Home arena WVU Coliseum
Seasons
← 2014–15
2016–17 →
2015–16 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Kansas 15 3   .833     33 5   .868
#8 West Virginia 13 5   .722     26 9   .743
#7 Oklahoma 12 6   .667     29 8   .784
Texas 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
#21 Baylor 10 8   .556     22 12   .647
#22 Iowa State 10 8   .556     23 12   .657
Texas Tech 9 9   .500     19 13   .594
Kansas State 5 13   .278     17 16   .515
Oklahoma State 3 15   .167     12 20   .375
TCU 2 16   .111     12 21   .364
2016 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers were coached by ninth year head coach Bob Huggins and played their home games at WVU Coliseum. They were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 13–5 in Big 12 play to finish in second place. They defeated TCU and Oklahoma to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Kansas. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a #3 seed, they were upset in the first round by #14 seed Stephen F. Austin.

The Mountaineers finished the season 25–10, 11–7 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Buffalo in the second round and Maryland in the third round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Kentucky.

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