2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Saul Phillips, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Morehead State.

Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2014–15 season 10–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Western Michigan.

Preseason
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC East.

Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

 * 1) Akron 132 (17)
 * 2) Kent State 116 (5)
 * 3) Ohio 69
 * 4) Buffalo 64 (1)
 * 5) Miami 60
 * 6) Bowling Green 42

West Division

 * 1) Central Michigan 138 (23)
 * 2) Toledo 110
 * 3) Western Michigan 94
 * 4) Eastern Michigan 71
 * 5) Northern Illinois  37
 * 6) Ball State 33

Tournament champs
Central Michigan (15), Akron (6), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1)

Preseason All-MAC
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Schedule
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!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season

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!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament

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Team statistics

 * Final 2015–16 statistics

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Player statistics
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All-MAC Awards
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