2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented Rutgers University–New Brunswick during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by third year head coach Eddie Jordan, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center as second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finishing in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Nebraska.

Following the season, head coach Eddie Jordan was fired. He finished at Rutgers with a three-year record of 29–68.

Previous season
The Scarlet Knights finished the 2014-15 Season 10–22, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota.

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

!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten Conference tournament