The 2015–16 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented the University of Cincinnati during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearcats, were led by tenth year head coach Mick Cronin, who returned full-time after taking a hiatus in December 2014. The Bearcats played their home games on Ed Jucker Court at Fifth Third Arena and were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season with a record of 22–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. The Bearcats lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UConn for the second consecutive year. They received an at-large bid as a #9 seed to the NCAA tournament. They lost in the First Round of the Tournament to Saint Joseph's.
Previous season The Bearcats finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 23–11, 13–5 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference. They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament to UConn. They received an at-large bid as a #8 seed to the NCAA tournament where they defeated #9 seeded Purdue in the Second Round before losing to #1 ranked Kentucky in the Third Round.
Offseason
Departing players Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes 1 G 190 Richmond, Virginia Transferred to Towson 14 G 185 Lexington, Kentucky Left team; transferred to East Tennessee State 15 G 210 Far Rockaway, New York Graduated 32 C 270 Oakland, California Transferred to Arizona Western College (mid-season) 42 G 175 Markham, Illinois Walk-on; did not return
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Kyle Washington C 170 Champlin, MN Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Washington will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2015
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Depth chart
Source
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=| AAC Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| AAC Tournament
!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
Awards and milestones
American Athletic Conference honors
All-AAC Awards Defensive Player of the Year: Gary Clark
All-AAC First Team Troy Caupain
All-AAC Second Team Gary Clark
Player of the Week Week 3: Troy Caupain Week 17: Troy Caupain
Rookie of the Week Week 7: Jacob Evans Week 16: Jacob Evans
Source
Rankings
References