The 2015–16 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl, in his second season at Auburn. The team played their home games at the Auburn Arena in Auburn, Alabama as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They lost to Tennessee in the first round of the SEC tournament.
Previous season The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season 15–20 record, 4–14 in SEC play to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Kentucky.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Malcolm Canada 00 G 6'3" 225 Senior Austin, TX Graduated K. T. Harrell 1 G 6'4" 212 Senior Montgomery, AL Graduated K. C. Ross-Miller 12 G 6'0" 178 RS Senior Grand Prairie, TX Graduated Antoine Mason 14 G 6'1" 216 Senior Queens, NY Graduated Alex Thompson 20 F 6'9" 210 Sophomore Dothan, AL Transferred to Samford Jack Purchase 24 F 6'8" 198 Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Hawaii Matthew Atewe 41 C 6'8" 250 Sophomore Brampton, ON Transferred to Washington
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School T. J. Dunans 4 G 6'5" 190 Junior Atlanta, GA Junior college transferred from Columbia State Community College Tyler Harris 12 F 6'9" 223 RS Senior Dix Hills, NY Transferred from Providence. Haris will be eligible to play immediately since Harris graduated from Providence.
Recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#172240; color:white;" | SEC tournament
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