The 2015–16 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the 45th basketball season for USF and the third as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The Bulls were coached by Orlando Antigua, who was in his second season. The Bulls played their home games at the USF Sun Dome on the university's Tampa, Florida campus. The Bulls finished the season with a record of 8–25, 4–14 in AAC play to finish in a tie for ninth place in conference. They beat East Carolina in the first round of the AAC tournament before losing to Temple in the quarterfinals.
Previous season The Bulls finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 9–23, 3–15 in AAC play to finish in last place in conference. They lost in the first round of the AAC tournament to UConn.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Dre Clayton 0 F 6'6" 245 RS Freshman Orlando, FL Transferred to NW Mississippi CC Corey Allen, Jr. 4 G 6'1" 152 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Anthony Collins 11 G 6'1" 175 Senior Houston, TX Graduated & transferred to Texas A&M Dino Mercurius 30 G 6'4" 165 Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred to Texas–Rio Grande Valley
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Geno Thorpe 2 G 6'3" 180 Junior Pittsburgh, PA Transferred from Penn State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thorpe will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Angel Nunez 22 F 6'8" 202 Graduate Transfer Bronx, NY Transferred from Gonzaga. Under NCAA Transfer Rules, as a Graduate Transfer, Nunez is eligible to play for the 2015–16 season. Shawn Smith G 6'4" 185 Sophomore Jacksonville, FL Junior college transferred from Lee College
Incoming recruits
Recruiting Class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#006747; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#006747; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#006747; color:white;"| Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#006747; color:white;"| American Athletic Conference tournament
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