The 2015–16 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 2015–16 season. The team's head coach was Mike Anderson, who was in his fifth season. The team played their home games at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, as a member of the SEC. They finished the season 16–16, 9–9 in SEC play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to Florida.
Previous season The Razorbacks achieved a 27–9 record during the 2014–15 season, where they finished runner-up to Kentucky both in the league and in the SEC tournament.
Arkansas earned its first NCAA tournament berth since 2008, defeating Wofford before falling to North Carolina in the round of 32.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Rashad Madden 00 G 6'5" 180 Senior Lepanto, AR Graduated Alandise Harris 2 G 6'6" 237 RS Senior Little Rock, AR Graduated Bobby Portis 10 F 6'11" 242 Sophomore Little Rock, AR Declared for 2015 NBA draft Nick Babb 14 G 6'4" 185 Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Iowa State JaCorey Williams 22 F 6'8" 218 Junior Birmingham, AL Transferred to Middle Tennessee State Michael Qualls 24 G 6'6" 210 Junior Shreveport, LA Declared for 2015 NBA draft
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Dustin Thomas 13 G/F 6'7" 225 Junior Texarkana, TX Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Willy Kouassi 50 C 6'10" 230 Senior Abidjan, Ivory Coast Transferred from Kennesaw State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Kouassi graduated from Kennesaw State.
Incoming class
Recruiting class of 2016
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| SEC Tournament
Source: 2015–16 Schedule
References