The 2015–16 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Travis Ford's eighth and final season at Oklahoma State. The Cowboys were members of the Big 12 Conference and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena. They finished the season 12–20, 3–15 in Big 12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State.
On March 18, Oklahoma State and Travis Ford mutually parted ways. He finished at OSU with an eight-year record of 155–111.
Previous season The Cowboys finished the season 18–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Oklahoma. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in second round to Oregon.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Le'Bryan Nash 2 G/F 6'7" 235 Senior Dallas, TX Graduated Anthony Hickey 12 G 5'11" 185 Senior Hopkinsville, KY Graduated Marek Souček 14 F/C 7'0" 240 Senior Brno, Czech Republic Graduated Christien Sager 15 G/F 6'4" 205 Senior Wichita Falls, TX Graduated Michael Cobbins 20 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Amarillo, TX Graduated Alex Budke 24 G 6'2" 190 Senior Stillwater, OK Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Igor Ibaka 14 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Republic of the Congo Junior college transferred from Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Chris Olivier 31 F 6'8" 245 RS Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from Eastern Illinois. Will be eligible to play immediately since Olivier graduated from Eastern Illinois.
Recruits
Recruiting Class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6600;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6600;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#FF6600;"| Big 12 tournament
CSN = Cowboy Sports Network. The Cowboy Sports Network is affiliated with Fox Sports Net. Games could air on Fox Sports Oklahoma, Fox Sports Oklahoma Plus, Fox Sports Southwest, Fox Sports Southwest Plus, or Fox College Sports.
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