The 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third year head coach Richard Pitino, the Golden Gophers were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They finished the season 8–23, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in 13th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Illinois.
The season was marred by the suspensions of three players, Kevin Dorsey, Nate Mason and Dupree McBrayer, on March 1, 2016 for allegedly posting a sex video online. The players were suspended for the rest of the season.
Previous season The Golden Gophers finished the 2014–15 Season with a record of 18–15, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They won their first round game in the Big Ten tournament against Rutgers, but they lost their second round game to Ohio State.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Andre Hollins 1 G 6'2" 195 Senior Memphis, TN Graduated Deandre Mathieu 4 G 5'9" 170 Senior Knoxville, TN Graduated Daquein McNeil 5 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Baltimore, MD Suspended due to an assault Kendal Shell 12 G 6'0" 185 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated Maurice Walker 15 F 6'10" 250 RS Senior Scarborough, ON Graduated Elliott Eliason 55 C 6'11" 245 RS Senior Chadron, NE Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Davonte Fitzgerald 20 F 6'7" 209 Junior Tucker, GA Transferred from Texas A&M. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fitzgerald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Reggie Lynch 22 C 6'10" 255 Junior Edina, MN Transferred from Illinois State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Lynch will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Incoming recruits
2016 Recruiting Class
Roster
Schedule and results
! colspan="9" style="background:#; color:#;"|Exhibition
! colspan="9" style="background:#; color:#;"|Non-conference regular season
! colspan="9" style="background:#;|Big Ten regular season
! colspan="9" style="background:#;|Big Ten tournament
See also 2015–16 Minnesota Golden Gophers women's basketball team
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