The 2015–16 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Huskies were led by fourteenth-year head coach Lorenzo Romar. They played their games at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Oregon. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Long Beach State in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to San Diego State.
Previous season The 2014–15 Washington Huskies finished the season with an overall record of 16–15, and 5–13 in the Pac-12 conference play. Lost to Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Darin Johnson 1 G 6'5" 200 Junior Sacramento, California Transferred to Cal State Northridge Nigel Williams-Goss 5 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Happy Valley, Oregon Transferred to Gonzaga Mike Anderson 11 G 6'4" 205 Senior Hartford, Connecticut Graduated Jernard Jarreau 21 F 6'10" 240 RS Junior New Orleans Transferred to Tulane Robert Upshaw 24 C 7'0" 250 RS Sophomore Fresno, California Dismissed from team for violation of team rules/2015 NBA draft Jahmel Taylor 33 G 6'0" 170 Sophomore Los Angeles Transferred to Fresno State Gilles Dierickx 34 C 7'0" 230 RS Junior Ghent, Belgium Transferred to Seattle Pacific Shawn Kemp, Jr. 40 F 6'9" 255 Senior Canton, Georgia Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Malik Dime 10 F 6'9" 220 Junior Columbus, Ohio Junior college transfer from Indian Hills Community College. Matthew Atewe 41 C 6'9" 235 Junior Brampton, ON Transfer from Auburn University. Atewe will redshirt for the 2015–16 season, under NCAA transfer rules. Will have two years of eligibility.
2015 recruiting class
2016 Recruiting class
Roster
Coaching staff Name Position Year at WashingtonAlma Mater (year) Lorenzo RomarHead coach 14th Washington (1980)Raphael Chillious Assistant coach 6th Lafayette (1996)Will ConroyAssistant coach 1st Washington (2005)Brad Jackson Assistant coach 4th Washington State (1975)Tiffani WalkerDirector of Basketball Operations 2nd Illinois (2003)Daniel ShapiroStrength and conditioning Coach 3rd Seattle Pacific (2000)
Schedule
Washington's basketball schedule featured a matchup with Texas in Shanghai, China. The Huskies were also invited to play in the Battle 4 Atlantis, where played against the 3 following teams in the Bahamas: Gonzaga, Texas, and Charlotte. Washington also hosted TCU, Montana, Penn, and Oakland.
!colspan=12 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#363c74; color:#e8d3a2;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#363c74;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#363c74;"| Pac-12 Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#363c74;"| NIT
See also 2015–16 Washington Huskies women's basketball team
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