The 2015–16 VCU Rams men's basketball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the 48th season of the University fielding a men's basketball program. The program was led by Will Wade, who was leading the program for his first season after previously coaching Chattanooga. Wade replaced former head coach, Shaka Smart, who resigned from VCU for the vacancy at Texas.
Led by a core of rising juniors and seniors, including Mo Alie-Cox and Melvin Johnson, the Rams finished the season 25–11, 14–4 in A-10 play to finish tied for the A-10 conference championship. They defeated Massachusetts and Davidson to advance to the championship game of the A-10 tournament where they lost to Saint Joseph's. The Rams receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, making it their sixth-consecutive NCAA Tournament bid. The Rams were a #10 seed in the West Region. They defeated #7 seed Oregon State in the First Round before losing to Oklahoma in the Second Round.
Previous season The Rams finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 26–10, 12–6 in A-10 play to finish tied for third-place. In the A-10 tournament, the Rams won their first conference tournament championship since 2012 (while members of the Colonial Athletic Association), and their first A-10 title, defeating Dayton in the championship game. The Rams received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the Second Round to Ohio State.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brianté Weber 2 G 6'2" 165 Senior Chesapeake, VA Graduated Treveon Graham 21 F/G 6'6" 220 Senior Washington, DC Graduated Terry Larrier 22 F 6'8" 175 Freshman Bronx, NY Transferred to Connecticut Jarred Guest 23 F 6'8" 225 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated Antravious Simmons 25 F 6'9" 250 RS Freshman Miami, FL Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ahmed Mohamed 23 F 6'9" 245 Junior Alexandria, Egypt Junior college transferred from Lee College Korey Billbury 24 G 6'3" 200 RS Senior Tulsa, OK Transferred from Oral Roberts. Will be eligible to play immediately since Billbury graduated from Oral Roberts.
2015 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:#;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Atlantic 10 regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Atlantic 10 Tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA tournament
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