The 2015–16 New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team represented the University of New Mexico during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Mountain West Conference. They played their home games at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Lobos were led by third year head coach Craig Neal. They finished the season 17–15, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada.
Previous season The Lobos finished the season 15–16, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to Air Force.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Jordan Goodman 2 F 6'9" 209 Junior Largo, MD Transferred to Bowie State Hugh Greenwood 3 G 6'3" 205 Senior Hobart, Australia Graduated Arthur Edwards 5 F 6'6" 210 Junior Temple Hills, MD Graduate transferred to Alabama DeShawn Delaney 33 G 6'5" 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Michael Nesbitt 33 F 6'7" 225 RS Senior Evansville, IN Transferred from Missouri S&T. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nesbitt graduated from Missouri S&T.
2015 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#D3003F; color:white;"| Mountain West tournament
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