The 2015–16 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games Charles Koch Arena and were led by ninth-year head coach Gregg Marshall. They were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 16–2 in Missouri Valley play to win the MVC regular season championship. They lost in the semifinals of the MVC tournament to Northern Iowa. The Shockers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as an 11 seed. They defeated Vanderbilt in the First Four and Arizona in the first round before losing to Miami (FL) in the second round.
Previous season The Shockers finished the 2014–15 season 30–5, 17–1 in MVC play to win the regular season Missouri Valley championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Missouri Valley tournament where they lost to Illinois State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Indiana in the second round and Kansas in the Third Round before losing in the Sweet Sixteen to Notre Dame.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason 12 F 6'7" 245 Senior Akron, OH Graduated 32 G 6'3" 205 Senior Marietta, GA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Notes 15 F 225 Cleveland, OH Cleveland State Graduate transfer
Class of 2015 recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#; color:#;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#000; color:#FFC318;"| Regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| Missouri Valley tournament
!colspan=12 style="background:#;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
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