The 2015–16 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinal were led by eighth year head coach Johnny Dawkins. They played their home games at Maples Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in Pac-12 play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Washington.
On March 14, head coach Johnny Dawkins was fired. He finished at Stanford with an eight-year record of 156–115, two NIT championships, but only one NCAA Tournament appearance.
Previous season The 2014–15 Stanford Cardinal basketball team finished the season with an overall record of 24–13, and 9–9 in conference play. The Cardinal made it to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament. The team was invited to the 2015 National Invitation Tournament as a 2-seed. Stanford defeated Miami (FL) 66–64 in the Championship game.
Off-season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Stefan Nastić 4 C 6'11" 245 RS Senior Thornhill, Ontario Graduated Elliott Bullock 44 PF 6'10" 235 RS Senior Salt Lake City, Utah Graduated Anthony Brown 21 SF 6'6" 215 RS Senior Fountain Valley, California Graduated/2015 NBA draft Jack Ryan 14 SF 6'8" 210 Senior Glenview, Illinois Graduated Chasson Randle 5 G 6'2" 185 Senior Rock Island, Illinois Graduated Wade Morgan 20 PG 6'1" 175 Senior South Orange, New Jersey Graduated
2015 recruiting class
Roster
Notes Dec. 19, 2015 – Sophomore forward Reid Travis out indefinitely with a left leg injury. On Feb. 23 it was announced Travis would medically redshirt and miss the remainder of the season.
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#8C1515;"| Pac-12 tournament
References