The 2015–16 San Francisco Dons men's basketball team represented the University of San Francisco during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was head coach Rex Walters eighth season at San Francisco. The Dons played their home games at the War Memorial Gymnasium and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 15–15, 8–10 in WCC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament to Pepperdine.

On March 9, 2016, head coach Rex Walters was fired. He finished at San Francisco with an eight-year record of 126–125. On March 30, the school hired Kyle Smith as head coach.

Previous season The Dons finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in WCC play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WCC tournament where they lost to Gonzaga.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Matt Christiansen 3 F 6'9" 235 Junior Oklahoma City, OK Left the team for personal reasons Matt Glover 5 G 6'5" 212 RS Senior Orange, CA Graduated Chris Adams 10 G 6'4" 194 Senior Covina, CA Graduated Gavin Hoffmann 11 G 6'5" 204 Senior Portland, OR Graduated Frankie Ferrari 13 G 5'11" 160 Freshman Burlingame, CA Transferred to Cañada College David Irby 14 G 6'0" 180 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Left the team for personal reasons Kruize Pinkins 15 F 6'7" 230 Senior Marianna, FL Graduated Mark Tollefsen 23 F 6'2" 199 RS Junior Danville, CA Elected to transfer from the team to Arizona for the final year on his eligibility. Darrell Robertson 25 C 6'10" 242 RS Junior Pinola, MS Graduated Dominique Williams 30 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore El Granada, CA Did not return Nick Loew 33 F 6'8" 230 Freshman Burlingame, CA Left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Donte Reynolds 0 F 6'8" 215 Junior Kinston, NC Junior college transferred from Odessa College Ronnie Boyce III 3 G 6'4" Junior Oklahoma City, OK Junior college transferred from Connors State College Sean Grennan 30 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Toms River, NJ Transferred from Fairfield. Will be eligible to play immediately since Grennan graduated from Fairfield.

Recruiting Class of 2015

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style="background:#006633; color:#FFCC33;"| Exhibition

!colspan=12 style="background:#006633; color:#FFCC33;"| Regular season

!colspan=12 style="background:#006633; color:#FFCC33;"| WCC tournament

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