The 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Andy Kennedy was in his 10th year as head coach of Ole Miss. The Rebels, members of the Southeastern Conference, began the season playing home games at Tad Smith Coliseum, but moved to a new arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss, on January 7, 2016. They finished the season 20–12, 10–8 in SEC play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost to Alabama in the second round of the SEC tournament. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season The Rebels finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 21–13 and 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in the SEC standings. They lost in the second round of the SEC tournament to South Carolina. Ole Miss participated in the NCAA tournament as an #11 seed, defeating fellow #11 seed BYU in the first round before falling to #6 seeded Xavier in the second round, ending the Rebels' season.

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Roderick Lawrence 0 G 6'5" 184 Junior Orlando, FL Transferred to Campbellsville Terence Smith 3 G 6'4" 195 Senior Russellville, AL Graduated M. J. Rhett 4 F 6'9" 236 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated LaDarius White 10 G 6'6" 205 Senior McComb, MS Graduated Dwight Coleby 23 C 6'9" 240 Sophomore Nassau, BS Transferred to Kansas Jarvis Summers 32 G 6'3" 186 Senior Jackson, MS Graduated Aaron Jones 34 F 6'9" 230 Senior Gautier, MS Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Deandre Burnett 0 G 6'2" 191 RS Sophomore Miami Gardens, FL Transferred from Miami (FL). Under NCAA transfer rules, Burnett will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Sam Finley 10 G 6'2" 180 Junior Corona, CA Junior college transferred from Howard College Tomasz Gielo 12 F 6'9" 220 Senior Szczecin, Poland Transferred from Liberty. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gielo graduated from Liberty. Rasheed Brooks 14 G 6'6" 200 Junior Mansfield, OH Junior college transferred from SW Tennessee CC

Recruits

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| Regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#; color:white;"| SEC tournament

See also 2015–16 Ole Miss Rebels women's basketball team 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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