The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a #10 seed, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin.
On March 21, 2016, head coach Jamie Dixon resigned to become the head coach at TCU. He finished at Pittsburgh with a 13-year record of 328–123 and went to the postseason in every season.
Last season The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 19–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to NC State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Cameron Wright 3 G 6'4" 205 Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated Durand Johnson 5 F 6'6" 195 Junior Baltimore, MD Graduate transferred to St. John's Derrick Randall 11 F 6'8" 240 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Josh Newkirk 13 G 6'1" 175 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to Indiana Aron Nwankwo 15 F 6'7" 215 Senior Baltimore, MD Walk on; graduated Joshua Ko 22 G 6'1" 150 Sophomore Kailua, HI Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Tyrone Haughton 44 C 6'9" 220 Junior Miami, FL Transferred to Arkansas Tech Joseph Uchebo 50 C 6'10" 260 Junior Enugu, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Charlotte
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rafael Maia 5 F 6'9" 245 Senior São Paulo, Brazil Transferred from Brown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Maia graduated from Brown. Sterling Smith 15 G 6'4" 185 Senior Chico, CA Transferred from Coppin State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Coppin State. Rozelle Nix 25 C 6'11" 335 Junior Cincinnati, OH Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College. Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 33 F 6'9" 235 Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred from Richmond. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nelson-Ododa graduated from Richmond. Zach Smith 35 G 6'3" 200 Junior Smethport, PA Transferred from Pitt-Bradford. Redshirting the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Jonathan Milligan 55 G 6'2" 170 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transferred from Kilgore College.
Class of 2015 signees
Class of 2016 signees
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;"| ACC Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;"| NCAA tournament
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