The 2015–16 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Pirates played home games in Newark, New Jersey at the Prudential Center, with one exhibition and one regular season game at Walsh Gymnasium in South Orange, New Jersey. They were coached, for the sixth year, by Kevin Willard. They were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–6 in Big East play to finish in third place. They defeated Creighton, Xavier, and the eventual national champion Villanova to become champions of the Big East tournament. They received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Gonzaga.
Previous season The Pirates finished the season 16–15, 6-12 in Big East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to Marquette.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Brandon Mobley 2 F 6'9" 225 Senior Savannah, GA Graduated Sterling Gibbs 4 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Scotch Plains, NJ Graduate transferred to Connecticut Haralds Kārlis 13 F 6'6" 210 Senior Riga, Latvia Graduated Cheir Ajou 42 C 7'1" 245 RS Junior Aweil, South Sudan Transferred to Texas Wesleyan Stephane Manga 45 F 6'6" 220 Senior Orléans, France Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jevon Thomas 2 G 6'0" 180 Junior Queens, NY Transferred from Kansas State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thomas will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Braeden Anderson 4 F 6'9" 225 RS Junior Okotoks, AB Transferred from Fresno State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Anderson graduated from Fresno State. Derrick Gordon 32 G 6'3" 205 RS Senior Plainfield, NJ Transferred from Massachusetts. Will be eligible to play immediately since Gordon graduated from Massachusetts.
Incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Big East Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#004488; color:#D3D3D3;"| NCAA tournament
Rankings
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