The 2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 13th year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 13–19 overall and 7–11 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Northern Illinois. WMU tied Eastern Michigan for the Michigan MAC Trophy with a 3–1 record. However, due to not having a clear winner, Central Michigan retained the trophy that they won in 2014–15.
Previous season The Broncos finished the season 20–14 (10–8 in the MAC) to finish in third place in the West Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cleveland State.
Departures Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes David Brown G 205 Roscoe, IL Graduated Bishop Robinson 11 G 190 Kalamazoo, MI Transferred Tim Brennan 20 G/F 200 Chicago, IL Graduated Austin Richie 22 G 185 Lowell, IN Graduated Von Washington 30 G 175 Kalamazoo, MI Transferred to Quincy Mario Matasovic 31 F 215 Croatia Transferred to Sacred Heart Charles Harris 35 G/F 195 Antioch, IL Transferred
Recruiting class of 2015
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule
! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Exhibition
! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Non-conference regular season
! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| MAC regular season
! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| MAC tournament
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