The 2015–16 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by eighth year head coach Don Verlin, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, and were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 12–6 record in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Seattle.
Previous season The Vandals finished the 2014–15 season 13–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Eastern Washington.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Sekou Wiggs 2 G 6'3" 182 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Alaska Anchorage Connor Hill 5 G 6'3" 190 Senior Post Falls, ID Graduated Mike Scott 12 G 6'0" 180 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Bira Sec 13 F 6'6" 215 Senior Dakar, Senegal Graduated Roberto Asencio 50 C 6'9" 245 Junior Haina, Dominican Republic Left the team for personal reasons
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Chris Sarbaugh 10 G 6'3" 200 Senior Spokane, WA Transferred from San Diego. Will be eligible to play immediately since Sarbaugh graduated from San Diego.
2015 incoming recruits
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| Big Sky tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#B18E5F; color:#000000;"| CBI
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