The 2015–16 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Rob Murphy, played their home games at the Convocation Center, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They defeated Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Akron.

Previous season The Eagles finished the season 21–14, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Toledo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Louisiana–Monroe.

Roster Changes

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Mike Talley 1 G 6'0" 176 RS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated Anali Okoloji 3 F 6'8" 232 RS Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Olalekan Ajayi 12 F/C 6'11" 245 Junior Winston-Salem, NC Transferred to Cal State Northridge Karrington Ward 14 F 6'7" 186 Senior Lockport, IL Graduated Ali Farhat 20 G 6'0" 160 Sophomore Dearborn, MI Transferred to Wayne State Jerome Hunter 21 F 6'9" 250 RS Senior Buffalo, NY Graduated Mike Samuels 30 C 6'11" 285 RS Junior Bushkill, PA Graduated

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Willie Mangum 10 G 6'1" 200 Junior Richmond, VA Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College Quaran Jones 21 C 6'6" 230 Junior Detroit, MI Transferred from Findlay. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jones will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Ty Toney 32 G 6'2" 185 Junior Alpharetta, GA Junior college transferred from Georgia Highlands College Nick Madray 35 F 6'9" 215 Junior Mississauga, ON Transferred from Binghamton. Under NCAA transfer rules, Madray will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2015

Preseason Accolades Hustle Belt Top 25 Players #2 Raven Lee West Division Preseason All-MAC Raven Lee Lou Henson Preseason Player of the Year Award Watch List Raven Lee

Roster

Schedule Source:

!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#006633; color:#FFFFFF;"| MAC tournament

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