The 2015–16 UNC Asheville Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Asheville during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third year head coach Nick McDevitt, played their home games at Kimmel Arena and were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 22–12, 12–6 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Liberty, High Point, and Winthrop to become champions Big South tournament and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were eliminated in the first round by Villanova.
Previous season The Bulldogs finished the 2014–15 season 15–16, 10–8 in Big South play to finish in sixth place. They lost to Coastal Carolina in the quarterfinals of the Big South tournament.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 3 Trae Bryant Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Wilmington, North Carolina 4 Jack Costigan Forward 6–3 180 Freshman Cary, North Carolina 10 Kevin Vannatta Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio 11 Isaiah White Guard 6–5 180 Freshman Ellicott City, Maryland 12 Raekwon Miller Guard 6–3 160 Sophomore Marion, North Carolina 13 David Robertson Guard 6–3 195 Junior Cary, North Carolina 14 Ahmad Thomas Guard 6–3 205 Sophomore Danville, Virginia 21 Giacomo Zilli Forward 6–9 255 Junior Udine, Italy 22 Dwayne Sutton Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky 24 Dylan Smith Guard 6–5 170 Freshman Mobile, Alabama 25 Jacob Casper Guard 6–3 190 Junior Asheville, North Carolina 31 Sam Hughes Forward 6–4 210 Senior Battleboro, North Carolina 32 Will Weeks Forward 6–6 220 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 41 John Cannon Center 6–10 240 Senior Burnsville, North Carolina
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big South tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#00438C; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament
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