The 2015–16 Western Carolina Catamounts men's basketball team represented Western Carolina University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Catamounts, led by 11th year head coach Larry Hunter, played their home games at the Ramsey Center and were members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 10–8 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Wofford to advance to the semifinals of the SoCon tournament where they lost to Chattanooga. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Vermont.
Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Elijah Pughsley Guard 6–1 175 Freshman Lima, Ohio 2 Mike Brown Guard 6–3 175 Senior Charlotte, North Carolina 3 Rhett Harrelson Guard 5–10 170 Senior Enterprise, Alabama 4 Torrion Brummitt Forward 6–7 240 Senior Columbus, Georgia 5 Devin Peterson Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Milton, Georgia 11 Haboubacar Mutombo Guard 6–5 190 Sophomore Pickering, Ontario, Canada 12 Marc Gosselin Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Lyon, France 13 Deriece Parks Guard 6–5 155 Junior Charlotte, North Carolina 21 Kyle Rhoades Forward 6–6 190 Junior Lumberton, North Carolina 22 Jesse Deloach Forward 6–7 225 Freshman Grayson, Georgia 23 Justin Browning Forward 6–4 175 Senior Sylacauga, Alabama 24 Ashley Williams Forward 6–5 170 Sophomore Morehead City, North Carolina 31 Aaron Williams Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Morehead City, North Carolina 41 Charlendez Brooks Forward 6–9 250 RS–Sophomore Duncan, South Carolina
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| SoCon tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#592c87; color:#c0a878;"| CBI
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