2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Second round
Early into the second-half Vinícius added his name on to the scoresheet to make it 3–0 (4–0 on aggregate), ending any faint hopes of a remarkable Nea Salamina comeback. The visitors managed to register a goal through Ivan Ćurjurić who converted a penalty in the 74th minute, and two minutes later they added a second via a thumping Liliu header.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
In the Cypriot cup quarter-finals, APOEL were drawn to face Cypriot First Division side Aris Limassol. In the first leg of their Cypriot Cup quarter-finals clash on 10 February 2016, APOEL were held to a 1–1 draw by Aris Limassol at GSP Stadium. Randy opened the scoring for the visitors in the 15th minute, but their joy was short-lived as APOEL hit back just three minutes later through a Fernando Cavenaghi penalty, leaving the tie evenly balanced.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Quarter-finals
On 17 February 2016, APOEL made it through to the semi-finals of the Cypriot Cup after a 3–1 win over Aris Limassol at Tsirion Stadium. Georgios Efrem broke the deadlock four minutes after the restart, but Markos Maragoudakis equalized for Aris just after the hour mark. Thirteen minutes before the end Tomás De Vincenti gave again APOEL the lead and Efstathios Aloneftis four minutes later kept Temur Ketsbaia's side on track for yet another domestic double.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
In the Cypriot cup semi-finals, APOEL were drawn to face Apollon Limassol. On 6 April 2016, in the first leg of their semi-final clash, APOEL were held to a 1–1 draw in Nicosia by Apollon Limassol. Apollon took the lead through Abraham Gneki Guié in the 21st minute after Giorgos Merkis' mistake and Pieros Sotiriou equalized just eight minutes later, with nobody unable to break the deadlock in the second half.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
On 20 April 2016, APOEL were defeated by Apollon Limassol 5–4 in a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw at Tsirion Stadium and eliminated from the Cypriot Cup final, missing a great chance to defend their title for a third consecutive season. Alex Da Silva gave Apollon the lead with a direct free-kick after 45 minutes, but the lead was short-lived, with Georgios Efrem equalizing two minutes later, just a few seconds before the end of the first half.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, Cypriot Cup, Semi-finals
Despite of Vinícius was sent off after only five minutes of extra time and APOEL played with ten players for 25 minutes, there were no more goals until the end of the 120 minutes and the match went to penalties. Both sides scored all their first four penalties, before APOEL's defender Iñaki Astiz saw his effort saved by Apollon keeper Bruno Vale and Dejan Mezga made no mistake sending the ball past Urko Pardo to send Apollon to the final. On 21 April 2016, one day after APOEL's elimination in the Cypriot Cup semi-finals, coach Temur Ketsbaia's contract with APOEL was mutually terminated.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round
APOEL won the Cypriot league last season and as such entered the second qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. APOEL were drawn to start their campaign against FK Vardar.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round
On 14 July 2015, APOEL endured a frustrating opening Champions League campaign after being held to a 0–0 home draw by FK Vardar in the first leg of the second qualifying round. Domingos Paciência’s side had squandered numerous chances in the game particularly after 40th minute, following a cagey opening to the game. FK Vardar rarely threatened Boy Waterman’s goal while their own keeper Tome Pačovski was called into action on numerous occasions to foil Luís Leal, Tomás De Vincenti and Georgios Efrem.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Second qualifying round
On 21 July 2015, APOEL survived an early scare in their Champions League qualifying campaign, scraping through the second qualifying round on the away goals rule with a nervous 1–1 draw at Skopje over FK Vardar. Except some problems in finding the final touch, APOEL were always the superior team against Vardar and Tomás De Vincenti's goal on 60 minutes was enough to see them through the third qualifying round, despite Blagojče Ljamčevski's late equalizer.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
APOEL were drawn to face Danish champions FC Midtjylland in the third qualifying round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
On 28 July 2015, APOEL took big a step towards UEFA Champions League play-offs after an important 2–1 win against FC Midtjylland at MCH Arena. Tomás De Vincenti was once again the hero as he scored one and forced an own goal from Kian Hansen in a brilliant first half for the Cypriot champions, while new signing Luís Leal missed a glorious chance to make the score 3–0 before Jakob Poulsen score a late goal for Midtjylland.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
On 4 August 2015, ten-men APOEL squeezed into the Champions League play-offs after prevailing against FC Midtjylland on the away goals rule, despite a shock 0–1 home defeat. APOEL got off to the worst possible start when Jakob Poulsen's resulting free-kick floated over the defence and met the head of Erik Sviatchenko who steered the ball past Boy Waterman. Then came more despair for APOEL when the referee handed the Brazilian midfielder Vinícius a straight red card for a strong challenge on Pione Sisto.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Third qualifying round
The second half was a cagey affair with APOEL reluctant leak another goal, while Midtjylland players launched countless ineffective long balls into Boy Waterman's area. Albeit under extremely difficult circumstances, APOEL secured European group stage football for the fifth time in seven seasons and a place in the UEFA Champions League play-offs draw.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
APOEL were drawn to face Kazakh champions FC Astana in the play-off round of the Champions League, as they attempt to reach the group stages for the fourth time in their history.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
On 18 August 2015, APOEL fell to a 1–0 defeat against FC Astana at Astana Arena in their Champions League play-off first leg match, leaving themselves with plenty of work to do in the return match in Nicosia. Domingos Paciência's side were punished for a piece of poor defending on 14 minutes to allow Bauyrzhan Dzholchiev to score the game’s only goal, while APOEL once again failed to score, despite creating chances for a crucial away goal.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
On 26 August 2015, APOEL were very close to qualify for the UEFA Champions League group stage, before a late Astana goal saw their hopes evaporate after a 1–1 draw at GSP Stadium. Trailing 1–0 from the first leg in Kazakhstan, APOEL had dominated possession in the second leg in Nicosia but failed to take their chances against seemingly weaker opposition. On the hour mark, Semir Štilić whipped in a wonderful free-kick beyond the reach of the Astana keeper to bring APOEL level in the tie, but a late equaliser from Nemanja Maksimović sent APOEL crashing out of the UEFA Champions League.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Champions League, Play-off round
APOEL’s hopes of a fourth Champions League group stage campaign came to an end, but their European season continued in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. Also, following the team's failure to reach the UEFA Champions League group stage, Domingos Paciência was fired two days later and he was replaced by Georgian coach Temur Ketsbaia, who signed a two-year contract with the club.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
After being eliminated by FC Astana in the play-off round of the Champions League, APOEL were automatically transferred to the group stage of the UEFA Europa League, drawn in Group K alongside Schalke 04, Sparta Prague and Asteras Tripolis.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
On 17 September 2015, APOEL's Europa League campaign got off to bad start as they suffered a 3–0 defeat by Schalke 04 at GSP Stadium in Nicosia. Schalke had the game wrapped up inside the opening half-an-hour after goals from Joël Matip and Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, while Max Meyer and Johannes Geis had also rattled the crossbar early on. APOEL's hopes for a positive result ended after Huntelaar's second goal in the 71st minute, while Tomás De Vincenti was sent off for the hosts 13 minutes before the end for swearing at the referee.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
On 1 October 2015, APOEL fell to a second straight defeat in the Europa League, going down to a 2–0 loss to Sparta Prague at Generali Arena, making the club's aspirations of reaching the next round complicated. APOEL's already tough challenge was made even more difficult due to the absence of six first team players who were suffering injuries. On 23 minutes, a chipped ball to the angle of the penalty area found David Lafata who picked out an unmarked Kehinde Fatai to tap the ball in from a few yards out.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Just moments after APOEL came very close to a leveller with Georgios Efrem close range effort, Sparta sprung forward in numbers and a far post cross found Jakub Brabec who made no mistake with the finish, putting his team in front by two goals on the hour mark. On 22 October 2015, APOEL came from behind to end an eight-match wait for a home win and earned their first points in Group K after beating Asteras Tripoli 2–1 at GSP Stadium.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
After just eight minutes, Argentinian Facundo Bertoglio crossed from the left to his countryman Braian Lluy who calmly placed the ball beyond Boy Waterman to hand Asteras a shock early lead. On 16 minutes, the game was suspended because of floodlight failure, leading to a delay of 12 minutes. The breakthrough for APOEL came in the eighth minute of first-half stoppage time thanks to a Fernando Cavenaghi goal from the penalty spot.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
In the second half, APOEL kept pushing on for another goal and the winner came in the 59th minute when Carlão headed the ball into the net after Semir Štilić's corner. The visitors failed to threaten late on and APOEL comfortably closed out the game to seal a crucial three points which put them back in contention to qualify for the knockout phase. On 5 November 2015, APOEL's chances of making the knockout phase of the Europa League were dealt a huge blow as they suffered a 2–0 defeat at the hands of Asteras Tripoli at Theodoros Kolokotronis Stadium.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
APOEL got off to a nightmare start as a poor clearance from Marios Antoniades fell to Facundo Bertoglio who smashed the ball into the roof of the net to make it 1–0 after only two minutes. From that point on, APOEL began to dominate proceedings and were almost level when Semir Štilić's strike hit the post, but Asteras dealt a killer blow to their chances as they doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time after a close header by Apostolos Giannou.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
APOEL had been looking for a spark during the second half but it simply would not come as they slumped to their third defeat and sitting bottom of the group with just three points. On 26 November 2015, a late Schalke 04 winner at Veltins-Arena was enough to knock APOEL out of UEFA Europa League and to send the German side to the next round. Despite of Schalke's first half dominance, the biggest chances of the night fell to APOEL midway through the second half when Nuno Morais and Vander failed to beat Schalke's goalkeeper Ralf Fährmann from close range.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
But just when it looked like APOEL had earned a commendable draw, Schalke grabbed a winner with just four minutes remaining after Sascha Riether's low cross found Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting in the box and the forward found the net to make it 1–0. Two minutes later, Schalke awarded a penalty but Boy Waterman stooped low to save Dennis Aogo's kick. On 10 December 2015, APOEL suffered a 1–3 defeat against Sparta Prague at GSP Stadium and ended a miserable Europa League campaign bottom of Group K with only three points, after one win and five defeats in six games.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Season review, UEFA Europa League, Group stage
Fernando Cavenaghi scored a fantastic drive after only six minutes to give APOEL an early lead, but Sparta Prague managed to equalize on the hour mark thank to a lucky deflected goal by Lukáš Juliš. Experienced striker David Lafata came off the bench on 74 minutes and just three minutes later grabbed the goal that would give his side the lead. Three minutes before the end Lafata scored again to make it 1–3 with a neat finish. The result, in the end, was of little meaning for either side as victory for Schalke 04 over Asteras Tripolis in the group's other game meant the Germans claimed top spot with Sparta finishing second, while APOEL finished bottom.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Current squad
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2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Current squad
For recent transfers, see List of Cypriot football transfers summer 2015. Also, see List of Cypriot football transfers winter 2015–16.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Club, Kit
Supplier: PumaSponsor(s): Mora Thavmata, Bank of Cyprus, Bet on alfa.


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Squad stats, Top scorers
Last updated: 15 May 20161Including both UEFA Champions League and Europa League competitions. Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2015–16 APOEL F.C. season, Competitions, Play-offs table
The first 12 of the 14 teams are divided into two groups of six teams. Points are carried over from the regular season.


2015–16 AS Monaco FC season
The 2015–16 AS Monaco FC season was the club's third season back in Ligue 1 since its promotion from Ligue 2 in 2013. Monaco participated in Ligue 1, the UEFA Champions League, the Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.


2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Players, Current squad
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2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Players, Reserve squad
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2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Players, Out on loan
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2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Transfers, Summer
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2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Transfers, Summer
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2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Transfers, Winter
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2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 AS Monaco FC season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
Source: Match reports in Competitive matchesOrdered by ,  and  = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;  = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.


2015–16 AS Nancy Lorraine season
The 2015–16 season was the 49th season in the existence of AS Nancy Lorraine and the club's third consecutive season in the second division of French football. In addition to the domestic league, Nancy participated in this season's editions of the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.


2015–16 AS Nancy Lorraine season, Players, First-team squad
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2015–16 AS Nancy Lorraine season, Players, Out on loan
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2015–16 AS Saint-Étienne season
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2015–16 AS Saint-Étienne season
The 2015–16 AS Saint-Étienne season was the 83rd professional season of the club since its creation in 1933.


2015–16 AS Saint-Étienne season, Players
French teams are limited to four players without EU citizenship. Hence, the squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have dual citizenship with an EU country. Also, players from the ACP countries—countries in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific that are signatories to the Cotonou Agreement—are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the Kolpak ruling.


2015–16 AS Saint-Étienne season, Players, Current squad
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2015–16 AS Saint-Étienne season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 ASM Oran season
In the 2015–16 season, ASM Oran is competing in the Ligue 1 for the 31st season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2015–16 ASO Chlef season
In the 2015–16 season, ASO Chlef is competing in the Ligue 2 for the 15th season, as well as the Algerian Cup. They will be competing in Ligue 1, and the Algerian Cup.


2015–16 ASO Chlef season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2015–16 AWIHL season
The 2015–16 AWIHL season is the ninth season of the Australian Women's Ice Hockey League. It will run from 24 October 2015 until 24 January 2016.


2015–16 AWIHL season, League business
On Monday, 13 July 2015 it was announced that this season will see changes to the import rules, which were as follows:1. Anyone that doesn't have Permanent Residency is an import, including New Zealanders. 2 . Only 4 imports per roster, and only 2 can play per game. 3 . No import goalies.


2015–16 AWIHL season, Regular season
The regular season begins on 24 October 2015 and will run through to 24 January 2016


2015–16 AWIHL season, Standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; SW = Shootout Wins; SL = Shootout Losses; L = Losses; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against; GDF = Goal Differential; PTS = Points


2015–16 AWIHL season, Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes


2015–16 AWIHL season, Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games Played; Mins = Minutes Played; W = Wins; L = Losses: OTL = Overtime Losses; SL = Shootout Losses; GA = Goals Allowed; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season
During the 2015–16 season AZ competed in the Eredivisie for the 18th consecutive season the KNVB Beker and the Europa League after qualifying for the 3rd qualification round due to finishing 3rd the previous season.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, Background
European football returns after a one-year hiatus. John van den Brom finished third last season with Marco van Basten his assistant. Several key players moved elsewhere including captain Nemanja Gudelj and fan favourite Simon Poulsen.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, Background
Several youth players have been promoted to the first team the same year the club won the Rinus Michels award for best youth academy and youth development programme in the Netherlands, beating Feyenoord who won this award each of the five preceding years.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, Pre-season friendlies
The first training session for the new season began on 28 June. Friendlies were arranged with smaller teams in the Netherlands as well as two additional friendlies against foreign teams touring the Netherlands. A training camp was also arranged the week before competitive football in the Europa League by 30 July.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, Europa League
AZ qualified for the 3rd qualification round of the Europa League after finishing the league in 3rd position in the previous season. Due to previous runs in the competition, the club had a high coefficient and was seeded for the draw meaning a favourable draw against weaker opposition was likely. The first game was scheduled for 30 July with the return leg on 6 August.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, International Appearances
The following first team players either played or were involved for their respective national teams during the season:


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, International Appearances, Toulon Tournament
Three players were involved in this invitational tournament for youth teams throughout the world and all played for the Netherlands under 21s or Jong Oranje. The Netherlands team failed to progress from the group stages after two wins and two draws; France and The United States of America progressed from group A.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, International Appearances, Gold Cup
Aron Jóhannsson is the only internationalist from the CONCACAF association eligible to play in this tournament.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, UEFA Ranking
After the 2014-15 season where AZ did not compete in European competitions the club fell 8 places to 44th.


2015–16 AZ Alkmaar season, UEFA Ranking
This places the club in third place overall in domestic terms: Ajax (26) lead PSV (30) following AZ (44), FC Twente (45) and Feyenoord (95).


2015–16 AZAL PFC season
The AZAL PFK 2015–16 season is AZAL's eleventh Azerbaijan Premier League season, and twelfth season in their history. It is their second full season with Tarlan Ahmadov as manager, during which they will participate in the Azerbaijan Cup as well as the League.


2015–16 AZAL PFC season, Squad
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2015–16 AZAL PFC season, Transfers, Summer
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2015–16 AZAL PFC season, Transfers, Summer
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2015–16 AZAL PFC season, Transfers, Winter
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2015–16 AZAL PFC season, Transfers, Winter
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2015–16 AaB Fodbold season
The 2015–16 season is AaB's 33rd consecutive season in the top flight of Danish football, 26th consecutive season in the Danish Superliga, and 130th year in existence as a football club.


2015–16 AaB Fodbold season, Statistics, Appearances
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.


2015–16 AaB Fodbold season, Statistics, Goalscorers
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2015–16 AaB Fodbold season, Statistics, Assists
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total assists are equal.


2015–16 AaB Fodbold season, Statistics, Clean sheets
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.


2015–16 AaB Fodbold season, Statistics, Disciplinary record
This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total cards are equal.


2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Aberdeen's 102nd season in the top flight of Scottish football and the third in the Scottish Premiership. Aberdeen also competed in the League Cup and the Scottish Cup and the Europa League.


2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season, Season summary
Aberdeen finished second in the season. Shay Logan, Jonny Hayes, Kenny McLean and Graeme Shinnie  were named in PFA Scotland Team of the Year.


2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies, UEFA Europa League
Aberdeen qualified for the first preliminary round of the UEFA Europa League by finishing second in the 2014-15 Scottish Premiership.


2015–16 Aberdeen F.C. season, Squad statistics
During the 2015–16 season, Aberdeen have used twenty-three different players in competitive games. The table below shows the number of appearances and goals scored by each player.


2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by fifth year head coach Joe Golding and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. The Wildcats finished the season with a record of 13–18, 8–10 in Southland play to finish in seventh place.


2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team
Abilene Christian, in their third year of Division II to Division I transition, were not eligible for the Southland Tournament, but were considered a Division I team for scheduling purposes and Division I RPI member.


2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team, Preseason
The Wildcats were picked to finish thirteenth (13th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and the conference Sports Information Director's Poll.


2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University in Texas, United States during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third year head coach Julie Goodenough and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. This was the third year of a 4-year transition phase from D2 to D1, In the third year of transition, Abilene Christian could not participate in the Southland Tournament, but was a Division I counter and was part of the Division I rpi calculation. The Wildcats played a full conference schedule in 2015–16. Although they weren't eligible for the Southland Conference and NCAA tournaments, the Wildcats did compete in the WNIT where they lost in the first round to UTEP. They finished the season 26–4, 17–1 to win the Southland Regular season title.


2015–16 Accrington Stanley F.C. season
The 2015–16 season was Accrington Stanley's tenth consecutive season in League Two and their 47th year in existence. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.


2015–16 Accrington Stanley F.C. season, Pre-season friendlies
On 15 May 2015, Accrington Stanley announced their first pre-season friendly against Blackburn Rovers. On 19 May 2015, Accrington Stanley announced they will visit Nelson as part of their pre-season schedule. On 24 May 2015, it was announced Accrington Stanley would visit Colne on 8 July 2015 as part of their pre-season preparations. On 28 May 2015, the club announced their fourth pre-season friendly against AFC Darwen. A day later the club announced Rochdale will visit on 28 July 2015. On 30 May 2015, Accrington Stanley announced they will face Marine on 25 July 2015. A friendly against Burnley was announced on 12 June 2015. On 25 June 2015, Accrington Stanley added a home friendly against Blackpool for pre-season. On 4 July 2015, Stanley announced a pre-season fixture against Scarborough Athletic.


2015–16 Adelaide Strikers season, Finals, Semi Finals
The top four teams from the group stage qualified for the semi finals.


2015–16 Adelaide Strikers season, Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold. As of BBL05.


2015–16 Adelaide Strikers season, TV audience
Following are the television ratings for 2015–16 BBL season involving Team Adelaide Strikers in Australia.


2015–16 Adelaide United FC season
The 2015–16 Adelaide United FC season was the club's 12th season since its establishment in 2003. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the 2nd time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the 5th time.


2015–16 Adelaide United FC season
Despite delivering the club's first trophy since the inaugural season of the A-League in winning the FFA Cup, on 24 July Josep Gombau stood down as the manager of the club, citing family reasons for his decision. The club's technical director and mentor of Gombau while at FC Barcelona, Guillermo Amor, was instated as the club's new manager for the 2015–16 A-League season.


2015–16 Adelaide United FC season, Players
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2015–16 Adelaide United W-League season
The 2015–16 Adelaide United W-League season was the club's eighth season in the W-League.


2015–16 Adelaide United W-League season, Players, Squad information
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2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by fourth head coach Dave Pilipovich, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament to UNLV.


2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team, Previous season
The Falcons the season 14–17, 6–12 in Mountain West play to finish in ninth place. They defeated New Mexico to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Boise State.


2015–16 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team represents the United States Air Force Academy during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by first head coach Chris Gobrecht, play their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 1–29, 1–17 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West Women's Tournament to UNLV.


2015–16 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team, Roster
Stacy McIntyre (Kentucky)Erin Mills-Reid (Fairleigh Dickinson)Clare Fitzpatrick (Cornell)Janean Jubic (Colorado–Colorado Springs)


2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team represented the University of Akron during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Zips, led by 12th year head coach Keith Dambrot, played their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. Akron finished the season 26–9, 13–5 record in conference, winning the East Division title as well as the overall regular season MAC championship. The Zips advanced to the championship of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference title, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Ohio State in the first round.


2015–16 Akron Zips men's basketball team, Previous season
The Zips finished the 2014–15 season with a 21–14 record, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Buffalo.


2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Akron Zips women's basketball team represents the University of Akron during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Zips, led by 10th year head coach Jodi Kest, play their home games at the James A. Rhodes Arena as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC Women's Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Bucknell.


2015–16 Al Ahly SC season
The 2015–16 season is Al Ahly's 57th season in the Egyptian Premier League and 57th consecutive season in the top flight of Egyptian football. The club will participate in the Premier League, Egypt Cup, Super Cup and the CAF Champions League.


2015–16 Al Ahly SC season, Squad information, Out on loan
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2015–16 Al Ahly SC season, 2015 Egyptian Super Cup
Note: The team is managed by the Interim Coach Abdelaziz Abdelshafy in the 2015 Egyptian Super Cup.


2015–16 Al Ahly SC season, Champions Golden Cup
Friendly cup organized by IMCC Sports Co. between Al Ahly and Roma.


2015–16 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club season
The 2015-16 season was the 102nd season since the founding of Al Ittihad Alexandria Club in 1914. The club plays in the Egyptian Premier League and the Egypt Cup. The club is one of the oldest Egyptian clubs, celebrating its centenary in 2014 in front of Sporting CP.


2015–16 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club season, Month by month review, July
Finish the Union Club defeats season and put him in 14th place but managed despite the departure of a large number of players the club that wins over the Wadi Degla SC Club Cup in Egypt and went up to meet the winner of the match Zamalek Club and Haras El-Hodood SC.


2015–16 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club season, Current squad
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2015–16 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club season, Current squad, Out on loan
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2015–16 Al Ittihad Alexandria Club season, Current squad, Youth academy squad
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2015–16 Al Masry SC season, Squad information, Out on loan
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2015–16 Al Sadd SC season
In the 2015–16 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 43rd season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup the Qatar Crown Prince Cup and the Champions League.


2015–16 Al Sadd SC season, Squad list
Players and squad numbers last updated on 3 September 2021.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Al Sadd SC season, Squad information, Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.


2015–16 Al Sadd SC season, Squad information, Goalscorers
For recent squad changes see List of Qatari football transfers summer 2015.


2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season
The 2015–16 season was the Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 59th in existence and 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club also competed in the AFC Champions League, Super Cup, Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup.


2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season, Players, Squad information
Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 February 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season, Competitions, Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal started the tournament directly to the round of 16, as one of last year's finalists. All times were local, AST (UTC+3).


2015–16 Al-Mina'a SC season
The 2015–16 season was Al-Minaa's 40th season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 editions of the competition except two.


2015–16 Al-Mina'a SC season, Squad
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2015–16 Al-Mina'a SC season, Stadium
During the previous season, the stadium of Al-Mina'a demolished. A company will build a new stadium that will be completed in 2016. Since they can't play their games at Al Mina'a Stadium, they will be playing at Basra Sports City during this season.


2015–16 Al-Shorta SC season
The 2015–16 season was be Al Shorta's 42nd season in the Iraqi Premier League, having featured in all 42 editions of the competition. Al Shorta participated in the Iraqi Premier League and withdrew from the Iraq FA Cup.


2015–16 Al-Shorta SC season
They entered this season having finished in third place in the league in the 2014–15 season, and were to be looking to wrestle back the title they won in both the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. However, they only managed to finish in seventh place in the league after failing to win any of their last six games. The managerial instability at the club contributed to their disappointing campaign as they had four different managers all in the same season.


2015–16 Al-Shorta SC season, Squad
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2015–16 Al-Shorta SC season, Squad, Departed during season
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2015–16 Al-Talaba SC season
The 2015–16 season was Al-Talaba Sports Club's 41st consecutive season in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Having finished in 5th of Group 2 in the previous season, and having withdrawn from the Iraq FA Cup, Al-Talaba only competed in the Iraqi Premier League.


2015–16 Al-Talaba SC season
In the first stage of the league, Al-Talaba were inconsistent in their results, finishing in 4th place of the Group 1 table at 27 points with seven wins, six draws, four losses and a goal difference of +6. In the second stage, Al-Talaba lost their first match against Al-Shorta and before clinching a win against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. After drawing with the league leaders, Al-Zawra'a and the defending champions, Naft Al-Wasat, they won against Al-Mina'a which could have led them from 3rd to 2nd before drawing the next match with Al-Naft. They won their last match against Baghdad to remain in their position of 3rd in the league after three wins, three draws, a loss, at 12 points.


2015–16 Al-Talaba SC season, Players, Squad information
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2015–16 Al-Talaba SC season, Players, Squad information, On loan
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2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team
The 2015–16 Alabama A&M Bulldogs basketball team represented Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by fifth year head coach Willie Hayes, played their home games at Elmore Gymnasium and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs finished the season with a record of 11–18, 6–12 in conference and finished in a three way tie for seventh place. They lost to Texas Southern in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crimson Tide played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. Avery Johnson was in his inaugural season as head coach of the team. He was hired on April 6, 2015, to replace Anthony Grant, who was fired on March 15 after serving as Alabama's head coach for six seasons.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
The team finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in SEC play to finish in 10th place. They defeated Ole Miss in the second round of the SEC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Kentucky. The Crimson Tide received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament as a #5 seed, where the team lost to Creighton in the first round.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Johnson's hiring sparked an atmosphere of excitement that was evident the moment he was hired and lasted throughout the season. When he was introduced to the school on April 8, he promised that his basketball program would aspire to reach the Final Four, something an Alabama team has never accomplished; in fact, Alabama has only reached the Elite Eight once, in 2004. In stark contrast to Grant's quiet, unassuming demeanor, Johnson offered enthusiasm and pep throughout the summer months, attending numerous dinners, visiting football practices, and appearing on television, all to further promote the basketball program. This evidently paid off, as the 2015–16 season destroyed the school record for home attendance, with an average of 13,110 people at each game in the 15,383-seat Coleman Coliseum. The previous record average was 12,484. The coliseum also sold out five times for the first time since the 2006–07 season.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
As for the season itself, the team shook off two early blowouts to make a splash on the national scene, upsetting two ranked teams in the AdvoCare Invitational. The Tide finished its non-conference schedule with nine wins and three losses, the same number of non-conference losses as the previous season. Coincidentally, just like the 2014–15 season, all three teams that the Crimson Tide lost to made the NCAA Tournament. The team suffered an awful start to conference play, losing five of its first six games, although the one win did come against a ranked, undefeated South Carolina squad.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Then Alabama surged, winning six of its next seven games to catapult into the NCAA Tournament conversation with five games remaining in the regular season. However, the Tide went 1–4 in those games to move itself off of the tournament bubble and into the bottom half of the middling SEC. One win in the SEC Tournament was enough to get Alabama an at-large NIT bid, but a blowout on the road at Creighton in the first round ended the season.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Redshirt senior guard Retin Obasohan was far and away the team's leader and biggest contributor during the season. After serving as nothing more than a role-player for his first three seasons playing at the Capstone, Obasohan was charged with the duties of team co-captain and senior leader after the graduation of starters Levi Randolph and Rodney Cooper from the prior season, and he was also eventually charged with filling the starting point guard role after a season-ending injury to freshman Dazon Ingram.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team
Obasohan exceedingly fulfilled those responsibilities, upping his scoring average from 6.2 to 17.6 points per game and refining his defensive skills, while also serving as the driving force behind the team's emotion and energy. In recognition of his exceptional season, Obasohan was named to the All-SEC First Team and the All-SEC Defensive Team. He was also named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Obasohan ended his career at UA ranked in the top ten of Alabama's career steals leaders, the top 20 of Alabama's single-season points leaders (for his 2015–16 season), and the top 40 of Alabama's career points leaders.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Previous season
Alabama finished the 2014–15 season with a 19–15 overall record (8–10 in the SEC) and an appearance in the National Invitation Tournament. The team started the season very strong, winning twelve of its first fifteen games, with all three losses coming against teams that went on to make the 2015 NCAA Tournament. However, through the course of SEC play after those first fifteen games, the Tide faltered, developing an inability to put together consecutive wins—an issue that lasted for the rest of the season.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Previous season
As a result, Alabama suffered a losing home record in conference play for the first time since 1969. The team finished the season tied for eighth place in the SEC standings and was awarded the #9 seed and a first-round bye in the SEC Tournament. In the second round, the Crimson Tide was eliminated, falling to the eighth-seeded Florida Gators 69–61. In the postseason, the team was selected to play in the NIT as a #6 seed. Alabama routed #3 seed Illinois 79–58 in the first round, but lost to #2 seed Miami 73–66 in the second round to end the Tide's season.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Coaching changes
On March 15, three days after Alabama's loss to Florida in the SEC Tournament, UA athletic director Bill Battle released a statement announcing that Anthony Grant would not be retained as the head coach thereafter, presumably due to major fan dissatisfaction with the consistently mediocre seasons his teams produced, as evidenced by declining home attendance numbers. Later that day, Alabama received its invitation to the NIT. Stuck without a head coach, the school named assistant coach John Brannen as the interim head coach for the tournament.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Coaching changes
Following the conclusion of Alabama's season on March 21, Battle began intensively searching for a replacement for Grant. Early rumors indicated that Indiana head coach Tom Crean and then-Murray State head coach Steve Prohm (who attended Alabama) were Battle's biggest targets. However, over the next several days, those names gave way to that of Wichita State's Gregg Marshall, and it was reported on March 23 that Alabama was prepared to offer Marshall a contract in excess of $3 million per year. Then, on April 1, reports indicated that Marshall would soon visit Tuscaloosa with his family while pondering whether or not to take the Alabama job; however, later that day, it was confirmed that he had decided to stay at Wichita State.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Coaching changes
In an unusual move, Battle addressed Marshall's decision to remain at Wichita State in a public statement. With his first option ruled out, Battle contacted former National Basketball Association player and coach Avery Johnson, who expressed considerable interest in the job. Johnson had not been a coach since 2012, and had never coached at the collegiate level (having only been the head coach of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets). Despite that, Battle quickly arranged to meet with Johnson and his family and hired him shortly afterward on April 6. It was later reported that at the time of his meeting with Battle, Johnson was just days away from signing a contract extension as an analyst with ESPN. He was formally introduced as the new Alabama head coach on April 8.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Coaching changes
Johnson subsequently hired two assistant coaches, while retaining former Alabama player Antoine Pettway as an assistant coach for his fifth year with the program and Lou DeNeen as the strength and conditioning coach for his third year with the program. On April 20, he hired Providence assistant coach Bob Simon as his associate head coach, and then on June 4, he hired "legendary" AAU coach Scott Pospichal as a third assistant.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Roster changes, Departures
Following the firing of Grant, four players left the team, with three of them electing to transfer to other schools. Additionally, two seniors graduated and signed with professional teams, while another chose to continue his collegiate career as a graduate student at a different school.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Roster changes, Class of 2015 signees
•  Lawson Schaffer, a 5-foot-11 point guard from Cullman High School in Cullman, Alabama, announced on April 30, 2015, that he would walk on at Alabama as part of the class of 2015. He was not rated by Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, or ESPN.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Before the season, Roster changes, Other additions
Following the hiring of Johnson, Alabama added to its roster four players not part of the class of 2015: a former national Top 50 recruit, junior Nick King; Johnson's son, sophomore Avery Johnson Jr.; graduate transfer Arthur Edwards; and sophomore walk-on Christian Clark.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
On August 5, the school announced that the student section in Coleman Coliseum would be shifted over two sections to the side and corner of the court opposite the visiting team's bench in an attempt to enhance the home-court advantage in the coliseum and to make the students more visible on television and closer to the court. The student section was previously directly behind the goal next to the visiting team's bench. To complement that change, the area where television cameras are set up was moved to the opposite side of the coliseum and the court was repainted so it would not appear upside down on television broadcasts.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
Alabama released its full non-conference schedule, consisting of twelve regular season games and one exhibition game, on August 10. The full conference slate was released by the SEC for all of its member schools on August 19. Alabama played eighteen SEC games for a total of thirty regular season games overall.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
The team held its first official full team practice on October 2.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
On October 21, members of the SEC media voted the Crimson Tide to finish 13th in the end-of-season SEC standings, ahead of only Missouri. In the end, Alabama finished three spots higher in tenth place.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
On October 27, the entire team, along with the women's basketball team, was introduced to students, faculty, and season ticket holders at the "Tide Tipoff" at Coleman Coliseum, which included a three-point contest, a dunk contest, and a performance from hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
Alabama announced on December 10 that freshman point guard Dazon Ingram had suffered a fractured left foot in practice two days prior and would miss the remainder of the season following surgery. Ingram started the first seven games for the Crimson Tide, and at the time of his injury, he led the team in rebounding and assists averages. He was eligible for a medical redshirt and returned for the 2016–17 season with four years of eligibility.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
Junior forward and starter Shannon Hale missed three games from December 16 to December 29 due to an ambiguously-referenced "medical condition". He returned in a backup role on January 2 to play limited minutes in Alabama's win over Norfolk State. He returned to a starting role on January 23 versus LSU.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
Sophomore guard Justin Coleman saw his playing time suddenly drop for a period from January 23 to February 2 due to a nagging turf toe injury that he aggravated in practice. Although he did not start, he returned to being a big contributor for the team in the February 2 game against Mississippi State, seemingly unbothered by the injury despite being listed as a "game-time decision".


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
Injuries continued to pile up on Alabama during SEC play as Hale missed the February 2 Mississippi State game with a foot injury suffered in the January 30 game at South Carolina. Additionally, junior forward Michael Kessens was forced to exit the MSU game with a knee injury. Kessens returned the next game, while Hale missed one more game before returning on February 10 against Texas A&M. The team managed to avoid any more major injuries thereafter, although it is notable to point out that Kessens started in place of Hale in every game after February 2.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
The regular season ended on March 5, at which point Alabama was assigned the #10 seed in the SEC Tournament, resulting in a first-round bye for the Tide.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season
In reference to a quote made by head coach Avery Johnson in his introductory press conference on April 8, the unofficial slogan of the team's season was "#BuckleUp". The school embraced this, including it in Tweets by the team's official Twitter account and on props given to students at basketball games.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Alabama kicked off the season with a home exhibition game against the Division II Trevecca Nazarene Trojans on November 6, which the Crimson Tide won handily, 87–65. The regular season began on November 13 in Tuscaloosa with a 77–64 win over Kennesaw State in front of 14,970 fans, the most at an Alabama home opener since 1989. Freshman guard Dazon Ingram filled the stat sheet with 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals in his first true game in an Alabama uniform.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Senior guard Retin Obasohan also emerged as a potential leader for the Tide, contributing 18 points and three steals. This game marked Avery Johnson's official head coaching debut with Alabama, as well as his collegiate coaching debut in general. Alabama then took a trip to Dayton, Ohio, to face the Dayton Flyers as part of ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon. Despite a competitive start, the Tide suffered a poor overall shooting performance against the Flyers' stout defense and got obliterated, 80–48. No Alabama player exceeded nine points. The 32-point margin of defeat marked the worst Alabama loss since a 2001 game against Ole Miss.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
After the embarrassing loss, Alabama returned to friendlier confines to win a 105–93 shootout over Louisiana–Lafayette in which the Crimson Tide displayed a much-improved shooting proficiency with six players reaching double-digit point totals. The team hit fifteen three-pointers and scored the most points by an Alabama team in a game since 2005. Sophomore guard Justin Coleman, junior forward Shannon Hale, and sophomore forward Riley Norris all scored a team-high 18 points for the Tide.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
With a bounce-back win in its pocket, Alabama next headed to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando for the AdvoCare Invitational, where in the first round the team faced #23 Xavier. Ultimately, the Crimson Tide fell to the clearly more-talented Musketeers, 64–45, in a game very similar to the Dayton game. Alabama played a competitive first half and trailed by only three at halftime, but poor second-half shooting allowed the Musketeers to pull away.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Like the Dayton game, the Tide once again failed to find a reliable scoring option, with Hale and Coleman being the top contributors with only ten points apiece. This was Alabama's third loss to Xavier in as many seasons. However, the Tide bounced back in a huge way, knocking off 20th-ranked (albeit shorthanded) Wichita State 64–60 the very next day in the consolation game for the school's first win versus a ranked opponent since the 2010–11 season. A Norris three-pointer off of an offensive rebound with just under six minutes to play gave Alabama the lead for good.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Alabama matched the number of field goals made from the previous game (17), but did so in thirteen fewer attempts. Two days later, the team pulled off an even bigger upset, this time over #17 Notre Dame in the fifth-place game. Retin Obasohan contorted his body to get the go-ahead game-winning layup with eight seconds remaining in the 74–73 win; he finished with 19 points and five assists. In the final minutes of the game, Alabama had to endure two starters—Dazon Ingram and junior forward Jimmie Taylor—fouling out. Alabama had not beaten back-to-back ranked opponents since 2006. With the win, the Crimson Tide placed fifth in the AdvoCare Invitational.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
The Tide continued its non-conference slate by heading to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to play Southern Miss, where the team staggered its way to a 58–55 win over the then-winless Golden Eagles for the Crimson Tide's first true road win of the season. Alabama put together a 19–4 second-half scoring run to take a ten-point lead, but USM fought back. Over the final seven minutes, the Golden Eagles whittled the lead down to three and had an opportunity to force overtime with two three-point attempts in the last seconds, but both missed and Alabama survived.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
After taking a crucial blow by losing Dazon Ingram for the rest of the season due to injury, Alabama trudged on, traveling to Greenville, South Carolina, to face the Clemson Tigers. The Crimson Tide held a single-digit lead for most of the game until Clemson took advantage of an Alabama scoring drought to take a 50–49 lead with under a minute to play.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
But with 29 seconds left, Alabama's Shannon Hale stole a Clemson inbounds pass and broke away for an easy dunk to give the Tide the lead for good in the 51–50 win, its fourth straight away from home. After going 4–1 (and 2–1 versus ranked teams) on its longest road trip since the 2000–01 season, Alabama returned home for a December 16 matchup with Winthrop. With Hale, a starter, out due to a medical condition, the Tide used a dominant second half and a double-double from Jimmie Taylor to soundly beat the Eagles 72–60. Justin Coleman matched a season-high with 18 points. Two late 7–0 Winthrop scoring runs cut down an Alabama lead that inflated to as much as 23 points in the second half.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
In the last major game of Alabama's non-conference schedule, the Crimson Tide hosted Oregon at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC). This was the first time Alabama had played in Birmingham since a game against Oklahoma State at the BJCC during the 2011–12 season, which the Tide won. This time, however, the team came up just short.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Following the narrative of its previous two losses, Alabama played an outstanding first half with great shooting and led 38–26 at the break, but Oregon's shooters got hot in the second half and held on to an early second-half lead to beat the Tide 72–68. Justin Coleman, back in his hometown of Birmingham, lit up the BJCC with a career-high 24 points on seven made field goals and six free throws to keep Alabama in the game.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Riley Norris had a chance to tie the game at 68 in the final minute, but his three-pointer was off the mark; Oregon followed that with two free throws. Although Alabama senior guard Arthur Edwards nailed a three-pointer with six seconds remaining, Oregon hit two more free throws to put the game out of reach. The Crimson Tide then returned to Tuscaloosa to take on a scrappy Jacksonville State squad. Alabama head coach Avery Johnson said after the game that he had been "really concerned" about the game in the days leading up to it.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
His concerns held true, as the Gamecocks overcame a thirteen-point deficit in the second half (after leading by two at halftime) to tie the game at 55 late in regulation. Retin Obasohan had a chance to win it for Alabama with two free-throw attempts with 2.3 seconds left, but he missed both, leading to overtime. However, the Tide managed to take over in overtime and won the game 67–59. Alabama then capped off its non-conference slate against Norfolk State, using some sharp shooting from Obasohan and Edwards to aid in a 68–49 blowout win.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Non-conference play
Obasohan scored 23 on 9-of-12 field-goal shooting, while Edwards added 15 from five three-pointers on nine attempts. Some of Alabama's players stated that the near-collapse in the JSU game caught the team's attention and that the players' focus and accuracy in the blowout of Norfolk State could be attributed to that. Shannon Hale returned to the team for this game for his first playing time since the Clemson game.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Throughout the course of the conference regular season, Alabama faced all thirteen fellow SEC members, playing five of them twice. Three of those five teams—Auburn, LSU, and Mississippi State—are Alabama's permanent "rivals", in a sense, in that Alabama faces those three teams twice every season, a practice that started with the 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Alabama opened its SEC schedule against Ole Miss at the Rebels' new arena, The Pavilion at Ole Miss. This was Ole Miss's debut game there after having played its home games in Tad Smith Coliseum for nearly 50 years, and it predictably attracted a capacity crowd of 9,500 people. Alabama fell victim to early foul trouble for its post players, particularly starter Jimmie Taylor, and blew an eight-point halftime lead, losing the game 74–66. Retin Obasohan burst onto the SEC scene in this game, matching a career-high with 23 points, while also adding six rebounds, four assists, and three steals.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
However, the Crimson Tide's second-half offense could not keep up with the Rebels, producing only 26 points on nine field goals made. Two days later, the Tide played an even tougher opponent in #9 Kentucky, this time at home in front of another sellout crowd. Despite a third-straight performance from Obasohan with 20 or more points, Kentucky enjoyed a career-best 25 points from senior forward Alex Poythress and a massive +18 team rebounding margin en route to a 77–61 blowout victory over the Crimson Tide.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
After the game, Wildcats head coach John Calipari was quoted as saying "that's as good as we play". However, Alabama's confidence evidently did not waver despite opening SEC play with an 0–2 record, because in its next game against 19th-ranked and 15–0 South Carolina (which, along with SMU, represented the only remaining undefeated Division I teams), the Tide attacked the Gamecocks early and often. Alabama turned a 19–4 start and a 35–22 halftime lead into a 73–50 onslaught to give South Carolina its first loss of the season and head coach Avery Johnson his first ever SEC win. Riley Norris tied a school record for most made three-pointers, going 8-for-11 from long range, and finished with a career-high 27 points.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Alabama then began a two-game road trip in Nashville at Vanderbilt. Horrid free-throw shooting by Alabama (7/20; 35%) and hot three-point shooting by Vandy (9/16; 56%) resulted in a convincing 71–63 win for the Commodores. With the win, Vanderbilt took a 68–67 lead in the all-time series. To close out the short road trip, the Crimson Tide headed south to visit Auburn for the Iron Bowl of Basketball.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Retin Obasohan came up big for the team once again, contributing a career-high 27 points along with six rebounds, but Auburn junior guard Kareem Canty seemingly couldn't miss, going 5-for-8 from the three-point line and finishing with 25 points as the Tigers held on to a slim halftime lead to win, 83–77, in the first of two editions of the rivalry for the season. With the team bereft of any semblance of momentum, having lost four of its last five games, Alabama returned home for a huge matchup against spectacular freshman forward Ben Simmons and the LSU Tigers.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
The game was back-and-forth throughout its duration, with the largest lead of the whole game being eight points. After a Tim Quarterman layup gave LSU a two-point lead with 32 seconds to go, Alabama was unable to get a quality shot off before the buzzer, resulting in a 72–70 win for the Tigers. Simmons shined, racking up 23 points and eight boards despite foul trouble late in the game. Obasohan led Alabama with 20 points and Riley Norris notched a double-double.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
The demoralizing effects of the loss to LSU were evident throughout the majority of the Crimson Tide's next game, when the team hosted the Tennessee Volunteers. Alabama mustered only four points in the first ten minutes of the game, and eventually the team found itself down by fifteen to the Vols with fourteen minutes to go in the game. Then, Retin Obasohan and Shannon Hale took over; Obasohan (22 points) made multiple driving layups and a high-flying dunk while Hale (20 points) converted nine of ten free throws and a dunk of his own, powering a fierce Tide comeback.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
With the game tied at 57 with less than a minute to go, Arthur Edwards swished a three-pointer to take the lead, and off of a steal Obasohan converted a layup while being fouled and made the ensuing free throw to seal the comeback win, 63–57. The win snapped a three-game losing skid, the longest of the season. In its following game, Alabama took on South Carolina in Columbia in an attempt to complete a two-game season sweep of the Gamecocks.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
In just the seventh sellout in Colonial Life Arena history, South Carolina took advantage of a foul advantage of 30–19 (which resulted in four Alabama players, including two starters, fouling out) as well as a whopping 20 offensive rebounds to outmuscle the Tide in a 78–64 Gamecock revenge win. Yet again, Obasohan proved his worth as the only true consistent leader on Alabama's team, at one point scoring 16 straight points for the Crimson Tide in the second half despite being burdened with four fouls during that entire stretch. He ended with 23 points and was eventually disqualified on a technical foul after the game was out of reach.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Alabama next faced the surging Bulldogs of Mississippi State at Humphrey Coliseum. The Crimson Tide was very hampered by injuries, inherently missing Dazon Ingram while also missing starter Shannon Hale due to injury and losing junior forward Michael Kessens (who started in place of Hale) to an injury during the game. The game was a close one throughout, and a clutch, acrobatic running jumper by Retin Obasohan with about a minute left in regulation tied the game at 67, ultimately forcing overtime. In OT, Justin Coleman's seven points helped lead the Tide to an 82–80 win.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Obasohan continued his all-SEC-caliber style of play, finishing with 25 points (his fifth-straight game with at least 20 points) and a career-high eight assists. The team followed that victory with an easy 80–71 win over a struggling Missouri squad. Five Tide players scored in double figures, Coleman Coliseum sold out for the third time of the season, and the win, coupled with the victory at MSU, signified back-to-back SEC wins for Alabama for the first time in nearly three years.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Having built a little bit of momentum, the Crimson Tide turned to a major home game against #15 Texas A&M, who entered the game on a three-game SEC losing streak after starting 7–0 in the league. Alabama enjoyed nice contributions from essentially every scholarship player, including 16 points from Obasohan and a career-high ten rebounds from freshman forward Donta Hall, and the Tide held on for a thrilling 63–62 win over the Aggies. Anthony Collins, the SEC's leading free-throw shooter at the time, missed two potentially game-tying free throws for A&M with 2.3 seconds remaining in the game. This game marked Alabama's fourth win over a ranked team, a feat the school had not accomplished since the 2001–02 season. Hale returned from a two-game hiatus due to injury to play in this game, scoring ten points off the bench.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Alabama then hit the road to take on a talented Florida Gators squad. The Gators came in as a near-double-digit point favorite and led at the half, 27–23, with both teams having trouble making shots in the first half. In the second half, Alabama surged, eventually taking a two-point lead on a three-point play by Retin Obasohan with 8:50 to go. However, about three minutes later, with the Crimson Tide up 48–44, Obasohan and Arthur Edwards, both starters, were called for their fifth fouls and were forced to exit the game, leaving the Tide without its entire starting backcourt.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Then Jimmie Taylor sprung into action, swatting Florida's shots and drilling thunderous dunks. Because of his efforts, Alabama never trailed for the rest of the game and left the O'Connell Center with a huge 61–55 victory. Taylor finished with eleven points, five blocks, and four rebounds in 27 minutes of work. The win was Alabama's first at Florida since 1995, snapping a ten-game losing streak in Gainesville as well as an eleven-game losing streak to the Gators in general.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
The Tide, which had by then propelled itself firmly into the NCAA Tournament conversation, attempted to continue its incredible surge at LSU. The Tigers held a 36–31 halftime lead after Alabama struggled to make some open first-half shots, but Obasohan turned it on in the latter half, exploding for 23 second-half points and finishing with a career high 35 points, and Alabama left Baton Rouge with a crucial 76–69 win, further padding its tournament résumé. Justin Coleman contributed 21 points and Riley Norris grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds to assist Obasohan in leading the team to victory. The win was Alabama's fifth straight in the SEC, which marked the first time an Alabama team had done that since the 2010–11 season.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
The team then tried to extend its win streak to six against Mississippi State in Tuscaloosa. The Bulldogs, fresh off of a thrilling last-second home win over Vanderbilt, challenged Alabama the whole game, making contested shots time and time again to maintain a small lead. Mississippi State was ahead by three at the half, and in the second half, the team answered with a big shot every time Alabama made a push for the lead. With 22 seconds left, MSU junior guard I. J. Ready sank a midrange jump shot to put the game away, and Mississippi State won 67–61.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
The Crimson Tide's offense was anemic aside from the play of Retin Obasohan, Shannon Hale, and Jimmie Taylor, who combined to account for 85 percent of Alabama's points. With its momentum having taken a major hit and its NCAA tournament potential in question, Alabama made a quick turnaround and went back on the road to visit #16 Kentucky to complete the season series with the Wildcats.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Four and a half minutes into the game, Alabama trailed only 9–7, but then the team suffered a massive scoring drought, going 1-for-16 from the field for a long stretch before hitting two shots right before halftime. The Cats continued to build on a twelve-point halftime lead in the second half and eventually won 78–53. Sophomore guard Tyler Ulis was outstanding for Kentucky, recording 19 points and ten assists. Conversely, Alabama's offense was downright lethargic, relying on Obasohan's 29 points to stay remotely competitive in the game.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
To begin the final stretch of the regular season, the Crimson Tide returned home to try to avenge the loss at Auburn from earlier in the season. In front of the fifth and final Coleman Coliseum sellout crowd of the season, Alabama overcame a 17/29 free-throw shooting performance, a ten-point deficit in the second half, and a double-double from Auburn senior forward Cinmeon Bowers to escape with a 65–57 win.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
Multiple dunks by Donta Hall (who finished with a career-high ten points) and Michael Kessens fueled the energy for the team, and a block of Bowers's shot by Retin Obasohan with less than a minute to go allowed the Crimson Tide to pull away at the free throw line for the win. The game displayed a great deal of physicality, with 47 total fouls being called on the teams. Alabama's next game came against Arkansas, and since it was Alabama's last home game of the regular season, it served as senior night for Obasohan and Arthur Edwards.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
The Tide played yet another close game throughout and found itself behind for most of the second half, eventually trailing by two with 13.4 seconds left and with possession of the ball. Obasohan and Justin Coleman both missed shots on the possession, and Arkansas hit two ensuing free throws to put the game out of reach, winning 62–61. Obasohan gave another incredible performance for his senior night, scoring 32. The game all but eliminated the Crimson Tide from NCAA Tournament contention. To close out the regular season, Alabama visited Georgia.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, Conference play
A +22 rebounding advantage for the Bulldogs allowed Georgia to maintain a small lead for most of the game, and Georgia's J. J. Frazier made all eight of his free-throw attempts in the last minute of the game to help the Bulldogs finish the season with a 70–63 victory over the Crimson Tide. In a rare occurrence, Obasohan did not lead the team in scoring; Shannon Hale did with 25 points. After the game, Georgia head coach Mark Fox campaigned for Alabama to be selected to play in the NCAA Tournament, stating, "They're a tournament-worthy team and their kids deserve the opportunity based on the schedule they played."


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, SEC Tournament
After the conclusion of the final SEC game on Saturday, March 5, the seedings for the SEC Tournament were set. The tournament was held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Alabama received a first-round bye and the #10 seed in the tournament. In the Crimson Tide's first tournament game, the team was matched up with #7 seed Ole Miss in the second round. The Rebels jumped out to an early lead as Retin Obasohan endured early foul trouble, picking up his second foul less than five minutes into the game.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, SEC Tournament
Obasohan spent most of the half on the bench and recorded no points. Alabama held a small lead for most of the half as the two teams traded shots and headed to the locker rooms with the Crimson Tide leading 40–36. Then, in the second half, three-pointers by Obasohan, Riley Norris, and Arthur Edwards gave the Tide a 53–44 lead with fifteen minutes to play. From that point on, Alabama cruised, with its lead never falling below five points and at one point reaching fourteen. Alabama advanced to the quarterfinals with an 81–73 victory.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, SEC Tournament
Ole Miss senior guard Stefan Moody scored 39 points in the game, which tied for the second-most in SEC Tournament history. Alabama had some star shooters of its own, with Obasohan leading the team with 17 points—all scored in the second half—and Norris, Edwards, and Justin Coleman also contributing at least 15 points apiece.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, SEC Tournament
In the SEC quarterfinals, Alabama faced #2 seed Kentucky for the third time of the season. Despite another slow start by Retin Obasohan, the Crimson Tide only trailed by three after over ten minutes of play. But then the Tide suffered a drought that lasted five and a half minutes to allow UK to take an eight-point lead, which the Wildcats eventually extended to ten by halftime. After the half, Kentucky came out on fire from long range, and a 13–2 run gave the Wildcats a double-digit lead that the team would not relinquish.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, SEC Tournament
As Kentucky continued to drain three-pointers and Alabama continued to struggle shooting, the lead stretched to 26 and the Crimson Tide was eliminated from the SEC Tournament by a score of 85–59. Arthur Edwards built on 14 first-half points to finish the game with 20. Kentucky shot 59% from three-point range to quell any hope for a second-half Tide comeback. With only one win in the SEC Tournament and sitting only four games above a .500 winning percentage at 18–14, Alabama was essentially locked out of the NCAA Tournament.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Game summaries, National Invitation Tournament
Alabama was not selected to play in the NCAA Tournament, but the team did earn and accept a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament as a #5 seed. The team was paired with #4 seed Creighton, which had also finished the regular season with an 18–14 record after going 9–9 in the Big East and finishing sixth in the conference. Since Creighton was the higher seed, the game was played in Omaha, Nebraska, at Creighton's home arena, CenturyLink Center Omaha.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Statistics and rankings
The team holds an 18–13 record (8–10 in conference play), with a 10–5 record at home, a 5–7 record on the road, and a 3–1 record at neutral sites. The team also owns a 4–3 record against teams that were ranked when Alabama played them. Retin Obasohan leads the team in scoring average at 17.7 points per game, Riley Norris leads all active players with 5.4 rebounds per game, and Justin Coleman leads the team in assists at 3.5 per game.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Season, Statistics and rankings
Additionally, Jimmie Taylor ranks 53rd-best in the country in blocks per game at an average of 1.9, while Coleman ranks sixth-best in the country in free-throw percentage, having made 71 of his 79 attempts, which is good for 89.9%. Alabama is averaging a meager 67.0 points per game, while allowing an average of 67.1 points scored by its opponents. The team is 13–3 when holding opponents under 70 points, and 5–10 otherwise. According to NCAA.com, Alabama's RPI résumé is the 75th-best in the country and the seventh-best in the SEC, while according to ESPN, its strength of schedule ranks 30th-highest in the country and third-highest in the conference. The Crimson Tide did not receive any votes in the AP or Coaches Polls.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Class of 2016 recruiting
Alabama currently holds two commitments for its 2016 recruiting class: JUCO swingman Ar'Mond Davis, who announced his commitment to Alabama on Twitter on September 23, 2015, after decommitting from Memphis earlier that month, and four-star forward Braxton Key (formerly Braxton Blackwell), who committed to the Tide over his hometown school, Vanderbilt, as well as Kansas and Texas, on October 21, 2015. On August 17, 2015, consensus five-star wing and McDonald's All-American Terrance Ferguson committed to Alabama.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team, Class of 2016 recruiting
However, as Key and Davis signed their letters of commitment to the Capstone in November during the early signing period, Ferguson hesitated, causing numerous rumors to circulate questioning the strength of his commitment. Eventually, on March 1, Ferguson's high school basketball coach informed the media that the top-20 recruit had decided to decommit from Alabama and reopen his recruitment. He did not rule out a possible recommitment to Alabama, however, so now the Crimson Tide is competing with Kansas and others to land Ferguson.


2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team represents the University of Alabama in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Crimson Tide, led by third year head coach Kristy Curry, played their games at Foster Auditorium with two games at Coleman Coliseum and were members of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 4–12 in SEC play to finish in twelfth place. They lost in the first round of the SEC Women's Tournament to LSU. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tulane.


2015–16 Alabama State Hornets basketball team
The 2015–16 Alabama State Hornets basketball team represented Alabama State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 11th year head coach Lewis Jackson, played their home games at the Dunn–Oliver Acadome as members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 9–9 in SWAC play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament to Southern.


2015–16 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season
The 2015–16 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers ice hockey team represented the University of Alabama in Huntsville in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Chargers were coached by Mike Corbett who was in his third season as head coach. His assistant coaches were Gavin Morgan and Matty Thomas. The Chargers played their home games in the Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center and competed in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.


2015–16 Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey season, Recruiting
UAH added 9 freshmen for the 2015–16 season, including 6 forwards and 3 defensemen.


2015–16 Alaska Aces season
The 2015–16 Alaska Aces season is the 30th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2015–16 Albanian Basketball Superleague
The 2015–16 Albanian Basketball Superleague, is the 50th season of the top professional basketball league in Albania. The regular season started on 2 October 2015 and the defending champions were Vllaznia. The finals were contested between BC Teuta Durrës and the holders Vllaznia, with Vllaznia retaining their title on 1 June 2016.


2015–16 Albanian Cup
2015–16 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the sixty-four season of Albania's annual cup competition. KF Laçi are the most recent winners of the competition, that being their second Cup trophy.


2015–16 Albanian Cup
Ties are played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregate score is tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advances. If the number of away goals is equal in both games, the match is decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out, if necessary.


2015–16 Albanian Cup, Preliminary round
In order to reduce the number of participating teams for the First Round to 32, a preliminary tournament is played. In contrast to the main tournament, the preliminary tournament is held as a single-leg knock-out competition. Matches were played on 27 August 2015 and involved the teams from Kategoria e Dytë.


2015–16 Albanian Cup, First round
All 28 teams of the 2015–16 Superiore and Kategoria e Parë entered in this round along with the two qualifiers from the Preliminary Round. The first legs were played on 16 September 2015 and the second legs took place on 30 September 2015. Skënderbeu played their matches on 6 and 9 September due to commitments in UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 Albanian Cup, Second round
All 16 qualified teams from First Round progressed to the Second Round. The first legs were played on 21 October 2015 and the second legs took place on 4 November 2015. Skënderbeu played their first match on 12 October and the second on 11 November due to commitments in UEFA Europa League.


2015–16 Albanian Cup, Semi-finals
The semi-finals were drawn on 23 March 2016. The first legs were played on 6 April and the second legs were played on 20 April 2016.


2015–16 Albanian Women's National Championship
The 2015–16 Albanian Women's National Championship was the 7th season of women's league football under the Albanian Football Association.


2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Albany Great Danes men's basketball team represented the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Great Danes, led by 15th year head coach Will Brown, played their home games at SEFCU Arena and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 13–3 in America East play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East Tournament to Hartford. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Ohio.


2015–16 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team represents the University at Albany, SUNY during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Great Danes are led by sixth year head coach Katie Abrahamson-Henderson and play their home games at SEFCU Arena. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 28–5, 15–1 in America East play to share the America East regular season title with Maine. They were also champions of the America East Women's Tournament for the fifth straight year and they received an automatic bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they upset Florida in the first round before falling to Syracuse in the second round.


2015–16 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team
On April 1 it was announced that Katie Abrahamson-Henderson has resign from Albany and accept her coaching position at Central Florida. She finished at Albany with a 6-year record of 144–46.


2015–16 Albany Great Danes women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will stream on either ESPN3 on AmericaEast.tv. Most road games will stream on the opponents website. Selected games will be broadcast on the radio on WCDB.


2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
The 2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by first year head coach Montez Robinson, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex in Lorman, Mississippi and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Braves finished the season 15–15, 13–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They lost to Mississippi Valley State in the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament.


2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
The Braves were ineligible for NCAA postseason play due to APR violations.


2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team, Previous season
The Braves finished the 2014–15 season 6–26, 4–14 in SWAC play to finish in ninth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the SWAC Tournament where they lost to Texas Southern.


2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team, Previous season
On January 6, 2015, head coach Luther Riley took a personal leave of absence. Assistant coach Shawn Pepp led the Braves in Riley's absence. On March 23, 2015, it was announced that Riley's expiring contract would not be renewed.


2015–16 Alcorn State Braves basketball team, Previous season
On April 27, 2015 Montez Robinson was named head coach.


2015–16 Algerian Cup
The 2015–16 Algerian Cup is the 52nd edition of the Algerian Cup. The winners were MC Alger who qualified to the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. MO Béjaïa were the defending champions, having beaten RC Arbaâ 1–0 in the previous season's final.


2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 will be the 54th season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 since its establishment in 1962. A total of 16 teams will contest the league.


2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
ES Sétif came into the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. USM Blida, DRB Tadjenanet, and RC Relizane entered as the three promoted teams from the 2014–15 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2.


2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1
On 30 April 2016, USM Alger officially won the title for professional league. This was the football club's 7th title.


2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1, Season statistics, Clean sheets
* Only goalkeepers who played all 90 minutes of a match are taken into consideration. Updated to games played on 22 May 2016


2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2
The 2015–16 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 was the 52nd season of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2 since its establishment, and its fourth season under its current title. A total of 16 teams contested the league.


2015–16 Algerian Men's Volleyball League
The 2015–16 season of the Algerian Men's Volleyball League was the 54th annual season of the country's highest volleyball level.


2015–16 Algerian Women's Championship
The 2015–16 Algerian Women's Championship is the eighteenth season of the Algerian Women's Championship, the Algerian national women's association football competition. Afak Relizane won the championship for the seventh time.


2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
The 2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship is the 12th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's secondary inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 4 October 2015 and ended on 7 February 2016.


2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
On 7 February 2016, Bennettsbridge won the championship following a 1–17 to 1–14 defeat of Abbeyknockmoy in the All-Ireland final.


2015–16 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
The 2015–16 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's third inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 27 September 2015 and ended on 7 February 2016.


2015–16 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
Bennettsbridge were the defending champions but availed of their right to promotion to the intermediate grade.


2015–16 All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship
On 7 February 2016, Glenmore won the championship following a 2–9 to 0–12 defeat of Eoghan Rua. This was their first All-Ireland title in this grade.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 46th annual  gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970-71 season. The winners receive The Andy Merrigan Cup.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The defending champions were Corofin from Galway who defeated Slaughtneil Robert Emmets from Derry on 17 March 2015 to win their 2nd title. They were knocked out by Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo in the Connacht final in 2015-16.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Ballyboden St. Endas from Dublin won the title for the first time by defeating Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo  2-14 to 0-7 in the final at Croke Park on 17 March 2016. Daragh Nelson was the winning captain while Bob Dwan claimed the 'Man-of-the-Match' award.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 46th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship since it began in the 1970-71 season. It is the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The winners receive the Tommy Moore Cup.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
The championship began on 4 October 2015 and ended on 17 March 2016.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions but were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the Kilkenny championship. Cuala, Glen Rovers and Sarsfields returned to the championship after prolonged absences.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
On 17 March 2016, Na Piarsaigh won the championship following a 2-25 to 2-14 defeat of Ruairí Óg, Cushendall in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title and a first title for a Limerick club.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Ruairí Óg, Cushendall's Neil McManus was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Format
Ireland's counties play their county championships between their senior hurling clubs. Each county decides the format for determining their county champions. The format can be knockout, double-elimination, league, etc or a combination.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Format
Leinster, Munster and Ulster organise a provincial championship for their participating county champions. Connacht do not organise a provincial championship and are represented in the All-Ireland semi-finals by the Galway champions. All matches are knock-out and extra time is played if it's a draw at the end of normal time.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Format
The two semi-finals are played in early February. The All-Ireland final is traditionally played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day, the 17th of March. All matches are knock-out. If it's a draw at the end of normal time in the semi-finals, extra time is played. If the final ends in a draw the match is replayed.


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Format
County championships April 2015 to November 2015Provincial championships October 2015 to December 2015All-Ireland semi-finals early February 2016All-Ireland final 17 March 2016


2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, Miscellaneous
After losing six provincial finals between 1994 and 2013, Oulart-the Ballagh finally won the Leinster title by defeating Cuala 2-13 to 0-13.


2015–16 Alloa Athletic F.C. season
The 2015–16 season will be Alloa Athletic's third consecutive season back in the second tier of Scottish football and their third season in the Scottish Championship, having been promoted through playoffs from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2012–13 season. Alloa will also compete in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.


2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup
The 2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup, also known as Sixt Alpe Adria Cup by sponsorship reasons, was the first edition of this tournament. It started on 29 September 2015 and finished in March 2016.


2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup
Eight teams joined the competition and were divided into two groups of four teams each one. The eight teams advanced to a playoff where the four winners qualified to the Final Four.


2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup, Quarterfinals
First games of the quarterfinals will be played from 3 February 2016, at the arena of the Team #2.


2015–16 Alpe Adria Cup, Final four
The four winners of the quarterfinals joined the Final Four that was played on 1 and 2 March 2016 in Domžale, Slovenia. Helios Suns Domžale, host team, achieved the title of the first edition of the Alpe Adria Cup.