2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second-year head coach Steve Wojciechowski, played their home games at the BMO Harris Bradley Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 8–10 in Big East play to finish in seventh place. They defeated St. John's in the first round of the Big East Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Xavier. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team, Previous season
The Golden Eagles finished the 2014–15 season 13–19, 4–14 in Big East play to finish ninth in the Big East. Marquette defeated Seton Hall before losing to Villanova in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament. The Golden Eagles finished with a losing record for the first time in 15 years, dating back to the 1998–99 season.


2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2015–16 college basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by second year head coach Carolyn Kieger, are members of the Big East Conference. The Golden Eagles play their home games at the Al McGuire Center. They finished the season 14–16, 9–9 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament to Seton Hall.


2015–16 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team, Roster
Ginny Boggess (Wingate) Scott Merritt (Marquette) Vernette Skeete (Alcorn State)


2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by second year head coach Dan D'Antoni, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–16, 12–6 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. They defeated UTEP in the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Middle Tennessee.


2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team, Previous season
The Thundering Herd finished the 2014–15 season 11–21, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to WKU.


2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represents the Marshall University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Matt Daniel, play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 for in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the C-USA Women's Tournament where they lost to Middle Tennessee. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Ohio.


2015–16 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team, Roster
Tony Kemper (Fort Hays State) Devrinn Paul (Kentucky State) Caronica Randle (Central Arkansas)


2015–16 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by second year head coach Bobby Collins, played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–22, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for sixth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to Morgan State.


2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by fifth year head coach Mark Turgeon and played their home games at Xfinity Center. This was their second year as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season with a record of 27–9, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for third place in conference. They defeated Nebraska in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated South Dakota State and Hawaii to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they lost to Kansas.


2015–16 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Terrapins finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 28–7, 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in second place in conference. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Michigan State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Valparaiso in the Second Round before losing in the Third Round to West Virginia.


2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Terrapins, are led by fourteenth year head coach Brenda Frese and played their home games at the Xfinity Center. They were second year members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 31–4, 16–2 in Big Ten play to win their second straight Big Ten regular season title. They were also champions of the Big Ten Women's Tournament for second straight year and received an automatic to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where defeated Iona in the first round before getting upset by Washington in the second round.


2015–16 Maryland Terrapins women's basketball team, Big Ten Championship
Maryland and Michigan State met in the championship game of the Big Ten Tournament. Michigan State ended the first quarter with a small two point lead, and retained the lead at the half. In the third quarter, the Terrapins went on an 11–0 run to take a lead they would not relinquish. Maryland ended up with a win 60–44, to win the Big Ten championship for the second consecutive year. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough was named the Big Ten tournament most outstanding player.


2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup
The 2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup, also known as the Mascom Top 8 Season 5,  was the fifth edition of the Mascom Top 8 Cup. It was played from 29 October 2015 to 23 April 2016 by the top eight teams from the 2014-15 Botswana Premier League. It was won by Orapa United.


2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup
Gaborone United were the defending champions but were eliminated by BDF XI in the quarterfinals. Orapa United went on to win the tournament, making them the first ever northern team to win the Mascom Top 8 Cup.


2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup, History
The 2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup was the only domestic tournament played in Botswana since the FA Cup was not contested. The winner qualified to represent Botswana in the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. This honour was won by Orapa United.


2015–16 Mascom Top 8 Cup, Format
The quarterfinals and semifinals were played over two legs both home and away, with only one final in a predetermined venue. Three points were awarded for a win, one point for a draw and none for a loss. Aggregate score was used to determine the winner of a round. Where the aggregate score was equal away goals were used to pick out the victor and if those were equal the tied teams went into a penalty shootout. There was no quarterfinal draw. The teams were seeded based on their position in the table, with the first placed team facing off against the eighth placed team.


2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup
The 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup was the 46th season of the official List A domestic cricket competition in Australia. It was played over a four-week period at the start of the domestic season to separate its schedule before the Sheffield Shield. The tournament was held in Sydney, with most matches broadcast live on free-to-air television on GEM. In the final, New South Wales, who won every round robin game except for one against Victoria, was successful over South Australia, who qualified for the final through a victory in an elimination final against Victoria.


2015–16 Mauritian Premier League
The 2015–16 Mauritian Premier League season is the 36th season of top-flight football in Mauritius. Cercle de Joachim are the defending champions having won their second title in consecutive seasons. The season got underway on 24 October 2015 and finished on 10 July 2016. Port-Louis won the league.


2015–16 Mauritian Premier League, Teams
The 2015–16 Mauritian Premier League campaign consisted of ten sides.


2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team
The 2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cowboys were led by tenth year head coach Dave Simmons and played their home games at Burton Coliseum. The Cowboys were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season with a record of 8–21, 6–12 in Southland play to finish in eighth place. They lost to Nicholls State in the first round of the Southland Tournament.


2015–16 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team, Preseason
The Cowboys were picked to finish tenth (10th) in both the Southland Conference Coaches' Poll and eighth (8th) in the Sports Information Directors Poll.


2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team
The 2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by ninth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They were members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Southland play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Southland Women's Tournament where they lost to Central Arkansas. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost to Stetson in the first round.


2015–16 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team
On April 7, it was announced that Brooks Donald-Williams has resign from her position from McNeese State and accept her assisting coaching position at Alabama. She finished at McNeese State with a 9 year record of 161–130.


2015–16 Meistriliiga (ice hockey) season
The 2015–16 Meistriliiga season was the 76th season of the Meistriliiga, the top level of ice hockey in Estonia, since the league's formation in 1934. The season started on 10 October 2015 and concluded on 19 March 2016. On 27 February 2016, Narva PSK won the title with three games to spare after a 5–1 home win over Kohtla-Järve Viru Sputnik. It was their first league title since 2001 and their 17th Estonian league title overall.


2015–16 Melbourne City FC season
The 2015–16 Melbourne City FC season was the club's sixth season since its establishment in 2009. The club participated in the A-League for the sixth time and the FFA Cup for the second time.


2015–16 Melbourne City FC season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Melbourne City W-League season
The 2015–16 Melbourne City FC W-League season was the club's inaugural season in the W-League, following the announcement of the team's formation on 13 May 2015. The team is based at the City Football Academy, training on the Academy Pitches at La Trobe University and playing home games at both AAMI Park and CB Smith Reserve.


2015–16 Melbourne City W-League season
The club had a remarkably successful season, winning all 12 of its regular season games and achieving success in the 2016 W-League Grand Final, completing a perfect season, to claim both a maiden regular season premiership and an end of season championship.


2015–16 Melbourne City W-League season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season
The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season was the inaugural in the team's history. Coached by Lachlan Stevens and captained by Sarah Elliott, they competed in the WBBL's 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Melbourne Renegades WBBL season, Squad
Each WBBL|01 squad featured 14 active players, with an allowance of up to five marquee signings including a maximum of three from overseas. Australian marquees are defined as players who made at least ten limited-overs appearances for the national team between 1 July 2012 and 1 July 2015. The table below lists the Renegades players and their key stats (including runs scored, batting strike rate, wickets taken, economy rate, catches and stumpings) for the season.


2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season
The 2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season is the fifth in the club's history. Coached by David Saker and captained by Aaron Finch, they competed in the BBL's 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season, Summary
David Saker was unveiled as the new coach for the Renegades in the 2015–16 Big Bash League season. The Renegades also signed experienced players Cameron White, Xavier Doherty and Chris Gayle to strengthen their squad.


2015–16 Melbourne Renegades season, Squad information
The following is the Renegades men squad for the 2015–16 Big Bash League season as of 31 December 2015.


2015–16 Melbourne Stars season
The 2015–16 Melbourne Stars season was the fifth in the club's history. Coached by Stephen Fleming and captained by David Hussey, they competed in the BBL's 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season
The 2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season was the club's 11th season since its establishment in 2004. The club participated in the A-League for the 11th time, the FFA Cup for the second time, as well as the AFC Champions League for the fifth time.


2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season, Players, First team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season
The 2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season was the 21st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). While the team was able to make the postseason, they were affected by several injuries and were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round, the team that also swept them in the Western Conference Finals in the 2013 NBA playoffs.


2015–16 Memphis Grizzlies season
Dave Joerger was fired immediately after the end of the series, hearing of his firing after a tearful press conference.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Memphis in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, the 95th season of Tiger basketball. The Tigers, led by seventh year head coach Josh Pastner, played their home games at the FedExForum. The season marked the third season the Tigers have participated in the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers finished with a record of 19–15, 8–10 in AAC play to finish in seventh place in conference. The Tigers defeated Tulsa and Tulane in the AAC Tournament before losing to UConn in the championship. For the second consecutive year, the Tigers did not participate in a postseason tournament.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Previous season
The Tigers finished the 2014–15 season with a record of 18–14 and 10–8 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in conference. The Tigers lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Temple. The Tigers did not participate in a postseason tournament, marking the first time in 15 years that the Tigers had missed the postseason entirely.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
On July 7, 2015, rising junior Austin Nichols announced his intention to transfer from Memphis. Nichols, who the leading scorer and rebounder for the Tigers in 2014-15, was expected to lead the team in 2015-16 and was considered a likely first team all AAC player. Memphis initially denied Nichols' transfer request before later providing a release with restrictions. Nichols' attorney made a public statement after the restrictions were made public calling the restrictions a "calculated effort by a dysfunctional staff to punish a player for taking a step to remove himself from a failing program."


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
Nichols' announcement followed the departure of 5 other scholarship players to transfer since August 2014, including Dominic Woodson, Dominic Magee, Kuran Iverson, Nick King, and Pookie Powell. It also left Markel Crawford as the only remaining scholarship player from the Tigers' heralded 2013 recruiting class. The restrictions on Nichols' release were swiftly removed by Memphis Athletic Director Tom Bowen, and Nichols ultimately transferred to the University of Virginia (a team originally on the restricted list).


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
On December 2, 2015, Coach Pastner informed media that freshman guard Raquan Mitchell, who had not logged a minute of floor time with the Tigers, would be transferring at the end of the semester.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
In January, guard Sam Craft joined the basketball team. Craft, a running back and wide receiver for the Memphis football team, had been forbidden from playing basketball by former Memphis football coach Justin Fuente. However, new football coach Mike Norvell lifted the restriction and permitted Craft to play basketball.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
After a home loss to AAC last place team East Carolina in January, Memphis newspaper columnist Geoff Calkins declared the Josh Pastner era "over" in Memphis. The Tigers suffered a 20-point home loss to UConn on February 4, 2016, which marked the worst home loss for the Tigers since February 1999.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
During the season, attendance at the FedEx Forum for Tigers' games dropped significantly from prior years. The Commercial Appeal discovered via a FOIA request that the actual turnstile attendance at Tiger games had fallen below 6,000 by mid February. The Tigers had previously not announced turnstile attendance figures but rather used tickets sold as official attendance numbers.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
The turnstile attendance became an issue of interest in the City of Memphis for the Tigers' last three home games of the year because the Tigers' facility usage agreement with the Memphis Grizzlies specified that the Tigers receive an annual payment from the NBA franchise if their turnstile attendance averaged over 6,000 for the year. The Tigers ultimately did achieve an average turnstile attendance figure above 6,000 for the year.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
Upon losing to Temple on March 3, the Tigers clinched a losing record in conference for the first time in 16 years. The Tigers were a six seed in the AAC tournament, but they defeated each of their first two tournament opponents (3 seed Tulsa and 10 seed Tulane) by at least 20 points. The Tigers faced 5 seed UConn in the AAC Tournament championship but were soundly defeated.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Season Summary
Head coach Josh Pastner left Memphis to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech on April 8, 2016.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers men's basketball team, Rankings
The Tigers were not ranked and did not receive any top 25 votes in either major poll during the 2015-16 season.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team will represent the University of Memphis during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the third for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The Tigers, led by eighth year head coach Melissa McFerrin, plays their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse. They finished the season 18–13, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Tulane. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tennessee–Martin in the first round.


2015–16 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team, Media
All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the , ESPN3, or . Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1
2015–16 Serie A1 is the 71st season of the Italian Championship (Italian Volleyball League) organized under the supervision of Federazione Italiana Pallavolo.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 in Italy.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Calzedonia Verona
The following is the Calzedonia Verona roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, CMC Romagna
The following is the CMC Romagna roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Cucine Lube Civitanova
The following is the Cucine Lube Civitanova roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, DHL Modena
The following is the DHL Modena roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Diatec Trentino
The following is the Diatec Trentino roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Exprivia Molfetta
The following is the Exprivia Molfetta roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Gi Group Monza
The following is the Gi Group Monza roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, LPR Piacenza
The following is the LPR Piacenza roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Ninfa Latina
The following is the Ninfa Latina roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Revivre Milano
The following is the Revivre Milano roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Sir Safety Conad Perugia
The following is the Sir Safety Conad Perugia roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1 squads, Tonazzo Padova
The following is the Tonazzo Padova roster in the 2015–16 Men's Volleyball Serie A1.


2015–16 Men's Volleyball Thailand League
The Volleyball Thailand League is the highest level of Thailand club volleyball in the 2015–16 season and the 11th edition.


2015–16 Meralco Bolts season
The 2015–16 Meralco Bolts season is the 6th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball team represented Mercer University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bears, led by eighth year head coach Bob Hoffman, played their home games at Hawkins Arena on the university's Macon, Georgia campus and were second year members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in SoCon play to finish in seventh place. They defeated The Citadel in the first round of the SoCon Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to East Tennessee State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.


2015–16 Mercer Bears men's basketball team, Murder of Jibri Bryan
Jibri Bryan, a sixth-year senior, was shot and killed on February 2, 2016. He was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the driver's seat of a Chevy Monte Carlo parked in a convenience store in Macon, Georgia. Bryan played in six games in the 2015–16 season due to a knee injury, averaging 7.8 points per game. Jarvis Clinton Miller has been charged in the murder of Bryan after attempting to flee from the crime scene. In a statement, Mercer coach Bob Hoffman said, "Jibri Bryan was a special young man who was a great contributor to our team and did everything that was asked of him.


2015–16 Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey season
The Mercyhurst Lakers represented Mercyhurst University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. The Lakers were the regular season champions of the College Hockey America Conference (CHA), as well as the CHA Tournament Champions. They were defeated in the NCAA Championship Tournament by #2 Wisconsin.


2015–16 Merrimack Warriors women's ice hockey season
The Merrimack Warriors represented Merrimack College in the Women's Hockey East Association during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. It was the inaugural season of the varsity women's ice hockey team.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 2015–16. Mersin İdmanyurdu football team has participated in 2015–16 season in Turkish Süper Lig. 2015–16 season was the 15th season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in Süper Lig, the top level division in Turkey. Team participated in 2015–16 Turkish Cup at third round.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
At the start of the season Ali Kahramanlı was club president for eight years since 24 September 2008. Mesut Bakkal has started as head coach, later e resigned and Bülent Korkmaz replaced him after fifth round loss against Osmanlıspor. In the mid-season, Hüseyin Çalışkan was elected new president and agreed with Ümit Özat as the new head coach. Due to transfer bans by UEFA and then by TFF, no new transfers had been realized. Mid -fielder Murat Ceylan was the mostly appeared player during the season (33). Considering only the league matches stoppers Loret Sadiku and Milan Mitrović made the most appearances, 29, and Préjuce Nakoulma and Welliton were top goalscorers with 7 goals each.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Süper Lig participation
2015–16 Süper Lig was played as "Spor-Toto Süper Lig" for Spor-Toto, a publicly owned betting institution, was sponsor for the season. The season named as "Hasan Doğan Season" after the name of former president of Turkish Football Federation who died at office in 2008. Start day of the season is 14 August 2015 and the end day is 22 May 2016. Champions was eligible for 2016–17 UEFA Champions League in Group stage. Runners-up were eligible for Champions League 3rd qualifying round. Third and fourth placed teams were eligible for 2016–17 UEFA Europa League at 3rd and 2nd qualifying rounds respectively.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Süper Lig participation
Starting from previous season 5th team in the league table was eligible for Europa League if the cup winner was among in first four placed teams. If otherwise, winner of 2015–16 Turkish Cup was eligible for Europa League at group stage. Bottom three teams were relegated to 2016–17 TFF First League.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Süper Lig participation, League table
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY)'s place in 2015–16 Süper Lig season league table:


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Süper Lig participation, Results by round
Results of games MİY played in 2015–16 Süper Lig by rounds:


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Süper Lig participation, First half
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2015–16 Süper Lig season first half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Süper Lig participation, Second half
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2015–16 Süper Lig season second half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Turkish Cup participation
2015–16 Turkish Cup was played for 54th time as Ziraat Türkiye Kupası for sponsorship reasons. The cup was played by 159 teams in three stages. In the first stage, a preliminary qualification round and three elimination rounds were played in one-leg elimination system. In the second stage, 32 teams played two-legs round-robin games in 8 groups, 4 in each. In the third stage, knock-out games were played in two-leg elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu attended the cup in 3rd elimination round and eliminated Second League (third division) team Fatih Karagümrük after penalties and promoted to group stage. In group stage MİY took place in Group D. After the group games İdmanyurdu became 3rd in Group D and was eliminated. Galatasaray won the Cup for 17th time.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Turkish Cup participation, Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 2015–16 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 Turkish Cup participation, Game details
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2015–16 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, Management
At the start of the season, president Ali Kahramanlı continued in his position which he held in 2008. In the mid-season Hüseyin Çalışkan who was former  president and a businessman from Mersin was elected president. Former president Hamit İzol was declared honorary president. Club address was: Palmiye Mah. Adnan Menders Bl. 1204 Sk. Onur Ap. K.2 D.3 Yenişehir/Mersin.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, Management, Club management
On 11 January 2016 club congress was held and a new executive committee took over the club:


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, Management, Club management
President Kahramanlı resigned due to health problems and financial difficulties after eight years on 9 December 2015. Later he turned back until the new congress on 11 January 2016. Before his resignation the club management was as follows:


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, 2015–16 squad
Appearances, goals and cards count for 2015–16 Süper Lig and Türkiye Kupası (2015–16 Turkish Cup) games. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included. Player's are listed in order of appearance. MİY could not signed with new players in Summer 2015, because FIFA decided on two season transfer ban for MİY due to termination of the contract of the MİY's former player David Bičík. The ban was applied for 2015 Winter and Summer transfer seasons. Although the UEFA ban was removed after two transfer seasons, this time TFF did not open transfer table due to financial difficulties. Therefore, no new transfers became possible in 2015–16 season.


2015–16 Mersin İdmanyurdu season, U-21 and U-19 teams
Mersin İdmanyurdu U-21 team participated in U21 League Süper Lig and U19 team in Elite U19 League.


2015–16 Mestis season
The 2015–16 Mestis season was the 16th season of the Mestis, the second level of ice hockey in Finland. 12 teams participated in the league, and Jukurit won the championship.


2015–16 Metal Ligaen season
The 2015–16 Metal Ligaen season was the 59th season of ice hockey in Denmark. Ten teams participated in the league. Esbjerg Energy won championship by defeating Herning Blue Fox four games to two in the finals. The regular season begun on 18 September 2015 and ended on 29 February 2016.


2015–16 Miami Heat season
The 2015–16 Miami Heat season was the 28th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).


2015–16 Miami Heat season
During the season, the Heat dealt fan favorites and recent champions Mario Chalmers and Chris Andersen to the Memphis Grizzlies and picked up seven-time All-Star Joe Johnson after Johnson and the Brooklyn Nets agreed to a buyout-waiver near the end of the regular season. They also shot a franchise-high FG% of 67.5% in a game versus the Chicago Bulls on March 1. Center Hassan Whiteside would also lead the NBA in blocks this season.


2015–16 Miami Heat season
The Heat ended the year as the 3rd seed in the east and as the Southeast Division champions for the 12th time in franchise history, with both the overall playoff spot and division title coming after a disappointing, lottery-bound 2014–15 season in the aftermath of LeBron James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent, thus defeating the Charlotte Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. The Heat finished their 2015–16 run in a Game 7 (89-116) loss against the Toronto Raptors in the conference semifinals.


2015–16 Miami Heat season
After 13 years, it marked the end of the Dwyane Wade era as he signed with his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. However, he later returned to the team at the trade deadline of the 2017–18 NBA season.


2015–16 Miami Heat season
Chris Bosh played his final home game versus the San Antonio Spurs on February 9, 2016, as he would sit out the next season due to blood clotting issues and would be waived by the Heat in July of 2017. Despite rumors of a possible return to the league to play for the Toronto Raptors, Golden State Warriors, or Houston Rockets, Bosh formally announced his retirement from the NBA after 14 years, on February 12, 2019 and a month later, the Heat retired his No. 1 jersey.


2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). They were led by fifth year head coach Jim Larrañaga and played their home games at the BankUnited Center on the university's campus in Coral Gables, Florida. They finished the season 27–8, 13–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated Virginia Tech in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Buffalo and Wichita State to advance to the Sweet Sixteen where they lost to Villanova.


2015–16 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team, Previous season
The Hurricanes finished the season 25–13, 10–8 in ACC play to finish to finish in a tie for sixth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central, Alabama, Richmond and Clemson to advanced to the NIT championship game where they lost to Stanford.


2015–16 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Miami hurricanes women's basketball team will represent the University of Miami during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by eleventh-year head coach Katie Meier, play their home games at the BankUnited Center and were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 10–6 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the ACC Women's Tournament where they lost to Notre Dame. They received an at-large bid of the NCAA Women's Tournament where they got upset by South Dakota State in the first round.


2015–16 Miami Hurricanes women's basketball team, Media
All home games and conference road games will be broadcast on WVUM as part of the Miami Hurricanes Learfield Sports contract.


2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represented Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by fourth year head coach John Cooper, played their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 13–20, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Buffalo.


2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team, Previous season
The RedHawks finished the season 13–19, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Eastern Michigan.


2015–16 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team, Recruiting class of 2015
Note: There were no recruiting class of 2015 for Miami (OH).


2015–16 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Miami RedHawks women's basketball team represents Miami University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by third year head coach Cleve Wright, play their home games at Millett Hall, as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Women's Tournament to Akron.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 21st-year head coach Tom Izzo, played their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 29–6, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in second place. They defeated Ohio State, Maryland, and Purdue to win the Big Ten Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, their 19th straight NCAA Tournament appearance. As the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, they were upset by No. 15 seed Middle Tennessee in what is considered to be one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2014–15 season 27–12, 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid as the No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament, their 18th straight trip to the Tournament. The Spartans advanced to the Final Four, their seventh trip to the Final Four under Tom Izzo, before losing to eventual National Champion, Duke.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Offseason
The Spartans lost Branden Dawson (11.9 points and 9.1 rebounds per game) to the NBA Draft and Travis Trice (15.3 points and 5.1 assist per game) to graduation following the season.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Offseason, Legal troubles
The Spartans encountered a few legal troubles during the offseason. Alvin Ellis III was cited for misdemeanor count of underage purchase, consumption or possession of alcohol stemming from a May 2, 2015 incident. That charge was dismissed, but he was cited again on June 19, 2015, for misdemeanor count of underage purchase, consumption or possession of alcohol. On July 1, 2015, transfer Eron Harris, who had sat out the prior season after transferring from West Virginia, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and refusing a preliminary breath test. As a result, he was suspended by Michigan State indefinitely. Both players were reinstated prior to the team's trip to Italy.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Recruiting classes, 2015 recruiting class
The Spartans 2015 recruiting class was ranked 18th in the nation. Leading the class was the No. 22 overall recruit, Deyonta Davis.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Recruiting classes, 2015 recruiting class
On April 10, 2015, Caleb Swanigan, a five–star center committed to attend Michigan State. Swanigan, ranked No. 8 overall by ESPN and No. 11 by Scout.com, chose Michigan State despite thoughts he might go California or Purdue. About a month later, Swanigan de-committed to Michigan State and reopened his recruiting. He eventually chose Purdue. Izzo later said there were no hard feelings regarding Swanigan.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Recruiting classes, 2016 recruiting class
The 2016 recruiting class was called the best ever for Tom Izzo. Two five-star recruits, Miles Bridges (top 10 overall) and Josh Langford (top 20 overall), and two four-star recruits, Cassius Winston (top 30 overall) and Nick Ward (top 50 overall) made up the incoming class. The class had been ranked in the top four nationally since all four signed their letters of intent.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
For the first time since 1991 and for the first time in Tom Izzo's tenure as head coach at Michigan State, Michigan State made a preseason trip abroad. Beginning August 22, 2015, they traveled to Italy for 11 days for sightseeing and four games against international teams. The first of the four games was a win against a newer Italian professional club team. They followed up this game with games against the Russian, Italian, and Georgian National Teams on consecutive nights. Michigan State finished the trip 1–3 with a win over the club team and losses to the national teams.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
Despite the losses, head coach Tom Izzo stated, “This trip was as good as anything I’ve done in my 20 years.” The high points from the trip were Gavin Schilling's performance (17 points each in the final two games) and Denzel Valentine who scored in double figures in all but the last game. Eron Harris and Alvin Ellis III were allowed to travel with the team, but were not allowed to play due to their preseason legal issues.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason
Prior to the season beginning in November, the Spartans were ranked No. 13 in the preseason AP and Coaches Polls.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason, Exhibition games
The Spartans defeated Northern Michigan 94–53 in their first exhibition game on November 4, 2015. Bryn Forbes led all scorers with 23 points and Denzel Valentine notched a triple double with 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. Though the Spartans only led 38–33 at the half, they pulled away in the second for an easy victory.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Preseason, Exhibition games
In the final exhibition game on November 9, the Spartans rolled over Ferris State 93–57. Forbes again led all scorers with 16 points and Valentine added 15 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Freshman guard Matt McQuaid added nine points and eight assists.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
The Spartans began their season at home against Florida Atlantic on November 17, 2015. The Spartans won easily as Matt Costello led the way with 15 points. Denzel Valentine added 13 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds. Freshman Deyonta Davis also added 13 points as MSU won the game 82–55.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
The Spartans next game was part of the Champions Classic in Chicago, Illinois, playing the No. 3-ranked team in the country, Kansas, on November 18. The Champions Classic, an event that features four premier college programs: Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and Michigan State, is an annual event where the four teams alternate playing each other. In this match-up of two major college programs, Denzel Valentine led the Spartans's from an 11-point deficit in the second half to an upset of Kansas with a triple double, scoring 29 points with 12 rebounds and 12 assists. It was only the 13th triple double in Spartan history and Valentine's first. Bryn Forbes added 13 points and freshman Matt McQuaid added 9 points on three of three shooting from behind the arc. MSU pulled out the win, 79–73 win.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
MSU followed this impressive neutral court win with a home court rout of Arkansas–Pine Bluff, 92–46, on November 20. Javon Bess led the Spartans with 16 points while Valentine chipped in 11 assists. On November 23, as the Spartans moved up to No. 3 in boll polls, they routed Eastern Michigan, 89–65. Davis led Spartan scorers with 16 points, while Costello notched 10 rebounds, and Valentine dished out seven assists.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
The Spartans then traveled to Fullerton, California, to participate in the DirecTV Wooden Legacy. In the first game of the tournament on Thanksgiving, a blowout of Boston College, Valentine repeated his performance against Kansas, notching a triple double again (29 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists). The win marked Tom Izzo's 500th career win, all with Michigan State. The semifinals of the Wooden Legacy saw the Spartans facing Boise State on November 27 for a chance to play in the championship game. The Spartans prevailed again for their sixth straight win to open the season.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, November
Valentine scored a career-high 32 points with nine rebounds and six assists as the Spartans won 77–67. In the championship game held in the Honda Center, in Anaheim, California, on November 29, the Spartans faced Providence, led by player of the year candidate, Kris Dunn. Former Spartans Magic Johnson and Branden Dawson were in attendance, as was Chris Paul. Bryn Forbes led the Spartans with 18 points. Valentine added 17 as MSU outlasted Providence 77–64. The Spartans finished the month of November 7–0.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
On December 2, the Wooden Award Watch List was released listing the top 50 players to be considered for the player of the year. Denzel Valentine was included on the list.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
The Spartans returned home to open December by facing No. 24 ranked Louisville in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge on December 2. Louisville mixed defenses, going from man-to-man to zone, sometimes in the same possession, to take an early lead against MSU. The Spartans again rallied from behind, led by Valentine and Forbes, to beat Louisville 71–67. Forbes totaled 20 points while Valentine had 25. Following the win over Louisville and losses by No. 2 Maryland and No. 1 North Carolina, MSU hosted Binghamton with a chance to claim the No. 1 ranking in both polls. The Spartans demolished Binghamton 76–33.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
The Spartans held Binghamton to 12 points in the first half and started the game with an impressive display of passing which led to a dunk by Valentine. Valentine himself outscored Binghamton in the first half 13–12. At 9–0, the Spartans were off to their second best start in school history with the No. 1 ranking on the way. When the polls were released on December 7, the Spartans were ranked No. 1 in both polls for only the fourth time in school history.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
As the newly minted No. 1 team, the Spartans continued their impressive start by routing Maryland–Eastern Shore, 78–35 on December 9 in East Lansing. On December 12, Florida traveled to East Lansing to face the Spartans. Michigan State took advantage of the match-up to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their 2000 National Championship which they had won against Florida. The Spartans encountered stiff competition from Florida, but prevailed again, winning 58–52, their lowest scoring output of the season. Valentine again led the way for the Spartans, totaling 17 points. The school also celebrated the Big Ten champion football team at half time. They followed the victory with a rout of Northeastern a week later. The win made the Spartans 12–0, matching the best start in school history.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
On December 20, Denzel Valentine suffered a knee injury in practice. The injury required surgery to repair torn cartilage the next day and Valentine was expected to miss two to three weeks of games, likely missing games against Oakland, Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, and, perhaps, Penn State. Though characterized as minor, the injury was expected to have a great effect on the Spartans as Valentine led the team in scoring, rebounds, and assists. Eron Harris would replace Valentine in the starting lineup and be counted on to step up his production in Valentine's absence.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
Two days later, the Spartans faced Oakland in Auburn Hills. The Spartans trailed Oakland by as many as 15 and trailed by 13 at the half. The Spartans rallied in the second half to take the lead, but were forced to go to overtime to get the win, outlasting Oakland 99–93. Bryn Forbes led the way for the Spartans without Valentine, scoring 32 points and Eron Harris added 27. The win set the record for best start to a season for Michigan State at 13–0 and marked an undefeated non-conference schedule.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Non-conference regular season, December
On December 28, Tom Izzo's father, Carl, died at the age of 90. Carl and Izzo's mother, Dorothy, were common faces around the Michigan State program. They each accompanied him on NCAA Tournament trips over the years.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, December
The Spartans started the Big Ten regular season still without Valentine on December 29 by visiting Iowa. Iowa controlled the game from the start, limiting Forbes to 3 points and winning by 13, 83–70. Iowa led by as many as 19 points during the game and the Spartans never closed to within 10 in the second half. Izzo characterized the game not as "a disappointing loss. I thought it was a disappointing effort." As a result of the win over the top-ranked Spartans, Iowa fans stormed the court despite having chanted "overrated" before the end of the game. The Spartans closed 2015 with their first loss of the season, falling to 13–1 and 0–1 in conference play.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
After the loss to the Hawkeyes, the Spartans flew to Texas to watch the Spartan football team take on Alabama in the College Football Playoff. While in Texas, they practiced in freshman Matt McQuaid's high school gym. Following the football game, they flew to Minneapolis, Minnesota to open 2016 by taking on Minnesota on January 2. In Minneapolis, the Spartans rebounded from their first loss of the season by defeating a game Minnesota squad 69–61. Forbes led the way for the Spartans scoring 20 points and Matt Costello added 17. Following the game, Valentine presented Izzo with a game ball in remembrance of his father's passing. Izzo attended the funeral of his father the next day.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
On January 7, Michigan State returned home for their first home game in 25 days to face Illinois. Denzel Valentine was medically cleared to play for the game, but Izzo held him out of the game. The Spartans did not need him as they romped over a short-handed Illinois team, 79–52. MSU led by as many as 30 points. Forbes led all scorers with 17 and McQuaid set a career high with 10 points. The win moved the Spartans to 15–1 overall and 2–1 in the Big Ten.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
On January 11, MSU traveled to Penn State. Valentine was available to play, but did not start. He came off the bench and had a rough start going 0–4 from the field in the first half. Forbes led the way in the first, scoring all of his game-high 20 points in the first half, going 6–8 from beyond the arc. The Spartans led by 13 at the half and pushed the lead to as many as 31 in the second half. Valentine chipped in 10 points in the second half. The win moved the Spartans to 3–1 in conference and 16–1 overall with a rematch against Iowa looming.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Despite having Valentine back for a home game against Iowa on January 14, Michigan State once again struggled. Iowa jumped out to an early lead and dominated the Spartans in East Lansing. Bryn Forbes struggled with foul trouble and was held to a season-low 2 points. Costello led the Spartans with 15 while Valentine had 14. Iowa made nine three-pointers and were led by Peter Jok's 22 points. “It was just a flat-ass butt kicking to be honest with you,” MSU coach Tom Izzo said. The Spartans, undefeated against every team not named Iowa, fell to 3–2 in conference play and 16–2 overall.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
The Spartans next traveled to Madison, Wisconsin on January 17 to face the struggling Wisconsin Badgers. Prior to the game, Michigan State announced that Tum Tum Nairn would be sidelined indefinitely with plantar fasciitis. Izzo used a completely new lineup to start, with freshmen Deyonta Davis and McQuaid starting as well as Harris. The lineup made little difference as the Spartans trailed by five at half. Despite Michigan State playing better and taking the lead in the second half, Wisconsin found themselves within four points with less than a minute remaining.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Bronson Koenig made a three for the Badgers which was followed by a quick Spartan turnover by Harris. Down by one, the Badgers got a basket down low to take a one-point lead. The Spartans got two shots off before the clock expired, but neither fell. The Spartans lost their second consecutive game, 77–76, falling to .500 in the Big Ten at 3–3 and 16–3 overall. Costello scored a career-high 18 and Valentine led the Spartans with 23. As a result, the Spartans fell out of the top ten rankings, slipping to 10th in the Coaches Poll and 11th in the AP Poll.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
On January 20, MSU took on unranked Nebraska at Breslin Center. The Cornhuskers, winners of three straight games, had beaten the Spartans in their last two meetings. MSU started off strong, going up 5–0 and leading Nebraska to call a timeout 50 seconds into the game. However, Nebraska rallied to take the lead and the teams were tied at the half. However, despite a Valentine circus shot three in the last 10 seconds and an open look for the win as the clock expired, the Spartans fell to Nebraska 72–71. Shavon Shields had 28 for the Huskers.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Valentine contributed 24 for MSU. Bryn Forbes struggled again, going 1–8 with three points. He had many open looks, but could not drain a shot. The Spartans also struggled from the free throw line, going 12–21 from the line. The loss was the third straight for the Spartans, falling to 16–4 and 3–4 in conference. This marked the worst conference start for the Spartans since the 2002–03 season.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Needing a win, MSU's next game saw ESPN visit for its Gameday program on January 23. The Spartans debuted "Mean Green" uniforms for the game against Maryland. The Spartans led for a majority of the game. Forbes, mired in a three-game slump, shot the lights out, scoring 25 points. Costello also had a big game, scoring 15 points, racking up 12 rebounds, three blocks, and two steals. Valentine added 24 points, just missing his third triple double with 14 rebounds and eight assists.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
Maryland was led by Melo Trimble, who scored 24 points but was limited to three assists with good defense by Harris. The Spartans pulled away for the much needed victory, pulling out a 74–65 win. Izzo commented on his team's effort as "the hardest we played in years." The Spartans moved to 17–4 overall and 4–4 in conference.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
The Spartans next traveled to Evanston, Illinois, to take on Northwestern on January 28. The Spartans set a season high for made three-pointers with 16 in routing the Wildcats, 76–45. Valentine led all scorers with 19. McQuaid set a new career high with 17 points. The Spartans held Northwestern to a 20.7% shooting percentage from the field. Deyonta Davis continued to improve his game, setting an MSU freshmen-high for blocks with six, a career-high 11 rebounds, and added eight points. Notably, Tom Izzo moved into second place all time for wins at a Big Ten school, breaking a tie with Gene Keady. It was Izzo's 513th win at MSU. He still trails Big Ten leader Bob Knight, who has 661. MSU's record moved to 18–4 overall and 5–4 in conference.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, January
The Spartans returned home to end January to face last place Rutgers on January 31. The Spartans routed Rutgers on their way to tying a school record for three-point field goals made in a game, hitting 17. Forbes made six, all in the first half. Valentine also contributed six three-pointers, scoring a game-high 20. Costello notched another double double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. The Spartans finished January at 6–4 in conference and 19–4 overall.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
The Spartans entered February with five days off before facing perhaps the most difficult stretch of the season, including a trip to Purdue and a game against Indiana in Breslin Center. The Spartans began the trip by traveling to face rival Michigan on February 6. In their only meeting of the regular season, the Spartans jumped out early on the Wolverines and never looked back. MSU led by as many as 27 on their way to an easy 89–73 win on Michigan's home floor.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
The Spartans kept up their hot shooting from behind the arc, shooting 63% and hitting 14 threes. Forbes hit seven of his eight three-pointers in the first half and scored 29 to lead all players. Valentine added 21 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds. The win moved the Spartans to 20–4 overall and 7–4 in conference. With a loss by Purdue later that day, the Spartans moved into a tie for fourth place in the conference.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Prior to the match-up with Purdue, Tom Izzo announced that Nairn could be out for perhaps another month with his plantar fasciitis injury. When he returns, Izzo said he would likely be only a defensive replacement and point guard relief, playing only three to eight minutes a game. Valentine was also named Big Ten player of the week for his near triple-double against Michigan, his third time being so honored this season.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 10, MSU traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana to face Purdue. Purdue jumped on the Spartans from the opening tip led by Raphael Davis and led by as many as 18 early in the second half. However, MSU showed toughness and fought its way back behind Valentine who again just missed a triple-double with 27 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. The Spartans took the lead with 1:59 remaining at 72–68, but didn't score for the remainder of regulation. Purdue tied it and Valentine had a weak attempt to win it as the clock expired.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
In overtime with the teams tied at 81, a controversial foul call on Valentine with 4.9 seconds remaining gave Raphael Davis two free throws for the win. He made the first, but missed the second. However, Purdue big man A. J. Hammons secured the rebound and the win. The win was the first by Purdue over the Spartans since 2011. The loss dropped the Spartans to 20–5 and 7–5 in conference all but assuring they would be unable to win the Big Ten regular season championship.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 12, Izzo was announced as one of 14 finalists for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 14, first-place Indiana paid a trip to Breslin Center. Indiana led for a good portion of the first half, but MSU rebounded to take a one-point lead at the half, 41–40. In the second half, the Spartans took control of the game behind Valentine's 30 points and career-high 13 assists. MSU led by as many as 22 and came away with the win, 88–69. Costello had a career-high 22 points and Forbes added 14. Surprisingly, Nairn made an appearance and played less than three minutes in the game.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Kenny Goins, who had played a major role for the Spartans front line in the last few games, left the game in the first half with a knee injury and it was revealed after that he would miss two to four weeks. The win put MSU at 8–5 in conference and 21–5 overall while temporarily dropping Indiana out of first place.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 15, Valentine was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the second consecutive week and fourth time overall. On February 16, Valentine was named Naismith Trophy Player of the Week.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
Wisconsin brought its seven-game win streak to Breslin Center on February 18. MSU took the lead early on a 14–3 run and never looked back, winning 69–57. Valentine scored 24 points with seven rebounds and 10 assists. The output gave Valentine at least 20 points and 10 or more assists in three consecutive games, the most in the Big Ten in 20 years. Davis led the way with defense on Wisconsin's Nigel Hayes who lit up the Spartans in their first meeting, holding Hayes to 1–13 from the floor as the Izzone mercilessly chanted, "Nigel! Nigel! Nigel!" Forbes added 17 points and Harris added 10. The win jumped the Spartans from eighth place in the conference to a four-way tie for fourth place with a record of 9–5 and 22–5 overall.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 24, MSU visited Ohio State, owners of a four-game winning streak. The Spartans started slow, but still led 36–31 at the half. Forbes got hot in the second half, hitting seven of 10 three-pointers in the game, for 20 points in the second half. Valentine added 17 points, eight assists, and five rebounds as MSU pulled away to win 81–62. The Spartans moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Big Ten at 11–5 and 23–5 overall. In the win, Valentine passed Draymond Green for 17th all time in scoring at Michigan State.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, February
On February 28, Penn State, winners of three straight games and four of their last five (with wins over then-No. 4 Iowa and then-No. 22 Indiana), visited the Breslin Center. MSU started slow, beginning three of 15 from the field, but were still up 28–9 at one point and, with almost five minutes left in the first half, PSU head coach Pat Chambers was ejected from the game with a double technical. The Spartans led 52–27 at the half and never looked back leading by as many as 35. Valentine had 19 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Davis and Forbes added 15 points each and Costello added 10 points and 11 rebounds. MSU moved into a four-way tie for second in the conference with the win and moved their record to 12–5 and 24–5 overall.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
With two games remaining in the regular season, MSU would be guaranteed at least a double bye in the Big Ten Tournament with wins in those two games, at Rutgers and home versus Ohio State. With Indiana's win over Iowa (clinching the sole Big Ten title), MSU was guaranteed the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament with wins in its last two games.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
On March 2, MSU visited Rutgers looking to strengthen its hold on the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament. However, MSU got off to a slow start and trailed for portions of the first half. However, Forbes got hot from the three-point line late in the half, making five including one with less than 10 seconds remaining in the half. As a result, MSU led by one at the half. In the second half, MSU ran away with the game, led by Forbes. His Big Ten single-game record of 11 three-point field goals (his only baskets of the game) helped MSU to a 31-point blowout. Izzo was disappointed with the performance in the first half. The Spartans moved to 25–5 overall and 12–5 in conference with one game remaining in the regular season.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
On March 4, Izzo was named one of 12 semifinalists for the Naismith Trophy Men's Coach of the Year.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
On Senior Day at Breslin Center, March 5, the Buckeyes looked for revenge for their home loss to the Spartans the prior weekend. Ohio State started off well and led for portions of the first half, but MSU took a 47–37 lead to the half. In the second half, MSU ran away with it, shooting 66.7% from the field in the game. Senior Denzel Valentine led the way with 27 points and 13 assists. The Spartans finished with 91–76 victory to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
MSU finished the regular season with a 26–5 overall record and 13–5 in conference, good enough for second place in the Big Ten. The 26 wins tied the most for a Michigan State team in the regular season. The team still had the opportunity, with postseason victories, to earn the most wins ever for a Michigan State basketball team in a season.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten regular season, March
On March 8, USA Today named Valentine National Player of the Year over Oklahoma's Buddy Hield. The Big Ten also announced that Valentine was the Big Ten's Player of the Year. Forbes was named Second Team All-Big Ten and Costello was voted second team by the media and third team by the coaches. Valentine was the fifth player under Izzo and eighth in Michigan State history to be named Big Ten Player of the Year. On March 9, NBCSports.com named Valentine National Player of the Year and First Team All-American. On March 9, Valentine was named to the Sporting News All-American Team.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten Tournament
In the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, MSU faced Ohio State for the third time in 18 days. And, like the prior two games, MSU blew out OSU, winning 81–54. Valentine led the way with 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. The win moved MSU to 27–5 overall as they moved on to the semifinals vs. Maryland.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten Tournament
In the semifinals, MSU faced Maryland for the second time this season. The game was close throughout and offense was hard to come by in the second half. But, MSU was able to hold off Maryland to win 64–61. Valentine led the Spartans with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. The Spartans moved to 28–5 overall and to the Big Ten Championship against Purdue.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, Big Ten Tournament
In the Big Ten Championship, MSU took an early lead at halftime and led by as many as 13 in the second half. However, Purdue came back to keep it close, but MSU again pulled out a close game, winning 66–62. With the win, MSU set the record for most Big Ten Tournament Championships with five (Ohio State has also won five, but one has been vacated due to NCAA violations). Valentine again led the way with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists. Costello also set MSU's career block record, passing Branden Dawson, with 145. MSU's record moved to 29–5 and, presumed by many analysts, to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, NCAA tournament
Following the Big Ten Championship, MSU learned that it would not receive a No. 1 seed, instead receiving a No. 2 seed in the Midwest bracket. This marked the 19th consecutive year the Spartans have made the NCAA Tournament. Despite receiving the No. 2 seed, MSU was considered by many the favorite to with the NCAA Championship.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, NCAA tournament
Michigan State faced off against No. 15-seeded Middle Tennessee in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on March 18. Middle Tennessee led throughout the game and withstood every run made by the Spartans. MSU could not overcome the Blue Raiders and were upset by a score of 90–81. Costello led the Spartans with 22 points in his final MSU game. Valentine, disappointed in his performance, had 13 points and 12 assists. Costello, Forbes, and Valentine ended their MSU careers with what some argue was the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, After the season
On March 20, Valentine was named one of four finalists for the Naismith Trophy.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, After the season
On March 29, Valentine was named NABC National Player of the Year.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, After the season
On March 31, Valentine became the first Michigan State player ever to be named AP National Player of the Year.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team, Regular season, After the season
On April 4, Izzo was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team
The 2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team will represent Michigan State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth year head coach Suzy Merchant, play their home games at the Breslin Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished with a record of 25–9, 13–5 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Ten Women's Tournament where they lost to Maryland. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Belmont in the first round before losing to Mississippi State in the second round.


2015–16 Michigan State Spartans women's basketball team, Roster
Amaka Agugua (Hofstra) NcKell Copeland (Jacksonville State) Mark Simons (Michigan State)


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the 49th consecutive year at the Crisler Center, which has a capacity of 12,707. This season marked the program's 100th season and its 99th consecutive year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by 9th year head coach John Beilein. Because this was Michigan's 100th season, the team was known as Squad 100 or Team 100


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The 2014–15 Wolverines had entered the season coming off the school's winningest two-year stretch in history, but it did not reach the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament after losing starters Caris LeVert and Derrick Walton to season-ending injuries in January. The 2015–16 team follows the first season in five years in which the school did not make the NCAA Tournament. In addition to the season-ending injuries for LeVert and Walton the prior season, the team was coming off an offseason which saw Spike Albrecht and Zak Irvin have surgeries.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Albrecht retired from the sport in December, although he later changed his mind. Later that month, Levert had an injury that ended his season. He only played in one conference game. He led the team in many statistical categories at the time of his injury and made midseason watchlists for various major national awards.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
The team won two games in the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament and one in the play-in game versus Tulsa. Also, known as the First Four. 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The Wolverines finished the season 23–13. Following the season, Walton and Irvin were among the All-Big Ten conference honorees. Walton was a third team selection by the coaches and honorable mention selection by the media. Irvin was an honorable mention selection by both.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, 2015–16 recruits
On March 11, 2015, Michigan offered a scholarship to German Euroleague player Moritz "Moe" Wagner and he committed to Michigan on April 5. Brent Hibbitts accepted a preferred walk-on role with the class of 2015 over scholarships from Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Vermont, Appalachian State and American University.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Future recruits, 2016–17
On August 7, 2014, Jon Teske, who lived in the Grand Rapids, Michigan suburb Grandville until he was 10 and his family moved to Medina, Ohio, committed to Michigan via Twitter. On April 16, 2015, Austin Davis of Onsted, Michigan committed to Michigan. On May 11, Tyus Battle committed to Michigan. At the time of Battle's signing, the entire set of scholarships for the class of 2016 seemed to be allocated. On June 19, Battle decommitted from Michigan. On July 28, Ibi Watson committed to Michigan from Caris LeVert's alma mater Pickerington High School Central.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Future recruits, 2016–17
On September 9, Xavier Simpson committed to the team. At the time he was ranked as the number 66 player and number 12 point guard by ESPN, number 55 and number 12 by Scout.com and number 87 player and number 44 guard by Rivals.com, making him the number 69 player and 13 point guard by 247Sports.com. Davis, Teske, Watson and Simpson all signed their National Letters of Intent on November 11, 2015.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Future recruits, 2016–17
Among the accomplishments of the recruits are Simpson earning the 2015 Ohio Associated Press Division I Player of the Year and Davis earning the 2015 Michigan Associated Press Class B Player of the Year awards as juniors as well as Simpson's 2014 Ohio Division III state championship.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Future recruits, 2017–18
On October 23, 2015, four-star recruit Jordan Poole became the first commitment for the Class of 2017 after a home gym visit from Beilein and assistant coach Jordan and multiple Michigan campus visits. Poole had several competing offers including Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Memphis, Marquette, and Auburn.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Departures
In June 2015, Bielfeldt announced that he had decided to use his redshirt year to play for the 2015–16 Indiana Hoosiers after the Hoosiers dismissed two forwards from the team the month before. Bielfeldt had considered several midwest schools and DePaul, Nebraska and Iowa State were his other finalists.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
In April 2015, Spike Albrecht had offseason surgery on his right hip to correct for a genetic condition that may also necessitate left hip surgery. Following the 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament several pollsters (including ESPN, USA Today, NBC Sports) omitted Michigan from the expected preseason top 25, however some that immediately projected Caris LeVert to return to Michigan included Michigan in the rankings: CBS Sports (#18) and Sports Illustrated (#16). Bleacher Report ranked Michigan at 25 noting lower expectations if LeVert declared himself eligible for the 2015 NBA draft.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
On April 21, LeVert announced that he would return for his senior season. That same day, Max Bielfeldt was released from his athletic scholarship with one year of eligibility remaining. Despite all 13 of its scholarships being committed at the time, Michigan continued to recruit five-star 2015 McDonald's All-American Jaylen Brown and four-star Kenny Williams for the class of 2015.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
A scholarship for one of the potential recruits became available on April 27, when Beilein and rising sophomore Austin Hatch announced that Hatch, who had survived two plane crashes that killed his parents, siblings, and stepmother, would no longer play for the team due to medical issues stemming from injuries he suffered in the second crash. Michigan applied for and received a "medical exemption waiver" from the NCAA for Hatch; the waiver allows a school to keep a student-athlete who has career-ending medical issues on scholarship. Hatch transitioned to being a student assistant coach; as such, he was no longer on the active roster but could otherwise fully participate in the program. However, Brown committed to California on May 1. Williams committed to North Carolina on May 2.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
On September 9, Beilein announced that Zak Irvin would be sidelined for 6–8 weeks, but that he was expected to be available near the beginning of the season.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
The October 15 Preseason Coaches Poll listed five teams from the 2015–16 Big Ten Conference, while 3 others, including Michigan, were receiving votes. Michigan had the most votes of teams not included in the top 25. Two weeks later the preseason AP Poll included six Big Ten Teams with Michigan listed at number 25. Athlon Sports listed Michigan at 22. Sporting News ranked Michigan at number 18. NBC Sports listed them at 17. ESPN's 10-person panel selected ranked Michigan 22. Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook selected Michigan 17. Sports Illustrated ranked all 351 teams and listed Michigan at 27. The United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) ranked Michigan 23.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
Caris LeVert was named a preseason All-Big Ten selection, for the second straight year. He was also one of three Big Ten selections to the 20-man Jerry West Award preseason watchlist. He made the initial 50-man John R. Wooden Award watch list on November 17. On December 2, Levert earned recognition on the 50-man Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist and 33-man Oscar Robertson Trophy watchlists. That same day, Albrecht was named an Allstate Good Works Team nominee.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Preseason
The team hosted its annual media day on October 22. The preseason would wind down with an open practice on November 2 followed by a "Squad 100 Selfie" promotion hour. Then the team had an exhibition game against Le Moyne on November 6, which pitted head coach Beilein's team against that of his son Patrick Beilein. Two days before the exhibition contest, Michigan extended Beilein's contract through the 2020–21 season.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
The 2015–16 academic year marked 150 years of intercollegiate athletics for the Michigan Wolverines and the 100th season of intercollegiate men's basketball for Michigan Wolverines men's basketball. Michigan participated in the 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis along with Gonzaga, Syracuse, Texas, Texas A&M, UConn, Washington, and Charlotte. Each of these eight teams travelled to the Bahamas for the 3-game tournament from November 25–27, 2015, and each team played one game per day.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Michigan played Penn State at the Madison Square Garden on January 30, 2016 as part of "Big Ten Day", a day-night doubleheader featuring a hockey and a basketball matchup between both schools. Michigan hosted Xavier in the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games on November 20, 2015. As part of a home-and-away with the 2014–15 and 2015–16 SMU teams, Michigan also played SMU in Dallas on December 8, 2015. The Wolverines made a trip to NC State for the ACC-Big Ten Challenge, as well.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On November 6, Beilein led the Wolverines over his son Patrick's Le Moyne team 74–52 in the team's only exhibition game as LeVert posted 22 points. Michigan began the regular season with a 70–44 victory over Northern Michigan on November 13. The team was led by LeVert who posted a game-high 18 points and 5 assists in his return to the lineup and Aubrey Dawkins who added 15 points on 6–of–7. However Irvin remained on the sidelines. On November 16, Michigan defeated Elon as Walton led all players with 24 points, six rebounds and seven assists.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Duncan Robinson added 19 points including all six shot attempts (5 three point shots). Zak Irvin made his first appearance with three assists. On November 20, Michigan suffered its first loss of the season to Xavier in the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games, despite a game-high 29 points by LeVert. Irvin made his first start of the season, scoring seven points and one rebound. During the game, the team unveiled its new logo, "We 100", on its pregame warmups which matched the team hashtag #squad100.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Before beginning the 2015 Battle 4 Atlantis in Nassau, Bahamas, Beilein noted that Mark Donnal would not be in the starting lineup going forward. On November 25, Michigan lost to (#18 AP Poll/#21 Coaches Poll) UConn at the Battle 4 Atlantis. After getting off to a 12–5 lead, Michigan fell behind by 36–22 at the half and as much as 19 points in the second half. When Michigan defeated Charlotte 102–47 on November 26, the team set Battle 4 Atlantis records for points, margin of victory and shooting percentage (61%).


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
The game featured freshman Moritz Wagner's 19-point performance on 8–9 shooting from the field. Michigan allowed no second chance points. The team's 55-point victory was the largest for the Wolverines since 1946, when the team defeated Chicago by 58. It was also the largest defeat in Charlotte 49ers men's basketball history and the first time Michigan defeated Charlotte in three tries. Michigan defeated Texas 78–72 on November 27 on 14–25 three point shooting including 11 in the first half to jump out to a 12-point lead.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Michigan defeated NC State 66–59 in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge on December 1. Walton sprained his left ankle in the first half of the game. Michigan defeated Houston Baptist 82–57 on December 5. With Walton sidelined, LeVert started at point guard. On December 8, Michigan lost 82–58 to (19/-) SMU as LeVert slumped on 1–13 field goal shooting. On December 11, Albrecht announced he was ending his college basketball career due to injuries. On December 12, Michigan defeated Delaware State 80–33, as six Wolverines scored in double figures.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
The last time Michigan had six players in double figures was January 26, 2002, when the 2001–02 Wolverines did so against Vermont. The 33 points allowed by the Wolverines are the lowest since the 2011–12 Wolverines allowed 33 to Ferris State in its season opener on November 11, 2011. Michigan held Delaware State to just 24-percent shooting from the field, the lowest shooting percentage by any Michigan opponent since South Carolina Upstate shot 22.2 percent on November 13, 2010 against the 2010–11 Wolverines. Robinson made his first start of his career, and Andrew Dakich made his season debut.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On December 15, Michigan defeated Northern Kentucky 77–62. LeVert finished with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the fourth player in Michigan program history to record a triple-double, and the 49th Wolverine to eclipse 1,000 career points. Walton returned from an ankle injury that sidelined him for three games, and posted 16 points, one rebound, one assist and one steal. On December 19, Michigan defeated Youngstown State 105–46. Walton finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, becoming the fifth player in Michigan program history to record a triple-double.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
This was the first time in program history two players recorded triple-doubles in consecutive games. The win was the second largest in school history, behind only the 67–7 victory over Detroit Naval Station in 1919 and the game marked the second time since at least the 1996–97 season that any team had posted back-to-back triple doubles and the first time by different players. Based on his triple double against Northern Kentucky and a 19-point effort against Youngstown State, LeVert earned Co-Big Ten Player of the Week honors (along with Malcolm Hill) on December 21.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On December 23, Michigan completed its preconference schedule with a 96–60 victory over Bryant. Michigan surpassed the single-game school record for three-point field goals made with 17, surpassing the previous record of 16 that the 2010–11 Wolverines had last achieved 5 years before to the day against the 2010–11 Bryant Bulldogs. On December 30, Michigan defeated Illinois 78–68 in its Big Ten Conference opener. LeVert posted a 22-point, 10-assist double-double and Mark Donnal had a career night with new career highs in points (26), rebounds (9), blocks (3), and minutes (28).


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On January 2, Michigan defeated Penn State 79–56. Michigan showed its seventh different starting lineup of the season, as LeVert was out due to a lower left leg injury. The game marked the seventh time this season Michigan had four or more players score in double figures. On January 7, Michigan lost to (#20/#18) Purdue 70–87 in the first of three consecutive games against ranked opponents. Muhammad Ali Abdur Rahkman scored a career-high and game-high 25 points. On January 12 with LeVert still sidelined, Michigan defeated (#3/#3) Maryland 70–67.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Irvin posted a season-high and game-high 22 points; Walton had a 12-point/10-rebound double-double and Robinson added 17 points on 5-for-9 three-point shooting. With the win over Maryland, Michigan defeated a top-three nationally ranked opponent at Crisler Center for the first time since the 1997–98 team defeated No. 3 Duke, 81–73, on December 13, 1997. On January 17, Michigan fell to (#16/#19) Iowa 82–71. On January 20, Michigan defeated Minnesota 74–69 behind 22 points by Walton and a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double by Irvin.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On January 23, Michigan defeated Nebraska 81–68, behind 21 points by Robinson, and a 19-point, 12-rebound double-double by Walton. Michigan began both halves of the game with hot shooting taking an 18–6 lead in the first half and then building a 33–30 halftime lead into a 54–36 lead by making their first nine shots in the second half. On January 27, Michigan defeated Rutgers, remaining unbeaten in eight all-time meetings against the Scarlet Knights. The win, their 16th victory of the season, matched their total from the 2014–15 season. On January 30, Michigan defeated Penn State 79–72 in the inaugural B1G Super Saturday game at Madison Square Garden. Walton posted 13 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists, recording his second double-double in the last three games.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
After building an early 11-point lead on February 2, Michigan eventually went scoreless for the final 9:05 of the first half as (#22/21) Indiana scored the final 25 points of the half on way to an 80–67 victory. Entering the February 6 rivalry game against (#10/10) Michigan State, Michigan had posted a 1–5 record against top 25 teams, with 5 double digit losses. In the game, Michigan endured back-to-back defeats for the second time this season, losing 89–73 despite a 19–9 turnover margin including a season high 11 steals.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On February 10, Michigan defeated Minnesota behind a career-high 26 points by Walton and a perfect shooting night from Abdur-Rakman (5-for-5 from the field and 3-for-3 from the line) for 16 points. On February 13, Michigan defeated (#18/16) Purdue, 61–56. Irvin scored 16 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, as the Wolverines finished the game on an 11–0 scoring run after falling behind 56–50 with three minutes to play. After missing the previous 11 games, LeVert recorded five rebounds and one assist in 11 minutes.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Michigan commemorated the 100th anniversary of Wolverines basketball during a celebration at the game. On February 16, Michigan lost to Ohio State 66–76. Irvin finished with 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, and two steals, becoming the 50th Wolverine to eclipse 1,000 career points. On February 21, Michigan lost to (#5/6) Maryland 82–86, despite a game-high 25 points and five blocks from Donnal. On February 24, Michigan defeated Northwestern 72–63. Michigan fell behind early after it had a scoring drought of nearly six minutes to open the game, as they missed its first eight shots. They finished the first half shooting 12-of-17 from the field to cut Northwestern's lead from 11 points to one. On February 28, Michigan lost to Wisconsin 57–68, in their final road game of the season. Michigan was held to a season-low for 3-point attempts in going 5-of-13.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On March 1, the team announced that LeVert would sit out the remainder of the season to concentrate on his continued recovery after suffering a lower left leg injury at the end of December. On March 5, Michigan lost to (#15/#16) Iowa, 61–71, in their Big Ten Conference finale, to finish the regular season at 20–11 (11–8 Big Ten). Prior to the game for senior night, Michigan celebrated the accomplishments and careers of seniors Spike Albrecht and Caris LeVert, whose senior seasons were both cut short due to injuries. Freshman Fred Wright-Jones, who has been a manager and practice player the entire season, was allowed to suit up for the game.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
After a bye in the first round of the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, Michigan played Northwestern on March 10. Michigan scored 16 consecutive points early to take a 16–3 lead. Northwestern cut the lead to two points before Michigan took a nine-point lead into the half. Michigan opened up a 12-point lead a couple of times in the second half before Northwestern took a 55–54 lead with 3:27 remaining. On Northwestern's final possession of regulation, Alex Olah forced overtime with a rebound and a field goal.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
In overtime, Robinson made a three-point shot to tie the score at 70 with 46.5 seconds remaining. Irvin scored the game-winning basket in front of his hometown crowd at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with 3.3 seconds left. Robinson led the way with 21 points; while Irvin added 19 points and eight rebounds and Abdur-Rahkman posted 14 points. This was just the second overtime game in Michigan's Big Ten Tournament history. Michigan defeated Purdue, 79–73, on March 14, 1999. The game marked Irvin's 100th career game with Michigan, becoming just the 64th Wolverine to reach the milestone.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On March 11, Michigan defeated No. 1-seeded (#10/#10) Indiana in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, 72–69. Kameron Chatman scored the game-winning three-pointer as time expired to give the Wolverines the win. Irvin led the way with a team-high 17 points, while Walton set a Big Ten Tournament single-game record with 12 assists. Robinson again put Michigan in position to win by tying the score with a three-point shot with 46 seconds remaining.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Michigan recorded six three-pointers in the game, to set a new single-season program record for three-pointers in a season with 320, surpassing the previous record of 319 set during the 2013–14 season. On March 12, Michigan lost to (#13/#13) Purdue in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, 59–76. Purdue opened the game with an 8–0 scoring run and took a 38–30 lead into halftime. After trailing by as many as 17 early in the second half, the Wolverines fought back to within six only to be outscored 16–5 in the last 7:35 of the game.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Abdur-Rahkman led the way with 15 points, while Walton added 14 points and Irvin posted 11 points. Michigan recorded six three-pointers in the game to extend their single-season record for three-pointers in a season to 326. With five assists in the game, Walton is now tied for third-most assists in a single Big Ten Tournament with 22, with Brent Darby (2003). Robinson recorded his 90th three-pointer of the season, becoming just the fifth Wolverine in history to reach the milestone in a single season. Irvin was selected to the All-Tournament Team.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On March 13, Michigan received an at-large bid to the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines are the No. 11 seed in the East Region and faced No. 11 Tulsa in the First Four on March 16 in Dayton, Ohio. Michigan is in the tournament field for the fifth time in the last six seasons after missing out on the 2015 tournament field. Beilein's Wolverines advanced to the national title game in 2013 and followed with an Elite Eight performance in 2014. Michigan is one of three Big Ten teams in the east region (along with Wisconsin and Indiana).


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
On March 16 in the First Four, Michigan defeated Tulsa, 67–62, to advance to the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. After falling behind 16–9, Michigan ended the first half on a 19–4 scoring run to take an eight-point lead into halftime. Irvin hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 53 seconds left to put the Wolverines up by two points. Michigan was led by Abdur-Rahkman and Irvin with 16 points, while Robinson recorded his first double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds. The game was the first-ever meeting between the two teams in program history.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Schedule
Michigan recorded six three-pointers in the game to extend their single-season record for three-pointers in a season to 332. On March 18, Michigan lost to No. 6 seed Notre Dame, 63–70. Michigan finished the first half on a 7–0 run to take a 41–29 lead at halftime. Notre Dame came out with a 15–5 run to start the second half, cutting Michigan's lead to three points. Notre Dame did not take a lead in the game until Beacham's three-pointer with 9:26 left to make it 51–48. From there on there were five lead changes and three ties. Abdur-Rahkman led Michigan in scoring with 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and one steal, while Walton recorded a career-high six steals, along with 10 points, eight assists and four rebounds. Michigan recorded 10 three-pointers in the game to extend their single-season record for three-pointers in a season to 342.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Roster
Donnal was reclassified from redshirt sophomore to junior at Michigan at the beginning of the season, indicating that he might not use all of his three remaining years of eligibility at Michigan.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Midseason recognition
LeVert was one of four Big Ten athletes (along with Melo Trimble, Jarrod Uthoff and Denzel Valentine) among the 25 players included in the Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 Watch List on January 13. On February 2, LeVert was one of two Big Ten athletes (along with Malcolm Hill) named one of 10 finalists for the Jerry West Award, despite having missed the last 8 of Michigan's 22 games.


2015–16 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team, Honors
Following the 2015–16 Big Ten season, Walton was listed as a third team All-Big Ten selection by the coaches and an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the media, while Irvin was an honorable mention selection by both. Max Bielfeldt, who left the team prior to the season, was voted the Sixth Man of the Year by the coaches for his contributions to the regular season champion Indiana Hoosiers. Irvin was selected to the 2016 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament All-Tournament Team. Following the season, Levert was invited to the NBA Draft Combine.