Conference Big 12 Conference Head coach Shaka Smart (1st year) Assistant coach Darrin Horn | 2015–16 record 20–13 (11–7 Big 12) Assistant coach David Cason Assistant coach Mike Morell | |
The 2015–16 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Shaka Smart who was in his first year. The team played their home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in Big 12 play, to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of they Big 12 Tournament to Baylor. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Northern Iowa.
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Previous season
The Longhorns finished the season 20–14, 8–10 in Big 12 play, to finish in 7th place. They advanced to the second round of the Big 12 Tournament where they lost to Iowa State. Texas received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament in which they lost to Butler in the second round. On March 29, 2015, Rick Barnes was fired from his head coach position after 17 seasons at Texas, amassing a record of 402–180, by far the most wins for a head coach in program history.
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings