The 2015–16 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team represented

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during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...

. The Scarlet Knights, led by third year head coach

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, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center as second year members of the

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. They finished the season 7–25, 1–17 in Big Ten play to finishing in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to

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. Following the season, head coach Eddie Jordan was fired. He finished at Rutgers with a three-year record of 29–68.

Previous season

The Scarlet Knights finished the 2014-15 Season 10–22, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to

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Departures

Incoming transfers

2015 signing class

Roster

Schedule

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References

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