2015–16 Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball season
The 2015–16 CAA men's basketball season marked the 31st season of Colonial Athletic Association basketball, taking place between November 2015 and March 2016. Practices commenced in October 2015, and the season ended with the 2016 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Preseason
Preseason Poll
Preseason All-Conference Teams
Colonial Athletic Association Preseason Player of the Year: Juan'ya Green, HofstraRegular season
Head Coaches
- Earl Grant, Charleston
- Monté Ross, Delaware
- Bruiser Flint, Drexel
- Matt Matheny, Elon
- Joe Mihalich, Hofstra
- Matt Brady, James Madison
- Bill Coen, Northeastern
- Pat Skerry, Towson
- Kevin Keatts, UNC Wilmington
- Tony Shaver, William & Mary
Rankings
Postseason
Colonial Athletic Association Tournament
- March 4–7, 2016: Colonial Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament, Royal Farms Arena, Baltimore, Maryland
NCAA tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, that being the automatic bid of UNC Wilmington by winning the conference tournament.| Seed | Region | School | First Four | First Round | Second Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 13 | West | UNC Wilmington | Bye | Eliminated by Duke 85–93 | |||||
| Bids | W-L : | TOTAL: |
National Invitation Tournament
The CAA had one bid to the 2016 National Invitation Tournament, that being the automatic bid of Hofstra by winning the conference's regular season championship.| Seed | School | First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 5 | Hofstra | Eliminated by George Washington 80–82 | ||||
| Bids | W-L : | TOTAL: |
Vegas 16 Tournament
Towson was invited to play in the 2016 Vegas 16 Tournament.| School | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| Towson | Eliminated by Oakland 72–90 | ||
| W-L : | TOTAL: |
College Basketball Invitational
No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
No teams from the CAA accepted bids to play in the 2016 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.Awards and honors
Regular season
CAA Player-of-the-Week
- Nov. 16 – Shakir Brown, David Walker
- Nov. 23 – Canyon Barry, Juan'ya Green
- Nov. 30 – Quincy Ford
- Dec. 7 – Tanner Samson
- Dec. 14 – Canyon Barry , Marvin King-Davis
- Dec. 21 – Ron Curry, Kory Holden
- Dec. 28 – Canyon Barry , Quincy Ford
- Jan. 4 – Quincy Ford , Juan'ya Green
- Jan. 11 – Terry Tarpey
- Jan. 18 – Chris Flemmings, Rokas Gustys
- Jan. 25 – Juan'ya Green
- Feb. 1 – Chris Flemmings
- Feb. 8 – Ron Curry , Omar Prewitt
- Feb. 15 – Rokas Gustys
- Feb. 22 – Quincy Ford , Juan'ya Green
- Feb. 29 – Juan'ya Green
CAA Rookie-of-the-Week
- Nov. 16 – Terrell Allen
- Nov. 23 – Dainan Swoope
- Nov. 30 – C. J. Bryce
- Dec. 7 – Nick Harris
- Dec. 14 – Jeremy Miller
- Dec. 21 – Tyler Seibring
- Dec. 28 – C. J. Bryce
- Jan. 4 – Jarrell Brantley
- Jan. 11 – Tyler Seibring
- Jan. 18 – Tyler Seibring
- Jan. 25 – C. J. Bryce
- Feb. 1 – Marquise Pointer
- Feb. 8 – C. J. Bryce
- Feb. 15 – Jarrell Brantley
- Feb. 22 – Terrell Allen
- Feb. 29 – Jarrell Brantley
Postseason