2015–16 Northeast Conference men's basketball season
The 2015–16 NEC men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play started in early January 2016 and will conclude in March with the 2016 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.
Preseason
Rankings
first place votesAll-NEC team
| Coaches Poll |
BK Ashe Mount St. Mary's, Jr., G. Cane Broome Sacred Heart, So., G. Dan Garvin Bryant, Jr., F. Rodney Pryor Robert Morris, Sr., G. Gregory Graves Mount St. Mary's, Sr., F. |
Head Coaches
Note: Stats shown are before the beginning of the season. All numbers are from time at current school.| Team | Head coach | Previous school | Seasons at school | Overall record | NEC record | NEC Tournament Championships | Post-Season Tournaments | Post-Season Tournament Championships |
| Bryant | Tim O'Shea | Ohio | 7 | 0 | CBI–1 | 0 | ||
| Central Connecticut | Howie Dickenman | Connecticut | 19 | 3 | NCAA–3 | 0 | ||
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Greg Herenda | UMass Lowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| LIU Brooklyn | Jack Perri | Rhode Island College | 3 | 1 | NCAA–1 | 0 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's | Jamion Christian | VCU | 3 | 1 | NCAA–1 | 0 | ||
| Robert Morris | Andrew Toole | Lafayette | 5 | 1 | NCAA–1 NIT-2 CIT-1 | 0 | ||
| Sacred Heart | Anthony Latina | Central Connecticut | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| St. Francis Brooklyn | Glenn Braica | St. John's | 5 | 0 | NIT-1 | 0 | ||
| Saint Francis | Rob Krimmel | 3 | 0 | CIT-1 | 0 | |||
| Wagner | Bashir Mason | Marist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NEC Regular Season
Conference Matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. indicates games remaining this season.Player of the week
Throughout the regular season, the Northeast Conference offices named a player of the week and a freshmen of the week each Monday.| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
| 1 | Cane Broome, SHU | Quincy McKnight, SHU |
| 2 | Jerome Frink, LIU | Quincy McKnight, SHU |
| 3 | Earl Potts Jr., FDU | Marcel Pettway, BRY |
| 4 | BK Ashe, MSM | Quincy McKnight, SHU |
| 5 | Jerome Frink, LIU | Marcel Pettway, BRY |
| 6 | Rodney Prior, RMU | Evan Phoenix, CCSU |
| 7 | Martin Hermannsson, LIU | Marcel Pettway, BRY |
| 8 | Cane Broome, SHU | Marcel Pettway, BRY |
| 9 | Earl Potts Jr., FDU | Mike Holloway, FDU |
| 10 | Earl Potts Jr., FDU | Mike Holloway, FDU |
| 11 | Isaiah Blackmon, SFU | Isaiah Blackmon, SFU |
| 12 | Michael Carey, WC Martin Hermannsson, LIU | Isaiah Blackmon, SFU |
| 13 | Ronnie Drinnon, SFU | Isaiah Still, RMU |
| 14 | Junior Robinson, MSM Martin Hermannsson, LIU | Mike Holloway, FDU Quincy McKnight, SHU |
| 15 | Cane Broom, SHU | Quincy McKnight, SHU |
| 16 | Michael Carey, WC | Nisre Zouzoua, BRY |
Postseason
NEC Tournament
- March 2–8, 2016 Northeast Conference Basketball Tournament.
NCAA tournament
| Seed | Region | School | First Four | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Sweet 16 | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
| 16 | East | Fairleigh Dickinson | L, 65–96 vs. #16 Florida Gulf Coast – |
National Invitational Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| 8 | St. Bonaventure/BYU Quadrant | Wagner | W, 79–75 vs. #1 St. Bonaventure | L, 54–87 vs. #4 Creighton |
Honors and awards
Milestones and records
- On December 10, 2015 the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers attempted 49 three-pointers against NJIT, the most in conference history in a single game.