2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball
C-USA tournament champions Great Alaska Shootout champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	25–10 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Kermit Davis (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing Win Case Ronnie Hamilton
Home arena	Murphy Center
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team represented Middle Tennessee State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Raiders, led by 14th year head coach Kermit Davis, played their home games at the Murphy Center and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 25–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated Charlotte, Marshall, and Old Dominion to be champions of the C-USA tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a #15 seed, in the first round they upset #2 seed and #2 nationally ranked Michigan State to become the eighth #15 seed to win an NCAA Tournament game. In the second round they lost to Syracuse.

The Blue Raiders finished the 2014–15 season 19–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to UAB. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Note: Justin Coleman was a junior college transferred from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College was going to be enrolled at the start of the fall of 2015. Later, Coleman was dismissed from the team due to violations of team rules.

Note: Jalen Perry was a 2015 high school graduate from Louisville, KY was going to be enrolled at the start of the fall of 2015. Later, Perry was dismissed from the team due to violations of team rules.

2015–16 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Darnell Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Hamilton Northwest Florida State Milwaukee, WI G/F 2 Perrin Buford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hillcrest Southwest Tennessee State Decatur, AL F 3 Joshua Phillips 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Pope John Paul II Hendersonville, TN F 4 Xavier Haberham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr East Laurens Hill College Dublin, GA G 5 Jacob Ivory 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) So East Murrah Jackson, MS G 10 Jaquawn Raymond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Statesboro North Carolina State Statesboro, GA G 11 Edward Simpson, Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So St. Martin Ocean Springs, MS G 15 Aldonis Foote 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Trinity Valley CC Peoria, IL G 20 Giddy Potts 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Athens Athens, AL F 22 JaCorey Williams (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Sr Arkansas Birmingham, AL G 24 Quavius Copeland 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Southside Gulf Coast State College Greenville, SC F 25 Karl Gamble 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr A.C. Flora Columbia, SC F 30 Reggie Upshaw Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Jr Baylor School Chattanooga, TN	Head coach Kermit Davis (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Greg Grensing (Texas State) Win Case (Oklahoma City) Ronnie Hamilton (UNC Pembroke) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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