The 2015–16 UIC Flames men's basketball team represented the
University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois s ...
in the
2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach
Steve McClain, hired in the offseason to replace
Howard Moore. The Flames played their home games at the
UIC Pavilion
Credit Union 1 Arena (previously known as UIC Pavilion) is a multi-purpose arena located at 525 S. Racine Avenue on the Near West Side in Chicago, Illinois, which opened in 1982.
Description and history
Credit Union 1 Arena is located on the cam ...
and were members of the
Horizon League
The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
. They finished the season 5–25, 3–15 in Horizon League play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the
Horizon League tournament to
Wright State
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
.
Previous season
The Flames finished towards the bottom of the Horizon League standings with a record of 4–12 (10–24). Following a semifinal exit in the conference tournament, head coach
Howard Moore was let go. He was replaced by
Indiana
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assistant and former
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the sou ...
head coach
Steve McClain.
Roster
Schedule
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Horizon League tournament
References
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