2015 – 16 Evansville Purple Aces men 's basketball team represented the University of Evansville during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Purple Aces , led by ninth year head coach Marty Simmons , played their home games at the Ford Center and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference . They finished the season 25 – 9 , 12 – 6 in Missouri Valley play to finish in a tie for second place . They defeated Missouri State and Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Tournament to advance to the championship game where they lost to Northern Iowa . Despite having 25 wins , they did not participate in a postseason tournament
Missouri Valley Tournament
2016 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team