The Friars finished the season 24 – 11 , 10 – 8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place . They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed where they defeated USC in the First Round before losing to North Carolina in the Second Round
Big East Tournament
2016 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team