The Friars finished the 2016 – 17 season 20 – 13 , 10 – 8 in Big East play to finish in a four-way tie for third place . As the No. 3 seed in the Big East Tournament , they lost in the quarterfinals to Creighton . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed where they lost to USC in the First Four . Prior to the season , Providence was picked to finish fourth in a poll of Big East coaches
Big East Tournament
2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team