Finishing with a 10-8 record in the Big East , the Friars began the 2009 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament as an eighth seed , defeating DePaul in the first round before falling to top-seeded Louisville in the quarterfinals . They missed the NCAA Tournament for a fifth straight season and lost in the first round of the NIT to Miami
2009 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2009 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2008–09 Providence Friars men's basketball team