2016 – 17 Providence Friars men 's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Friars , led by sixth-year head coach Ed Cooley , played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center , as members of the Big East Conference . They finished the 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
Big East Tournament
2017 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team