2017 – 18 Providence Friars men 's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Friars , led by seventh-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 21 – 14 , 10 – 8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place . As the No. 5 seed in the Big East Tournament , they defeated Creighton and No. 1-seeded Xavier in back-to-back overtime games to advance to the championship game . In a third straight overtime game , the Friars fell to Villanova in the championship game . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost to Texas A&M in the First Round
Big East Tournament
2018 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team