2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 4–14 conference record and a 15–17 record overall.

2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record1517 (414 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Davis
  • Rodell Davis
  • Chris Driscoll
MVPMarshon Brooks
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh153 .833286  .824
No. 5 Notre Dame144 .778277  .794
*#12 Syracuse126 .667278  .771
No. 14 Louisville126 .6672510  .714
No. 18 St. John's126 .6672112  .636
Cincinnati117 .611269  .743
No. 22 West Virginia117 .6112112  .636
Georgetown108 .5562111  .656
No. 10 Connecticut99 .500329  .780
Villanova99 .5002112  .636
Marquette99 .5002215  .595
Seton Hall711 .3891318  .419
Rutgers513 .2781517  .469
Providence414 .2221517  .469
South Florida315 .1671023  .303
DePaul117 .056724  .226
2011 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011
*Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6)
Rankings from AP Poll

In his third season with the team, head coach Keno Davis returned two starters and just eight players overall after a tumultuous offseason that included the dismissal of the team's leading scorer in 2009–10, forward Jamine Peterson, as well as the transfer or dismissal of three other players.

The Friars were led in scoring by senior forward Marshon Brooks, who finished first the conference and second in Division I with 24.6 points per game. He set conference records for single-game scoring (52 points vs. Notre Dame on February 23) and for single-season conference scoring (468 points). Brooks was named to the All-Big East First Team and the Associated Press All-American Third Team following the season and was a finalist for the 2011 John R. Wooden Award.

After losing their first six conference games, including a narrow home defeat to #5 Pittsburgh on January 4, the Friars managed back-to-back wins over ranked opponents for the first time since 1998. On January 22, they defeated #19 Louisville at home before knocking off #8 Villanova at home on January 26. However, the Friars did not receive votes in either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll at any point in the season.

The Friars lost seven of their final eight regular season conference games, finishing 14th in the conference before falling to Marquette in the first round of the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament. Davis was fired three days later.

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