2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by fifth-year head coach Ed Cooley, played their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center, and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 24–11, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Villanova. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a #9 seed where they defeated USC in the first round, then lost to North Carolina in the second round.

2015–16 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record24–11 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Andre LaFleur
  • Brian Blaney
  • Jeff Battle
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Villanova162 .889355  .875
No. 9 Xavier144 .778285  .848
No. 20 Seton Hall126 .667259  .735
Providence108 .5562411  .686
Butler108 .5562211  .667
Creighton99 .5002015  .571
Marquette810 .4442013  .606
Georgetown711 .3891518  .455
DePaul315 .167922  .290
St. John's117 .056824  .250
2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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