2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 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.

2016–17 Providence Friars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record20–13 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Battle
  • Brian Blaney
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Villanova153 .833324  .889
No. 21 Butler126 .667259  .735
Creighton108 .5562510  .714
Seton Hall108 .5562112  .636
Providence108 .5562013  .606
Marquette108 .5561913  .594
Xavier99 .5002414  .632
Saint John's711 .3891419  .424
Georgetown513 .2781418  .438
DePaul216 .111923  .281
2017 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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