2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 11th-year head coach Ed Cooley, and played their home games at Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 27–6, 14–3 in Big East play to win the school's first regular season championship. The Friars defeated Butler in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament before losing to Creighton in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated South Dakota State and Richmond to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. There they lost to No. 1 seed and eventual national champion Kansas.

2021–22 Providence Friars men's basketball
Big East regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record27–6 (14–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jeff Battle (7th season)
  • Brian Blaney (11th season)
  • Ivan Thomas (7th season)
Home arenaDunkin' Donuts Center
2021–22 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Providence143 .824276  .818
No. 6 Villanova164 .800308  .789
No. 21 UConn136 .6842310  .697
Creighton127 .6322312  .657
Seton Hall118 .5792111  .656
Marquette118 .5791913  .594
Xavier811 .4212313  .639
St. John's811 .4211715  .531
Butler614 .3001419  .424
DePaul614 .3001516  .484
Georgetown019 .000625  .194
2022 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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