Providence Friars men's basketball
Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1964 First Round Villanova L 66-77
1965 First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight West Virginia Saint Joseph 's Princeton W 91-67 W 81-73 L 69-109
1966 First Round Saint Joseph 's L 48-65
1972 First Round Penn L 60-76
1973 First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game Saint Joseph 's Penn Maryland Memphis Indiana W 89-76 W 87-65 W 103-89 L 85-98 L 79-97
1974 First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game Penn NC State Furman W 84-69 L 78-82 W 95-83
1977 First Round Kansas State L 80-87
1978 First Round Michigan State L 63-77
1987 # 6 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four # 11 UAB # 14 Austin Peay # 2 Alabama # 1 Georgetown # 2 Syracuse W 90-68 W 90-87 W 103-82 W 88-73 L 63-77
1989 # 12 First Round # 5 Virginia L 97-100
1990 # 8 First Round # 9 Ohio State L 83-84
1994 # 8 First Round # 9 Alabama L 70-76
1997 # 10 First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight # 7 Marquette # 2 Duke # 14 Chattanooga # 4 Arizona W 81-59 W 98-87 W 71-65 L 92-96
2001 # 10 First Round # 7 Penn State L 59-69
2004 # 5 First Round # 12 Pacific L 58-66
2014 # 11 First Round # 6 North Carolina L 77-79
2015 # 6 First Round # 11 Dayton L 53-66
2016 # 9 First Round Second Round # 8 USC # 1 North Carolina W 70-69 L 66-85
2017 # 11 First Four # 11 USC L 71-75
2018 # 10 First Round # 7 Texas A & M L 69-73
Postseason -- NCAA tournament results
The Friars have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 20 times . Their combined record is 15–21 .
The Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition, and they are a founding member of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Since 2011, the head coach is Ed Cooley. The Friars have made two Final Four appearances in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, in 1973 and 1987. Four former players or coaches - Dave Gavitt, John Thompson, Rick Pitino, and Lenny Wilkens - are enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. In addition, two-time NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament champion, current Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan, helped lead the Friars (as a player) to the Final Four in 1987.