The 2017–18 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Friars, led by seventh-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 21–14, 10–8 in Big East play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. As the No. 5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated Creighton and No. 1-seeded Xavier in back-to-back overtime games to advance to the championship game. In a third straight overtime game, the Friars fell to Villanova in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 10 seed in the West region where they lost to Texas A&M in the first round.
Previous season The Friars finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Bryan Donovan 2 G 6'0" 180 Freshman Gainesville, FL Transferred to Roger Williams University Casey Woodring 12 G 6'2" 190 Senior Darien, CT Graduated Ricky Council II 22 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Durham, NC Transferred to UMBC Ryan Fazekas 35 G 6'8" 215 Sophomore Chesterton, IN Transferred to Valparaiso
2017 recruiting class
Preseason Prior to the season, Providence was picked to finish fourth in a poll of Big East coaches.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big East tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
Game was suspended with 13:03 left in the 2nd half due to unsafe floor conditions and resumed at noon on February 22 at Alumni Hall.
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