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 #8 seed where they USC in the first round to advance to the second round where they lost to North Carolina.

Previous season

The Friars finished the 2014–15 season 22–12 overall and 11–7 in Big East play to finish in fourth place. They defeated St. John's in the quarterfinals and lost to Villanova in the semifinals of the Big East Tournament. The Friars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a #6 seed, losing to Dayton in the Second Round.

Off season

Departures

Incoming recruits

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"|Big East regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| Big East Tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#000000; color:#C0C0C0;"| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
APRVRVRV23151410128121610112023RVNRRVRVN/A
CoachesRVRVNR2418141413912171011172024RVRVRVRV