Program history
Providence
in the tournament.
Providence appears in 22 tournaments in this archive, between 1964 and 2023, with an all-time record of 16–22. It has reached the national semifinals twice — 1973 and 1987 — without reaching the title game.
In its opening game it is 4–3. 2 of its 5 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 1997, when a 10th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Duke 98–87. The reverse happened in 2004: as a 5th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Pacific 66–58.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 5, from 2014 to 2018. Its longest absence ran 10 years, between 2004 and 2014. It has met Saint Joseph's 3 times, more than any other opponent.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 4th seed and as low as a 12th.
- 22 Appearances
- 16–22 All-time record
- 0 Titles
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | — | 20–6 | Joe Mullaney | Independent | First round |
| 1965 | — | 24–2 | Joe Mullaney | Independent | Regional Runner-up |
| 1966 | — | 22–5 | Joe Mullaney | Independent | First round |
| 1972 | — | 21–6 | Dave Gavitt | Independent | First round |
| 1973 | — | 27–4 | Dave Gavitt | Independent | Fourth Place |
| 1974 | — | 28–4 | Dave Gavitt | Independent | Regional third place |
| 1977 | — | 24–5 | Dave Gavitt | Independent | Round of 32 |
| 1978 | 3 | 24–8 | Dave Gavitt | Independent | Round of 32 |
| 1987 | 6 | 25–9 | Rick Pitino | Big East Conference | lost in the National semifinals to Syracuse, 63–77 |
| 1989 | 12 | 18–11 | Rick Barnes | Big East Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Virginia, 97–100 |
| 1990 | 9 | 17–12 | Rick Barnes | Big East Conference | lost in the First round to Ohio State, 83–84 (OT) |
| 1994 | 8 | 20–10 | Rick Barnes | Big East Conference | lost in the Round 1 to Alabama, 70–76 |
| 1997 | 10 | 24–12 | Pete Gillen | Big East Conference | lost in the Regional Final to Arizona, 92–96 (OT) |
| 2001 | 10 | 21–10 | Tim Welsh | Big East Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Penn State, 59–69 |
| 2004 | 5 | 20–9 | Tim Welsh | Big East Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Pacific, 58–66 |
| 2014 | 11 | 23–12 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 64 to North Carolina, 77–79 |
| 2015 | 6 | 22–12 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Dayton, 53–66 |
| 2016 | 9 | 24–11 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 32 to North Carolina, 66–85 |
| 2017 | 11 | 20–13 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the opening round to USC, 71–75 |
| 2018 | 10 | 21–14 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Texas A&M, 69–73 |
| 2022 | 4 | 27–6 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the regional semifinal to Kansas, 61–66 |
| 2023 | 11 | 21–12 | Ed Cooley | Big East Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Kentucky, 53–61 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 4–3 |
| Round of 64 | 7–14 |
| Round of 32 | 2–1 |
| Round of 8 | 1–1 |
| Semifinal | 2–3 |
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