The 2023–24 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The team was led by 1st-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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as a member of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 21–12, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the East region. There they lost to

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in the first round. On March 10, 2023,

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left the school to take the head coach job at Georgetown. On March 23, the school named

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head coach

the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

2024 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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Providence Friars men's basketball The Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition. They were a founding member of the original Big East Conference from 1979 until 2013, and are now a member of the current Big East Conf ...