# 2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by tenth-year head coach Ed Cooley, and played their home games at Alumni Hall in Providence, Rhode Island as a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 13-13, 9-10 in Big East Play to finish in 6th place. They lost in the first round of the Big East tournament to DePaul.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | Fairfield | W 97–56 | 1–0 | 23 – Watson | 10 – Watson | 8 – Bynum | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| November 30, 2020* 2:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Indiana Maui Invitational Quarterfinals | L 58–79 | 1–1 | 12 – Tied | 9 – Horchler | 3 – Duke | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| December 1, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Davidson Maui Invitational Second Consolation Round | W 63–62 | 2–1 | 22 – Watson | 8 – Horchler | 5 – Bynum | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| December 2, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Alabama Maui Invitational Fifth Place Game | L 71–88 | 2–2 | 19 – Duke | 4 – Tied | 6 – Duke | Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC |
| December 5, 2020* 4:30 p.m., FS2 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 79–67 | 3–2 | 28 – Duke | 8 – Duke | 5 – Gantt | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| December 9, 2020* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at TCU Big East/Big 12 Battle | W 79–70 | 4–2 | 28 – Duke | 8 – Tied | 8 – Bynum | Schollmaier Arena Fort Worth, TX |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 12, 2020 | | Xavier | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| December 17, 2020 | | UConn | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| December 20, 2020 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | at Seton Hall | W 80–77 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 (1–0) | 23 – Watson | 11 – Watson | 8 – Bynum | Prudential Center Newark, NJ |
| December 23, 2020 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Butler | L 64–70 | 5–3 (1–1) | 19 – Watson | 8 – Duke | 5 – Duke | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,724) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 27, 2020 4:30 p.m., FS1 | | DePaul | W 95–90 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3 (2–1) | 24 – Duke | 14 – Watson | 6 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| December 30, 2020 5:00 p.m., FS1 | | Butler | W 71–55 | 7–3 (3–1) | 22 – Duke | 13 – Duke | 8 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| January 2, 2021 12:00 p.m., FOX | | No. 11 Creighton | L 65–67 | 7–4 (3–2) | 13 – Tied | 8 – Watson | 4 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| January 10, 2021 11:00 a.m., FOX | | at Xavier | L 73–74 | 7–5 (3–3) | 30 – Duke | 14 – Watson | 6 – Duke | Cintas Center (300) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 12, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Marquette | L 69–79 | 7–6 (3–4) | 18 – Watson | 6 – Tied | 9 – Duke | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI |
| January 16, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | Georgetown | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| January 20, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | at No. 11 Creighton | W 74–70 | 8–6 (4–4) | 29 – Watson | 8 – Reeves | 5 – Duke | CHI Health Center Omaha (1,731) Omaha, NE |
| January 23, 2021 2:30 p.m., FOX | | at No. 3 Villanova | L 56–71 | 8–7 (4–5) | 18 – Breed | 11 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| January 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | Marquette | W 72–63 | 9–7 (5–5) | 31 – Duke | 7 – Watson | 6 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| January 30, 2021 12:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Georgetown | L 72–73 | 9–8 (5–6) | 28 – Reeves | 7 – Horchler | 7 – Duke | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| February 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 43–60 | 9–9 (5–7) | 10 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 6 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| February 6, 2021 2:00 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's | L 81–92 | 9–10 (5–8) | 30 – Watson | 8 – Tied | 7 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| February 10, 2021 4:00 p.m., FS1 | | UConn | W 70–59 | 10–10 (6–8) | 17 – Tied | 10 – Horchler | 6 – Reeves | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| February 13, 2021 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at DePaul | W 57–47 | 11–10 (7–8) | 17 – Duke | 13 – Duke | 4 – Duke | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL |
| February 16, 2021 6:30 p.m., FS1 | | at UConn | L 61–73 | 11–11 (7–9) | 14 – Breed | 6 – Watson | 2 – 3 Tied | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| February 24, 2021 9:00 p.m., FS1 | | Xavier | W 83–68 | 12–11 (8–9) | 20 – Horchler | 9 – Tied | 9 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| March 3, 2021 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at St. John's | L 67–81 | 12–12 (8–10) | 19 – Watson | 9 – Duke | 3 – Tied | Carnesecca Arena Queens, NY |
| March 6, 2021 2:30 p.m., FOX | | Villanova | W 54–52 | 13–12 (9–10) | 20 – Tied | 13 – Horchler | 3 – Duke | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 9:00 p.m, FS1 | (6) | vs. (11) DePaul First round | L 62–70 | 13–13 | 18 – Watson | 9 – Watson | 4 – Duke | Madison Square Garden (–) New York, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||