Editing Providence Steamrollers (section)

{{short description|Defunct American basketball team}}
{{about|the 1940s basketball team|the 1920s [[National Football League|NFL]] team |Providence Steamrollers (NFL)}}
{{Infobox basketball club
| logo = Providence Steamrollers logo.svg
| name = Providence Steamrollers
| division = [[Eastern Division (NBA)|Eastern]]
| founded = 1946
| folded = 1949
| history = '''Providence Steamrollers'''<br />1946–1949
| city = [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
| arena = [[Rhode Island Auditorium]]
| owner = [[Louis Pieri]]
| gm = [[Joe Fay]]
| colors = Burgundy, pink, black<br />{{color box|#AC162C}} {{color box|#FFBF9E}} {{color box|#010101}}
}}

The '''Providence Steamrollers''' were a [[Basketball Association of America]] team based in [[Providence, Rhode Island]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PRO/ Providence Steam Rollers Franchise Index]</ref> As of 2025, the Steamrollers were the last professional sports franchise from one of the [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada#"Big Four" leagues|Big Four]] leagues to be based in [[Rhode Island]].