NEW YORK — Providence and Butler ended disappointing regular seasons with the dubious claim of being among the Big East’s coldest teams.Two teams on lengthy losing streaks will open the Big East tournament Wednesday afternoon when eighth-seeded Providence faces ninth-seeded Butler in an opening round game, with the winner advancing to face top-seeded St. John’s on Thursday.Providence (12-19) is concluding its first losing season since going 15-17 in former coach Ed Cooley’s first season in 2011-12. The Friars also finished with a losing conference record for only the second time since 2011-12 and only saw star forward Bryce Hopkins play in three games due to a slow recovery from a knee injury.”It’s zero and zero,” coach Kim English said after Providence extended its losing streak to five with a 76-68 loss at Xavier on Saturday. “Every team in this league is zero and zero now. I thought we took a step in the right direction in some ways to get some good mojo headed into the city. So excited to hook it up with Butler.”Bensley Joseph showed flashes this season by averaging 12.9 points. He produced four games of at least 25 points, including a 27-point showing at Xavier. He also had a 1-for-10 showing at Creighton, a 1-for-12 performance against UConn and a 1-for-9 outing against St. John’s.Joseph also finished Saturday’s loss with five of the 17 turnovers by the Friars, who averaged a league-worst 12.7 giveaways per game this season.The Friars are on the brink of their first 20-loss season since finishing 11-20 in 1984-85 and their average margin of defeat in the current skid is 14.8 points. Providence’s finish is part of a 1-9 slide since eking out a two-point victory at Seton Hall on Jan. 28 and it includes an 82-81 loss at Butler on Feb. 8.