Amaker inherited a Michigan Wolverines men 's basketball team that was five years into the investigation of the University of Michigan basketball scandal . The Wolverines opposed Amaker 's former mentor Krzyzewski and the 2001 – 02 Duke Blue Devils in his seventh game as head coach , but his team lost . Although the 2001 – 02 Wolverines finished at 11 – 18 , Amaker was able to lead the tenth-seeded team to a victory over seventh-seeded in the 2002 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament before losing to two seed ,
2002 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2002 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Tommy Amaker