The earned the sixth seed in the 1998 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament , but were ousted in the first round by eleventh-seeded in overtime in the first round . They ended up in the 1998 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to to fall to a final record of 15 – 15 . After returning Seton Hall to the post season , Amaker was considered for the Michigan job , but they decided to make interim coach Brian Ellerbe a full-time head coach
1998 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
1998 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Tommy Amaker