▁co ached ▁by ▁John ▁Thompson , ▁Jr ., ▁in ▁his ▁ 2 7 th ▁season ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁until ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁res igned ▁and ▁Craig ▁E sh er ick ▁succeeded ▁him . ▁The ▁Ho y as ▁played ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁home ▁games ▁at ▁the ▁M CI ▁Center ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁although ▁they ▁played ▁one ▁home ▁game ▁at ▁Mc Don ough ▁G ymnasium ▁on ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁campus . ▁They ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Big ▁East ▁Conference ▁and ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 5 – 1 6 , ▁ 6 – 1 2 ▁in ▁Big ▁East ▁play . ▁They ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Big ▁East ▁Men ' s ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Miami . ▁Not ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁they ▁instead ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament ▁( N IT ) ▁– ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁appearance ▁in ▁the ▁N IT ▁– ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁Pr inc eton ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁Ge or get own ▁finished ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁losing ▁record ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁Season ▁rec ap ▁ ▁Play ing ▁the ▁previous ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ro ster ▁de ple ted ▁by ▁trans fers , ▁inj uries , ▁and ▁point ▁guard ▁Victor ▁P ages ▁early ▁departure ▁for ▁a ▁professional