▁record ▁overall , ▁ 6 – 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁Big ▁East . ▁Its ▁ 1 0 th - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁conference ▁earned ▁it ▁a ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Big ▁East ▁Tournament . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁the ▁Ho y as ▁ups et ▁sevent h - se eded ▁Prov idence , ▁but ▁they ▁fell ▁to ▁second - se eded ▁Miami ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁ ▁With ▁a ▁ 1 5 – 1 5 ▁record ▁after ▁the ▁tournament , ▁Ge or get own ▁missed ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁school ▁had ▁missed ▁the ▁tournament ▁for ▁two ▁consecutive ▁seasons ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 – 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 7 – 7 8 ▁seasons . ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁straight ▁year , ▁the ▁Ho y as ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Inv itation ▁Tournament ▁( N IT ). ▁They ▁lost ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁bringing ▁their ▁season ▁to ▁the ▁end . ▁The ▁ 1 5 – 1 6 ▁record ▁they ▁posted ▁was ▁Ge or get own s ▁first ▁losing ▁season ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 – 7 3 . ▁ ▁R oster ▁Source ▁ ▁Rank ings ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁not ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 2 5 ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁at ▁any ▁time . ▁It ▁also ▁was ▁not ▁ranked ▁in ▁the ▁Top ▁ 2 5 ▁in