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2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

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2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record19–14 (11–5 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
Seasons
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 15 1   .938 27 8   .771
UMBC 12 4   .750 25 11   .694
Hartford 11 5   .688 19 14   .576
Albany 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Stony Brook 7 9   .438 13 19   .406
New Hampshire 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
UMass Lowell 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Maine 3 13   .188 6 26   .188
Binghamton 2 14   .125 11 20   .355
2018 America East tournament winner

The 2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by eighth-year head coach John Gallagher, played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion as members of the America East Conference.They finished the season 19–14, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in third place. They defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing to UMBC in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego.

Previous season

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The Hawks finished the season 9–22, 4–12 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Albany.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
TreVaughn Wilkerson 0 F 6'7" 205 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to Lincoln (PA)
Jalen Ross 3 G 6'0" 185 RS Senior Greenbelt, MD Graduated
Jake Fay 55 G 6'6" 205 RS Junior Lynn, MA Graduate transferred to Virgin Islands

2017 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Petr Stepanyants
PF
Moscow, Russia Balboa City School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Jalen Knight
PG
Charlotte, NC United Faith Christian Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A 10/Mar 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Branislav Terzic
SG
Belgrade, Serbia BC Slodes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Ziga Habat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Gymnazia Siska Ljubljana, Slovenia
G 3 Jalen Knight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr United Faith Charlotte, NC
F 4 George Blagojevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Geelong, Australia
F 5 John Carroll 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr IMG Academy/The Hill School Dublin, Ireland
F 10 Nikola Colovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr None Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 Andrew Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Diego Velazquez
Western Nebraska CC
Madrid, Spain
G 12 Jason Dunne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Matawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ
G 13 J. R. Lynch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hudson Catholic HS/St. Andrew's Hoboken, NJ
F 15 Jack Hobbs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Anchorage HS/Impact Basketball Anchorage, AK
G 20 Max Twyman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Rye HS Rye, NY
G/F 22 Travis Weatherington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Royal Palm Beach HS/Palm Beach State Palm Beach, FL
G/F 33 Mark Plousis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Cardinal O'Hara HS Havertown, PA
F 34 Branislav Terzic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Williston Northampton School Belgrade, Serbia
C 44 Hassan Attia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Colby CC Alexandria, Egypt
F 45 Petr Stepanyants 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr The Balboa School Moscow, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
8:00 p.m., ESPN3
Central Connecticut
Rivalry
W 85–84 OT 1–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,216)
Hartford, CT
November 12, 2017*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Gordon
Jamaica Classic
W 80–63  2–0
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (729)
Hartford, CT
November 15, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at Rider L 53–89  2–1
Alumni Gymnasium (1,223)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 18, 2017*
5:30 p.m., CBSSN
vs. LIU Brooklyn
Jamaica Classic
L 84–86  2–2
Montego Bay Convention Center (1,018)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 19, 2017*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Miami (OH)
Jamaica Classic
W 68–58  3–2
Montego Bay Convention Center (1,951)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2017*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
Bryant L 73–78  3–3
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951)
Hartford, CT
November 26, 2017*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Wagner L 73–78  3–4
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951)
Hartford, CT
November 30, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at LIU Brooklyn L 78–79  3–5
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,782)
Brooklyn, NY
December 2, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Boston College L 61–73  3–6
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,438)
Hartford, CT
December 7, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Quinnipiac W 77–75  4–6
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,019)
Hartford, CT
December 11, 2017*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Sacred Heart W 86–72  5–6
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182)
Hartford, CT
December 19, 2017*
10:00 p.m.
at Portland L 67–78  5–7
Chiles Center (1,191)
Portland, OR
December 22, 2017*
7:00 p.m.
at FIU W 79–72  6–7
FIU Arena (497)
Miami, FL
December 28, 2017*
7:00 p.m., BTN+
at Rutgers W 60–58  7–7
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,632)
Piscataway, NJ
America East regular season
January 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Albany W 72–64  8–7
(1–0)
SEFCU Arena (2,838)
Albany, NY
January 6, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Stony Brook L 61–63  8–8
(1–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,073)
Hartford, CT
January 10, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMass Lowell W 84–73  9–8
(2–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (705)
Hartford, CT
January 13, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Binghamton W 97–65  10–8
(3–1)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,505)
Hartford, CT
January 15, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMBC L 56–78  10–9
(3–2)
Retriever Activities Center (744)
Catonsville, MD
January 18, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Maine W 86–68  11–9
(4–2)
Cross Insurance Center (903)
Bangor, ME
January 21, 2018
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Vermont L 53–76  11–10
(4–3)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,784)
Hartford, CT
January 27, 2018
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 77–70  12–10
(5–3)
Tsongas Center (2,867)
Lowell, MA
January 31, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at New Hampshire W 79–62  13–10
(6–3)
Lundholm Gym (547)
Durham, NH
February 3, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Stony Brook W 73–64  14–10
(7–3)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,494)
Stony Brook, NY
February 11, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
Albany L 63–69  14–11
(7–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,525)
Hartford, CT
February 15, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Maine W 67–63  15–11
(8–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (914)
Hartford, CT
February 18, 2018
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Vermont W 69–68  16–11
(9–4)
Patrick Gym (3,168)
Burlington, VT
February 21, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
New Hampshire W 65–56  17–11
(10–4)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,002)
Hartford, CT
February 24, 2018
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Binghamton W 67–57  18–11
(11–4)
Binghamton University Events Center (3,714)
Vestal, NY
February 27, 2018
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMBC L 53–62  18–12
(11–5)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,036)
Hartford, CT
America East tournament
March 3, 2018
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
(3) (6) New Hampshire
Quarterfinals
W 71–60  19–12
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,727)
Hartford, CT
March 6, 2018
7:30 p.m., ESPN3
(3) (2) UMBC
Semifinals
L 60–75  19–13
Retriever Activities Center (2,234)
Catonsville, MD
CIT
March 12, 2018*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN
at San Diego
First round – Riley Wallace Classic
L 72–88  19–14
Jenny Craig Pavilion (893)
San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Schedule". hartfordhawks.com. Retrieved July 14, 2024.