2008–09 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

2008–09 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
2008–09 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
Conference	America East Conference
Record	7–26 (2–14 America East)
Head coach	Dan Leibovitz (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Gerlufsen; Drew Dawson; Elliott Broadnax;
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

2008–09 America East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Binghamton †	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
Vermont	13	–	3	.813	24	–	9	.727
Boston University	11	–	5	.688	17	–	13	.567
New Hampshire	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Stony Brook	8	–	8	.500	16	–	14	.533
UMBC	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
Albany	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Maine	4	–	12	.250	9	–	21	.300
Hartford	2	–	14	.125	7	–	26	.212

† America East tournament winner As of March 20, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by third year coach Dan Leibovitz. Hartford had a core group of players returning from the previous season but could not replicate the same success. The non-conference schedule included a matchup with final four participant UConn.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jaret von Rosenberg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Sharyland Collin County	Mission, TX
G	2	Charles White	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Simon Gratz	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	3	Michael Turner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Marin Catholic West Valley	Novato, CA
C	4	Malcolm Campbell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Fairfax	Los Angeles, CA
G	11	Andres Torres	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Colegio Adianez	Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
G	12	Clint Kuban	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Bethel	Bethel, CT
F	15	David Bookman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Southwest	Forth Worth, TX
F/C	21	Genesis Maciel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Centennial Worcester Academy	Los Angeles, CA
G/F	22	Drake U'u	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Rio Americano	Sacramento, CA
F	23	Morgan Sabia	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Sir Francis Drake	San Anselmo, CA
G	24	Joe Zeglinski	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Archbishop Ryan	Philadelphia, PA
F	25	Anthony Minor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Plymouth Whitemarsh	Philadelphia, PA
F	31	Kevin Estes	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Benedictine	Richmond, VA
G	32	Clayton Brothers	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Roxbury	Philadelphia, PA
G	33	Anthony Panebianco	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	St. Thomas More	Jupiter, FL

Head coach

Dan Leibovitz (Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Gerlufsen (Randolph–Macon)
Drew Dawson
Elliott Broadnax

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2020

Schedule

^[1]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2008* 7:00pm	Quinnipiac	L 62–63	0–1	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Nov 17, 2008* 7:00pm	at No. 2 UConn	L 56–99	0–2	XL Center Hartford, CT
Nov 20, 2008* 7:00pm	at Penn State Philly Hoop Group Classic	L 64–89	0–3	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 22, 2008*	St. Francis NY	W 91–82	1–3	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Nov 25, 2008* 7:00pm	at Rhode Island Philly Hoop Group Classic	L 72–94	1–4	Ryan Center Kingston, RI
Nov 28, 2008* 12:00pm	vs. NJIT Philly Hoop Group Classic	W 50–38	2–4	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Nov 29, 2008* 2:00pm	vs. Niagra Philly Hoop Group Classic	L 63–103	2–5	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Dec 4, 2008 7:00pm	Lafayette	W 97–82	3–5	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Dec 6, 2008* 4:00pm	LaSalle	L 64–70	3–6	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Dec 9, 2008* 7:00pm	at Brown	L 62–72	3–7	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
Dec 14, 2008* 4:00pm	at Sacred Heart	W 59–55	4–7	William H. Pitt Center Fairfield, CT
Dec 22, 2008* 8:00pm	at Baylor	L 59–74	4–8	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Dec 30, 2008* 10:30pm	at Stanford	L 55–69	4–9	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Jan 3, 2009 2:00pm	Albany	W 64–54	5–9	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 7, 2009 7:00pm	at New Hampshire	L 47–55	5–10	Lundholm Gym Durham NH
Jan 10, 2009* 2:00pm	at Yale	L 63–71	5–11	Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
Jan 14, 2009 7:00pm	Maine	W 76–71	6–11	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 17, 2009 7:00pm	at UMBC	L 60–69	6–12	Retriever Activities Center Catonsville, MD
Jan 19, 2009 7:00pm	at Binghamton	L 59–66	6–13	Binghamton University Events Center Vestal, NY
Jan 22, 2009 7:30pm	Vermont	L 65–79	6–14	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Jan 25, 2009 2:00pm	at Stony Brook	L 63–72	6–15	Pritchard Gymnasium Stony Brook, NY
Jan 28, 2009 7:00pm	at Albany	L 50–59	6–16	SEFCU Arena Albany NY
Jan 31, 2009 2:00pm	Boston University	L 47–72	6–17	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 4, 2009 7:00pm	New Hampshire	L 55–62	6–18	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 9, 2009 7:00pm	at Vermont	L 63–71	6–19	Patrick Gym Burlington, VT
Feb 11, 2009 7:30pm	at Maine	L 63–68	6–20	Alfond Arena Orono, ME
Feb 14, 2009 2:00pm	UMBC	L 63–80	6–21	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 18, 2009 7:00pm	Binghamton	L 44–62	6–22	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Feb 21, 2009* 7:30pm	at Marist	L 35–57	6–23	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, PA
Feb 26, 2009 7:00pm	Stony Brook	L 40–62	6–24	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT
Mar 1, 2009 3:00pm	at Boston University	L 57–67 ^OT	6–25	Agganis Arena Boston, MA
America East Men's Tournament
Mar 6, 2009 7:00pm	vs. Maine	W 65–56	7–25	SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
Mar 7, 2009 6:00pm	vs. Binghamton	L 65–73	7–26	SEFCU Arena Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ "Hartford Hawks Athletics - 2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hartfordhawks.com.

[1] "Hartford Hawks Athletics - 2008-09 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hartfordhawks.com.

[1]

v t e Hartford Hawks men's basketball
Venues	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Central Connecticut Trinity College
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24