2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball | |
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CIT, First round | |
Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 19–14 (11–5 America East) |
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Home arena | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion |
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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
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
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Petr Stepanyants PF |
Moscow, Russia | Balboa City School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Branislav Terzic SG |
Belgrade, Serbia | BC Slodes | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Connecticut Rivalry |
W 85–84 OT | 1–0 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,216) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Nov 12, 2017* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Gordon Jamaica Classic |
W 80–63 | 2–0 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (729) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Nov 15, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at Rider | L 53–89 | 2–1 |
Alumni Gymnasium (1,223) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
Nov 18, 2017* 5:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. LIU Brooklyn Jamaica Classic |
L 84–86 | 2–2 |
Montego Bay Convention Center (1,018) Montego Bay, Jamaica | |||||||
Nov 19, 2017* 10:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Miami (OH) Jamaica Classic |
W 68–58 | 3–2 |
Montego Bay Convention Center (1,951) Montego Bay, Jamaica | |||||||
Nov 24, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Bryant | L 73–78 | 3–3 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Nov 26, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Wagner | L 73–78 | 3–4 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Nov 30, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at LIU Brooklyn | L 78–79 | 3–5 |
Steinberg Wellness Center (1,782) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
Dec 2, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Boston College | L 61–73 | 3–6 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,438) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Dec 7, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Quinnipiac | W 77–75 | 4–6 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,019) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Dec 11, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Sacred Heart | W 86–72 | 5–6 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Dec 19, 2017* 10:00 pm |
at Portland | L 67–78 | 5–7 |
Chiles Center (1,191) Portland, OR | |||||||
Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm |
at FIU | W 79–72 | 6–7 |
FIU Arena (497) Miami, FL | |||||||
Dec 28, 2017* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Rutgers | W 60–58 | 7–7 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,632) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
America East regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Albany | W 72–64 | 8–7 (1–0) |
SEFCU Arena (2,838) Albany, NY | |||||||
Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Stony Brook | L 61–63 | 8–8 (1–1) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,073) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Jan 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UMass Lowell | W 84–73 | 9–8 (2–1) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (705) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Jan 13, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Binghamton | W 97–65 | 10–8 (3–1) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,505) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Jan 15, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMBC | L 56–78 | 10–9 (3–2) |
Retriever Activities Center (744) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Maine | W 86–68 | 11–9 (4–2) |
Cross Insurance Center (903) Bangor, ME | |||||||
Jan 21, 2018 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Vermont | L 53–76 | 11–10 (4–3) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,784) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Jan 27, 2018 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMass Lowell | W 77–70 | 12–10 (5–3) |
Tsongas Center (2,867) Lowell, MA | |||||||
Jan 31, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at New Hampshire | W 79–62 | 13–10 (6–3) |
Lundholm Gym (547) Durham, NH | |||||||
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stony Brook | W 73–64 | 14–10 (7–3) |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,494) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
Feb 11, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Albany | L 63–69 | 14–11 (7–4) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,525) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Feb 15, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Maine | W 67–63 | 15–11 (8–4) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (914) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Feb 18, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Vermont | W 69–68 | 16–11 (9–4) |
Patrick Gym (3,168) Burlington, VT | |||||||
Feb 21, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
New Hampshire | W 65–56 | 17–11 (10–4) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,002) Hartford, CT | |||||||
Feb 24, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | W 67–57 | 18–11 (11–4) |
Binghamton University Events Center (3,714) Vestal, NY | |||||||
Feb 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UMBC | L 53–62 | 18–12 (11–5) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,036) Hartford, CT | |||||||
America East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | (6) New Hampshire Quarterfinals |
W 71–60 | 19–12 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,727) Hartford, CT | ||||||
Mar 6, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(3) | (2) UMBC Semifinals |
L 60–75 | 19–13 |
Retriever Activities Center (2,234) Catonsville, MD | ||||||
CIT | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 2018* 10:00 pm, 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 Time Source[1]. |