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Hartford Hawks men's basketball
American college basketball team
American college basketball team
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| current | 2024–25 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team |
| name | Hartford Hawks men's basketball |
| logo | Hartford Athletics wordmark.svg |
| logo_size | 200 |
| university | University of Hartford |
| conference | Conference of New England |
| location | West Hartford, Connecticut |
| coach | Aaron Toomey |
| tenure | 1st |
| arena | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion |
| capacity | 4,017 |
| nickname | Hawks |
| h_pattern_b | _thinsidesonwhite |
| h_body | CC0000 |
| h_shorts | CC0000 |
| h_pattern_s | _blanksides2 |
| a_pattern_b | _thinwhitesides |
| a_body | CC0000 |
| a_shorts | CC0000 |
| a_pattern_s | _whitesides |
| NCAAsweetsixteen | Division II: 1972, 1974 |
| NCAAtourneys | Division I: 2021 |
| DII: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 | |
| conference_tournament | Division I: 2021 |
DII: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 The Hartford Hawks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school's team currently competes as a member of the NCAA Division III Conference of New England.
History
2008
In 2008, Hartford made the America East tournament championship game falling to UMBC 65–82.
2021
In 2021, they defeated UMass Lowell, 64–50, to make their first NCAA Division I Tournament.
Move to Division III
On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to Division III. The drop was set to take place no later than September 1, 2025, and eventually followed that schedule,
The most notable basketball player to play for Hartford is Vin Baker, who played parts of 14 seasons in the NBA, was named to four All-Star Games, and won a gold medal for the United States men's basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Hartford has retired his jersey.
Facilities
Hartford plays their home games at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion. In 2015 the men's locker room was expanded and refurbished.
Players
Retired numbers
Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers
| Vin Baker | C | 1989–93 |
|---|
Head coaches
- A. Peter LoMaglio (1949–1955)
- Abe Silverman (1955–1957)
- Roy Spear (1957–1962)
- Gordon McCullough (1962–1976)
- Garry Palladino (1976–1981)
- Jack Phelan (1981–1992)
- Paul Brazeau (1992–2000)
- Larry Harrison (2000–2006)
- Dan Leibovitz (2006–2010)
- John Gallagher (2010–2022)
- Tom Devitt (interim; 2022–2023)
- Aaron Toomey (2023–present)
Yearly results
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Postseason
NCAA Division I Tournament results
The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their record is 0–1.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–5.
| Hartford Hawks}};" | Year | Hartford Hawks}};" | Round | Hartford Hawks}};" | Opponent | Hartford Hawks}};" | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Regional semifinals | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Ithaca | ||||||
| Southampton | W 81–66 | ||||||
| L 74–86 | |||||||
| 1973 | Regional Quarterfinals | Saint Michael's | L 97–108 | ||||
| 1974 | Regional semifinals | ||||||
| Regional Finals | Saint Michael's | ||||||
| Assumption | W 102–93 | ||||||
| L 68–84 | |||||||
| 1975 | Regional semifinals | ||||||
| Regional 3rd-place game | Bentley | ||||||
| Sacred Heart | L 82–99 | ||||||
| L 91–102 |
CIT results
The Hawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
References
References
- "UMBC beats Hartford for America East title, first NCAA bid". ESPN.
- (May 6, 2021). "University of Hartford Votes to Drop Athletic Department to Division III".
- "Celebrating 25 Years: Vin Baker's Career".
- (August 2025). "Men's Basketball Celebrates the Opening of its Newly Expanded and Refurbished Locker Room". Unotes Daily.
- "Phelan Steps Down As U Of H Coach". Hartford Courant.
- "Hartford Hires Best Candidate". Hartford Courant.
- "Hawks Extend Coach's Deal". Hartford Courant.
- (13 April 2010). "Hartford coach Leibovitz resigns". ESPN.
- "Unexpected Turn As Gallagher Lands Back At Hartford". Hartford Courant.
- "Hartford tops New Hampshire 79-62 for Gallagher's 100th win". USA Today.
- "Gallagher Inks New Contract as Head Men's Basketball Coach". Hartford Athletics.
- "Rider Earns 63-54 Win at Hartford in CIT first round". maacsports.com.
- (13 March 2018). "USD Downs Hartford, 88-72, in First Round of CIT". Times of San Diego.
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