The 2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the

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in the

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. They played their home games at the

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and were led by 11th-year head coach John Gallagher. They finished the season 15-9, 8-6 in America East Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated

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, Albany,

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, and UMass Lowell to be champions the America East tournament. They received the America East’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 18–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in third place. They defeated UMass Lowell and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament vs

. However, the championship game, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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