The Hartford Hawks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents

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. The school's team currently competes as an

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. In 2008, Hartford made the America East tournament championship game falling to

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65–82. In 2021, they defeated

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, 64–50, to make their first NCAA Division I Tournament. On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to

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. The drop is set to take place no later than September 1, 2025. The most notable basketball player to play for Hartford is

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, who played parts of 14 seasons in the

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, was named to four All-Star Games, and won a gold medal for the

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at the

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. Hartford has retired his jersey.

Facilities

Hartford plays their home games at

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. In 2015 the men's locker room was expanded and refurbished.

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) *

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(2006–2010). * John Gallagher (2010–2022) * Tom Devitt (interim; 2022–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.

CIT results

The Hawks have appeared in the

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(CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

References

External links

* {{Hartford Hawks men's basketball navbox