2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
The 2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by seventh-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 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.
2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball | |
---|---|
Conference | America East Conference |
2016–17 record | 9–23 (4–12 America East) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coaches |
|
Home arena | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion |
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vermont † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass Lowell* | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hartford | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Binghamton | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 America East Tournament winner |
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 10–23, 4–12 in America East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the American East Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stony Brook.
Preseason
Hartford was picked to finish eighth in the preseason America East poll.[1]
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Justin Graham | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | San Antonio, TX | Graduate transferred to Arkansas Tech |
Cleveland Thomas | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky |
Taylor Dyson | 11 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Sassafras, Australia | Graduated |
Dougal Weir | 14 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Ramirez | 11 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Madrid, Spain | Junior college transferred from Colby CC |
Hassan Attia | 44 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Alexandria, Egypt | Junior college transferred from Western Nebraska CC |
2016 incoming recruits
Hartford did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.
Roster
2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 7:00 pm |
Central Connecticut Rivalry |
L 60–75 | 0–1 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,317) Hartford, CT | |||||||
11/15/2016* 6:30 am, ESPN2 |
Niagara Scarlet Knight Showcase/ College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon |
W 82–78 OT | 1–1 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,607) Hartford, CT | |||||||
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm |
Rider | L 68–84 | 1–2 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (866) Hartford, CT | |||||||
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Drexel Scarlet Knight Showcase |
L 73–87 | 1–3 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,025) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
11/23/2016* 2:00 pm |
Appalachian State | L 61–70 | 1–4 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (704) Hartford, CT | |||||||
11/25/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Rutgers Scarlet Knight Showcase |
L 75–77 | 1–5 |
Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,028) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
11/27/2016* 1:00 pm, Telemundo |
at North Texas Scarlet Knight Showcase |
L 78–81 | 1–6 |
The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||
11/30/2016* 8:30 pm |
LIU Brooklyn | L 68–75 | 1–7 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,413) Hartford, CT | |||||||
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm |
at Sacred Heart | W 87–79 OT | 2–7 |
William H. Pitt Center (303) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
12/07/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Quinnipiac | L 79–99 | 2–8 |
TD Bank Sports Center (767) Hamden, CT | |||||||
12/09/2016* 7:00 pm, ACC Extra |
at Boston College | W 65–63 | 3–8 |
Conte Forum (2,274) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
12/13/2016* 7:00 pm |
Dartmouth | W 70–66 | 4–8 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (905) Hartford, CT | |||||||
12/22/2016* 11:00 am |
Navy | W 63–54 | 5–8 |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,453) Hartford, CT | |||||||
12/28/2016* 7:00 pm |
at Davidson | L 75–105 | 5–9 |
John M. Belk Arena (3,513) Davidson, NC | |||||||
01/02/2017* 7:00 pm |
at Yale | L 72–88 | 5–10 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (747) New Haven, CT | |||||||
America East regular season | |||||||||||
01/08/2017 4:00 pm |
at Vermont | L 54–85 | 5–11 (0–1) |
Patrick Gym (2,192) Burlington, VT | |||||||
01/11/2017 7:00 pm |
UMBC | L 68–84 | 5–12 (0–2) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (717) Hartford, CT | |||||||
01/14/2017 2:00 pm |
at UMass Lowell | L 55–71 | 5–13 (0–3) |
Costello Athletic Center (512) Lowell, MA | |||||||
01/16/2017 1:00 pm |
Maine | W 54–44 | 6–13 (1–3) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (906) Hartford, CT | |||||||
01/19/2017 7:00 pm |
at Stony Brook | L 64–80 | 6–14 (1–4) |
Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,520) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
01/22/2017 1:00 pm |
New Hampshire | L 56–81 | 6–15 (1–5) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (931) Hartford, CT | |||||||
01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Binghamton | L 55–76 | 6–16 (1–6) |
Binghamton University Events Center (1,843) Vestal, NY | |||||||
01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Albany | L 61–74 | 6–17 (1–7) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,423) Hartford, CT | |||||||
02/04/2017 7:00 pm |
Vermont | L 66–79 | 6–18 (1–8) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,898) Hartford, CT | |||||||
02/06/2017 7:00 pm |
at Maine | L 41–52 | 6–19 (1–9) |
Cross Insurance Center (880) Bangor, ME | |||||||
02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at UMBC | W 84–77 | 7–19 (2–9) |
Retriever Activities Center (1,002) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
UMass Lowell | W 87–84 OT | 8–19 (3–9) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (882) Hartford, CT | |||||||
02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Stony Brook | L 54–66 | 8–20 (3–10) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182) Hartford, CT | |||||||
02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at New Hampshire | L 52–82 | 8–21 (3–11) |
Lundholm Gym (827) Durham, NH | |||||||
02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Binghamton | W 76–69 | 9–21 (4–11) |
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,731) Hartford, CT | |||||||
02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Albany | L 62–80 | 9–22 (4–12) |
SEFCU Arena (2,715) Albany, NY | |||||||
America East Tournament | |||||||||||
03/01/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
(6) | at (3) Albany Quarterfinals |
L 71–100 | 9–23 |
SEFCU Arena (1,693) Albany, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |