2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
2017–18 record19–14 (11–5 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
2017–18 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Vermont151 .938  278  .771
UMBC124 .750  2511  .694
Hartford115 .688  1914  .576
Albany106 .625  2210  .688
Stony Brook79 .438  1319  .406
New Hampshire610 .375  1021  .323
UMass Lowell610 .375  1218  .400
Maine313 .188  626  .188
Binghamton214 .125  1120  .355
2018 America East Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
TreVaughn Wilkerson0F6'7"205SophomorePhiladelphia, PATransferred to Lincoln (PA)
Jalen Ross3G6'0"185RS SeniorGreenbelt, MDGraduated
Jake Fay55G6'6"205RS JuniorLynn, MAGraduate transferred to Virgin Islands

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.

    Roster

    2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Ziga Habat 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrGymnazia Siska Ljubljana, Slovenia
    G 3 Jalen Knight 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrUnited Faith Charlotte, NC
    F 4 George Blagojevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrAustralian Institute of Sport Geelong, Australia
    F 5 John Carroll 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrIMG Academy/The Hill School Dublin, Ireland
    F 10 Nikola Colovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS FrNone Belgrade, Serbia
    G 11 Andrew Ramirez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDiego Velazquez
    Western Nebraska CC
    Madrid, Spain
    G 12 Jason Dunne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrMatawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ
    G 13 J. R. Lynch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrHudson Catholic HS/St. Andrew's Hoboken, NJ
    F 15 Jack Hobbs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSouth Anchorage HS/Impact Basketball Anchorage, AK
    G 20 Max Twyman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoRye HS Rye, NY
    G/F 22 Travis Weatherington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrRoyal Palm Beach HS/Palm Beach State Palm Beach, FL
    G/F 33 Mark Plousis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrCardinal O'Hara HS Havertown, PA
    F 34 Branislav Terzic 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWilliston Northampton School Belgrade, Serbia
    C 44 Hassan Attia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrColby CC Alexandria, Egypt
    F 45 Petr Stepanyants 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrThe Balboa School Moscow, Russia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: October 18, 2017

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    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].

    References

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