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
Vermont15–1 .938  27–8  .771
UMBC †12–4 .750  25–11  .694
Hartford11–5 .688  19–14  .576
Albany10–6 .625  22–10  .688
Stony Brook7–9 .438  13–19  .406
New Hampshire6–10 .375  10–21  .323
UMass Lowell6–10 .375  12–18  .400
Maine3–13 .188  6–26  .188
Binghamton2–14 .125  11–20  .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
    1. http://www.hartfordhawks.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=181&path=mbball
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