# 2018–19 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut and were led by 9th-year head coach John Gallagher. They were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 10–6 in America East play to finish in fourth place. They defeated UMass Lowell in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to UMBC.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2017–18 season 19–14, 11–5 in America East Conference play to finish in third place. In the America East tournament, they defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals, before losing in the semifinals to UMBC. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they lost in the first round to San Diego.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Connecticut Rivalry | L 68–75 | 0–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,269) West Hartford, CT |
| November 9, 2018* 9:00 pm | | at Utah State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | L 73–100 | 0–2 | Smith Spectrum (8,500) Logan, UT |
| November 11, 2018* 5:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 18 Mississippi State MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game | L 59–77 | 0–3 | Humphrey Coliseum (5,953) Starkville, MS |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Quinnipiac | W 68–54 | 1–3 | People's United Center (543) Hamden, CT |
| November 19, 2018* 11:00 am | | vs. Utah Valley MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight semifinals | L 65–72 | 1–4 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| November 21, 2018* 1:00 pm | | vs. Iona MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight 3rd place game | L 75–80 | 1–5 | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NN |
| November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western New England | W 93–53 | 2–5 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (543) West Hartford, CT |
| November 27, 2018* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Sacred Heart | L 89–98 | 2–6 | William H. Pitt Center (758) Farifield, CT |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 76–63 | 3–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (732) West Hartford, CT |
| December 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 3 Duke | L 54–84 | 3–7 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| December 12, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Bryant | W 91–74 | 4–7 | Chace Athletic Center (418) Smithfield, RI |
| December 16, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 87–82 | 5–7 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,179) West Hartford, CT |
| December 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Wagner | L 68–77 | 5–8 | Spiro Sports Center (1,216) Staten Island, NY |
| December 29, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Marist | W 65–56 | 6–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (802) West Hartford, CT |
| December 31, 2018* 1:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Boston College | W 79–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–8 | Conte Forum (5,472) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| America East Conference regular season ||||||
| January 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMBC | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (1–0) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (559) West Hartford, CT |
| January 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Vermont | L 62–81 | 8–9 (1–1) | Patrick Gym (3,266) Burlington, VT |
| January 16, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Maine | W 77–76 | 9–9 (2–1) | Cross Insurance Center (918) Bangor, ME |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | L 73–76 | 9–10 (2–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion West Hartford, CT |
| January 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | New Hampshire | W 74–39 | 10–10 (3–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (734) West Hartford, CT |
| January 26, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Albany | L 77–84 | 10–11 (3–3) | SEFCU Arena (2,085) Albany, NY |
| January 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 86–60 | 11–11 (4–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (595) West Hartford, CT |
| February 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stony Brook | L 77–86 | 11–12 (4–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,153) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 6, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UMBC | W 70–61 | 12–12 (5–4) | UMBC Event Center (1,888) Baltimore, MD |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Maine | W 81–73 | 13–12 (6–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (864) West Hartford, CT |
| February 16, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Vermont | L 75–77 | 13–13 (6–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,202) West Hartford, CT |
| February 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | W 70–50 | 14–13 (7–5) | Lundholm Gym (239) Durham, NH |
| February 23, 2019 5:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 75–73 | 15–13 (8–5) | Tsongas Center (2,893) Lowell, MA |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Binghamton | W 96–76 | 16–13 (9–5) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,564) Vestal, NY |
| March 2, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Albany | W 82–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–13 (10–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,458) West Hartford, CT |
| March 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stony Brook | L 63–68 | 17–14 (10–6) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (964) West Hartford, CT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (5) UMass Lowell Quarterfinals | W 78–70 | 18–14 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (993) West Hartford, CT |
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (4) | (3) UMBC Semifinals | L 85–90 $^{2OT}$ | 18–15 | UMBC Event Center (3,042) Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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