# 2022–23 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by interim head coach Tom Deviit, played their home games at Chase Arena in West Hartford, Connecticut and competed as an independent. They finished the season 5–23.
Hawks head coach John Gallagher resigned one night before the season's first game. This season marked the Hawks' final year as a Division I team as they transitioned to the Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference, now known as the Conference of New England, in July 2023.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2021–22 season 12–20, 9–9 in America East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Albany before losing to UMBC in the semifinals. This was their last season as a member of the America East Conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 8, 2022* 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | L 70–77 | 0–1 | Chase Arena (840) West Hartford, CT |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 pm | NVU–Lyndon | W 85–43 | 1–1 | Chase Arena (410) West Hartford, CT |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 53–77 | 1–2 | DeGol Arena (787) Loretto, PA |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm | at Boston University | L 66–102 | 1–3 | Case Gym (850) Boston, MA |
| November 19, 2022* 2:00 pm | Houghton | W 98–32 | 2–3 | Chase Arena (147) West Hartford, CT |
| November 22, 2022* 6:00 pm | FDU–Florham | W 82–45 | 3–3 | Chase Arena (100) West Hartford, CT |
| November 25, 2022* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Penn Cathedral Classic | L 55–75 | 3–4 | The Palestra (1,491) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 pm | vs. Delaware Cathedral Classic | L 50–78 | 3–5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 27, 2022* 2:00 pm | vs. Colgate Cathedral Classic | L 58–92 | 3–6 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 pm | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 74–66 | 4–6 | Chase Arena (288) West Hartford, CT |
| December 4, 2022* 2:00 pm | Brown | L 51–65 | 4–7 | Chase Arena (319) West Hartford, CT |
| December 6, 2022* 7:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 50–68 | 4–8 | Pratt ARC (100) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 13, 2022* 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's | L 57–58 | 4–9 | Chase Arena (200) West Hartford, CT |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn | L 51–67 | 4–10 | Chase Arena (218) West Hartford, CT |
| December 22, 2022* 9:00 pm | at San Francisco | L 53–85 | 4–11 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,833) San Francisco, CA |
| December 30, 2022* 6:00 pm | Morgan State | L 54–61 | 4–12 | Chase Arena (236) West Hartford, CT |
| January 7, 2023* 2:00 pm | at Sacred Heart | L 71–78 | 4–13 | William H. Pitt Center (457) Fairfield, CT |
| January 10, 2023* 7:00 pm | at St. Francis Brooklyn | L 73–78 | 4–14 | Pratt ARC (74) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 16, 2023* 5:00 pm | at UMBC | L 62–87 | 4–15 | Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,585) Catonsville, MD |
| January 18, 2023* 7:00 pm | at Morgan State | L 84–92 | 4–16 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,125) Baltimore, MD |
| January 23, 2023* 7:00 pm | Penn | L 52–76 | 4–17 | Chase Arena (384) West Hartford, CT |
| January 25, 2023* 7:00 pm | Stonehill | W 73–56 | 5–17 | Chase Arena (328) West Hartford, CT |
| February 4, 2023* 2:00 pm | Chicago State | L 49–62 | 5–18 | Chase Arena (389) West Hartford, CT |
| February 6, 2023* 6:00 pm | UMass Lowell | L 48–70 | 5–19 | Chase Arena (279) West Hartford, CT |
| February 8, 2023* 7:00 pm | Central Connecticut Rivalry | L 73–82 | 5–20 | Chase Arena (548) West Hartford, CT |
| February 13, 2023* 8:00 pm | at South Alabama | L 53–77 | 5–21 | Mitchell Center (1,404) Mobile, AL |
| February 16, 2023* 7:00 pm | Merrimack | L 59-67 | 5-22 | Chase Arena (521) West Hartford, CT |
| February 19, 2023* 2:00 pm | at Chicago State | L 53–75 | 5–23 | Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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