# 2007–08 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by second year coach Dan Leibovitz. The 2007–08 season was Hartford's most successful season in the division I era, finishing second in the regular season and reaching the conference championship finals. After the season assistant coach John Gallagher would leave Hartford to take an assistant coaching position at Penn, he would return to Hartford in 2010 as head coach.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2007* 7:00pm | | at St. Francis NY | L 59–62 | 0–1 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (515) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 11, 2007* 4:00pm, NESN | | at Quinnipiac | L 79–85 | 0–2 | TD Bank Sports Center (2,218) Hamden, CT |
| Nov 14, 2007* 7:00pm | | Sacred Heart | W 70–55 | 1–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,512) West Hartford, CT |
| Nov 17, 2007* 12:00pm | | at Louisville Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational | L 69–104 | 1–3 | Freedom Hall (19,147) Louisville, KY |
| Nov 20, 2007* 9:30pm | | at BYU Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational | L 73–97 | 1–4 | Marriott Center (8,917) Provo, UT |
| Nov 23, 2007* 6:30pm | | vs. Jackson State Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational | W 73–57 | 2–4 | Orleans Arena (4,950) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 24, 2007* 5:00pm | | vs. South Carolina State Findlay Toyota Las Vegas Invitational | W 80–72 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Orleans Arena (5,500) Paradise, NV |
| Nov 28, 2007* 7:00pm | | Army | W 70–64 | 4–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,404) West Hartford, CT |
| Dec 1, 2007* 4:30pm | | at Long Island | L 62–86 | 4–5 | Wellness, Recreation and Athletic Center (943) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 8, 2007* 3:00pm | | at North Texas | L 97–105 | 4–6 | Super Pit (2,157) Denton, TX |
| Dec 11, 2007* 7:00pm | | Monmouth | W 67–53 | 5–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,157) West Hartford, CT |
| Dec 14, 2007* 7:00pm | | at Villanova | L 75–103 | 5–7 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| Dec 22, 2007* 11:00am | | Brown | L 61–79 | 5–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,144) West Hartford, CT |
| Dec 30, 2007* 3:00pm | | at Virginia | L 70–78 | 5–9 | John Paul Jones Arena (11,647) Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan 5, 2008* 7:00pm | | Yale | W 73–70 | 6–9 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,064) West Hartford, CT |
| America East regular season ||||||
| Jan 9, 2008 7:00pm | | Binghamton | W 80–79 | 7–9 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (887) West Hartford, CT |
| Jan 12, 2008 6:00pm, NESN | | Boston University | W 66–57 | 8–9 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,763) West Hartford, CT |
| Jan 16, 2008 7:00pm | | at UMBC | L 85–86 | 8–10 | Retriever Activities Center (1,881) Catonsville, MD |
| Jan 19, 2008 7:00pm | | Albany | L 63–73 | 8–11 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,202) West Hartford, CT |
| Jan 21, 2008 7:30pm | | at Maine | W 76–71 | 9–11 | Alfond Arena (1,186) Orono, ME |
| Jan 24, 2008 7:00pm | | Stony Brook | W 83–81 | 10–11 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,158) West Hartford, CT |
| Jan 27, 2008 1:00pm | | at New Hampshire | L 59–74 | 10–12 | Lundholm Gym (936) Durham, NH |
| Jan 30, 2008 8:00pm, NESN | | Vermont | L 76–81 | 10–13 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,423) West Hartford, CT |
| Feb 2, 2008 2:00pm | | at Binghamton | W 71–62 | 11–13 | Binghamton University Events Center (4,902) Vestal, NY |
| Feb 6, 2008 7:00pm | | Maine | W 69–67 | 12–13 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (943) West Hartford, CT |
| Feb 9, 2008 2:00pm | | at Albany | W 68–63 | 13–13 | SEFCU Arena (3,069) Albany, NY |
| Feb 14, 2008 7:00pm | | at Stony Brook | W 53–51 | 14–13 | Stony Brook University Arena (715) Stony Brook, NY |
| Feb 17, 2008 2:00pm | | New Hampshire | W 82–63 | 15–13 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,792) West Hartford, CT |
| Feb 20, 2008 7:00pm | | at Vermont | L 82–94 | 15–14 | Patrick Gym (2,623) Burlington, VT |
| Feb 28, 2008 7:00pm | | at Boston University | L 66–97 | 15–15 | Case Gym (845) Boston, MA |
| Mar 2, 2008 2:00pm | | UMBC | W 58–57 | 16–15 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,637) West Hartford, CT |
| America East Men's tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2008 6:00pm | (2) | (7) New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 68–65 | 17–15 | Binghamton University Events Center (2,831) Vestal, NY |
| Mar 9, 2008 2:30 | (2) | (6) Boston University Semifinals | W 59–52 | 18–15 | Binghamton University Events Center (3,024) Vestal, NY |
| Mar 15, 2008 ESPN2 | (2) | (1) UMBC Championship | L 65–82 | 18–16 | Retriever Activities Center (3,810) Catonsville, MD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||